DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Medical Spa Global Market Report 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global medical spa market is expected to grow from $12.50 billion in 2021 to $14.49 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.89%. The medical spa market is expected to reach $23.42 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 12.75%. The rise in demand for aesthetic procedures is expected to propel the growth of the medical spa market. Thus, the rise in demand for aesthetic procedures will drive the medical spa market.
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August 05, 2022 21:49 UTC
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in the UAE witnessed significant growth in recent years, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. FDI inflows witnessed remarkable growth over the last decade, rising from $9.764bn in 2013, $11.071bn in 2014, $8.55bn in 2015, $9.604bn in 2016, $10.354bn in 2017, $10.385bn in 2018, $17.874bn in 2019 and $19.884bn in 2020. Meanwhile, the value of global FDI inflows amounted to $1.6tn, an increase of 64 per cent compared to 2020. Last year, most developed countries witnessed growth in terms of FDIs. In the US, FDI inflow more than doubled to $367bn while in developing economies, FDI inflows increased by 30 per cent to $837bn.
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August 05, 2022 19:16 UTC
(CNN) — If you're planning to travel to Egypt, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basicsEgypt is open to almost all visitors, although there are requirements for vaccination proof or a negative Covid test. Cairo's long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum is now scheduled for opening in November 2022.Who can goAll travelers can enter Egypt providing they can show proof of a negative Covid-19 test. Entry requirementsYou are no longer required to show proof of vaccination to enter Egypt. Most countries need an e-visa to visit Egypt, available hereUS CDC travel advisory:Level 1: Low level of Covid in Egypt.
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August 05, 2022 18:56 UTC
As a result, the world is full of promising investment opportunities that digital entertainment startups can seize. In a nutshell, this is what the digital entertainment world is all about. I think the Arab digital entertainment and social networking market, in particular, will witness a paradigm shift over the coming period. The unmet demand for local Arabic content has fueled the exponential growth of the regional digital entertainment and social networking market. This is one of the most important steps when it comes to the development of the digital games industry.
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August 05, 2022 18:41 UTC
Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareLISBON, Portugal — Portugal recorded its hottest July on record last month, the country’s weather service said Friday. The heat worsened Portugal’s drought, with 45% of the mainland in “extreme drought” -- the highest classification -- and the rest in “severe” drought, which is the second-highest, by the end of July. The Portuguese weather service, known by its acronym IPMA, said July was the hottest since national records began in 1931. The average temperature was 25.14 degrees Celsius (77.25 degrees Fahrenheit), it said. That was almost 3 degrees Celsius higher than the expected July average.
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August 05, 2022 18:37 UTC
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August 05, 2022 18:36 UTC
South Korea’s new government has signaled a willingness to consider expanding its use of the U.S.-deployed THAAD missile shield in the face of growing evidence that North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test. The previous South Korean administration of Moon Jae-in opted out of deploying any additional U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile systems as a way to placate China in 2017, when South Korea received the shield. The Moon administration floated the “Three Nos” in October 2017 after Beijing launched a costly campaign of economic retaliation against South Korea. The economic retaliation is believed to continue in some South Korean regions, said President Yoon Suk Yeo's National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han in February during the election campaign, according to Reuters. North Korea has conducted 18 weapons tests this year including multiple ballistic missiles in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
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August 05, 2022 18:27 UTC
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s plane took off from N’Djamena airport at around 1230 GMT, an AFP journalist said. Earlier, diplomats and negotiators in Doha said Deby and opposition groups would sign an accord on Monday, opening the way for the rebels to attend a “national inclusive dialogue” on Chad’s future. The ballot would follow a “dialogue” gathering representatives across Chadian society, including its political opposition and constellation of rebel groups. It has been persistently delayed by discord among the dozens of rebel groups locked in talks with the government. A deeply poor country in the heart of the Sahel, Chad has had little stability since gaining independence from France in 1960.
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August 05, 2022 18:02 UTC
Algeria has taken another unilateral move in its relations with Morocco by pushing forward with the exploitation of a huge iron mine in Tindouf region in total disregard for a 1972 border treaty with Morocco which provided for the shared and equal exploitation of the mine. The pact was interpreted as the price that Morocco accepted for officially giving up claims on Tindouf region-where the mine is located- a historically Moroccan region attached by France to colonial Algeria. So far, Morocco has not made any comment on Algeria’s backtracking on its 1972 border deal. Some commentators now declared the deal void due to Algeria’s unilateral moves, shrouding uncertainty on the validity of the colonial borders themselves. In return, France punished Morocco for its support for the Algerian resistance and for offering a rear base for the Algerian liberation army amputating territories and attaching them to colonial Algeria.
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August 05, 2022 17:59 UTC
The mayorship of Casablanca issued directives punishing the acts of wasting water in the city of 5 million inhabitants as the country faces an acute water shortage due to climate change and successive droughts. Water scarcity would affect economic growth as the country is expected to post a mere 1.3% growth rate this year, the report added. Morocco plans the setting up of 20 desalination plants by 2030 to deal with water scarcity, water minister Nizar Baraka said in May. The decision will help free dam water for inner regions, he told a panel on water in Marrakech, adding that Morocco currently operates nine desalination plants. Morocco can build on the low cost of renewable energy to power these desalination plants, key to reducing water stress in Morocco.
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August 05, 2022 17:49 UTC
Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed four soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, the army said on Friday. The attack on Thursday by “an armed terrorist group” in Bourzanga district also wounded 10 others, military headquarters said in a statement. Security sources and an official with the auxiliary VDP militia had earlier reported simultaneous attacks in Bourzanga, and given a death toll of three soldiers and nine auxiliaries. The VDP — Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland — has borne the brunt of attacks on the security forces. The idea is to have zones that are banned for civilians, giving the armed forces freer range to attack jihadists.
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August 05, 2022 17:48 UTC
Saudi Arabia has posted a SR77.9 billion ($20.8 billion) budget surplus during the second quarter of 2022, representing 16 percent increase over the same period last year. The finance ministry said the state’s total revenues during the same period amounted to over SR370.4 billion, up 49 percent year-on-year, while expenditures stood at SR292.5 billion. The budget surplus is in parallel with the increase in oil revenue during the same period. The Gulf country recorded an 89% increase in oil revenue year-on-year from Q2 2021 to Q2 2022. Oil revenue topped SAR250 billion ($66.8 billion) while total revenue also rose by 49% to SAR370 billion in Q2.
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August 05, 2022 17:44 UTC
On the whole, communities on the African continent have made greater strides in life expectancy than in any other region of the world, according to a new assessment report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The life expectancy of Africans went up by an average 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, and currently stands at 56 years. Most governments in Africa fund less than 50% of their national health budgets, WHO said. Only Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Eswatini, Gabon, Seychelles and South Africa fund more than 50% of their national health budgets. “The better Africa can cope with pandemics and other health threats, the more our people and economies thrive,” Moeti said.
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August 05, 2022 17:17 UTC
Morocco’s automotive exports have recorded a 30.1% increase in the first half of 2022, reaching $5.1 Billion, compared to $4.0 billion a year earlier. Exports from the sector increased by 30.1% at the end of June 2022, amounting to 52.84 billion dirhams against 40.61 billion dirhams a year earlier, indicates the Foreign Exchange Office. In addition to the automotive sector, the exchange office revealed data on overall exports of goods, which increased by 41.2%, totaling MAD 215.07 billion ($20.89 billion) against MAD 152.35 billion ($14.8 billion) a year earlier. This development is explained by the simultaneous increase in sales of the food industry (+30.8%) and agriculture, forestry and hunting (+19.1%). Growth was also scored in the sectors of textile and leather whose exports increased by 32.4% in the first six months of 2022.
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August 05, 2022 17:03 UTC
"I truly believe that my generation could use the therapy," Rophnan, who is also a singer-songwriter and sound engineer, said. There is currently a civil war in Ethiopia, which started in the country's northern Tigray region over tension with the federal government. But as time went on he noticed DJs started having their own shows and built their own sounds. "Rophnan started pushing his music through clubs and worked in radio for three years. But his fascination with making music started off much earlier - in his childhood.
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August 05, 2022 16:41 UTC