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FARMINGDALE, N. Y., Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Lo Que Pasó was created by Edgar Álvarez. Edgar is an author who was born and raised until his teens in El Salvador. He emigrated to New York in his late teens and graduated with honors in literature and culture at the State University of New York.

Álvarez said this about his book: «Lo Que Pasó is a story based on real events. In three phases it narrates the life of Cory Rodríguez, a young Salvadoran who was born a few years before the raw civil war in the 1980s in El Salvador. His childhood took a 180-degree turn when his mother lost his game in his last pregnancy. At his young age, he feels helpless when he sees his mother die in the corner of his living room without being able to do anything. A strong confrontation on a Good Friday night does not allow them to go out. He grew up in the abandonment of his father only with the care of the young age of his older brother and in the sight of his mother’s best friend midwife. He is pursued by a gang of thieves in his teens, forcing him to leave the country. He experiences firsthand the trajectory of the cruel road to the United States. He tries to find himself abroad. But he faces obstacles that he never imagined encountering as an immigrant on Long Island. One night of a long holiday weekend, his life is turned upside down because of his father.»

Published by Page Publishing, Edgar Álvarez’s new book Lo Que Pasó chronicles the real-life experiences of a young man that greatly influenced his purpose and character in life.

Consumers who wish to witness the evoking moments of a young man amid the tribulations in his life can purchase Lo Que Pasó in any bookstore or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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FARMINGDALE, N. Y., Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The book Lo Que Pasó was created by Edgar Álvarez. Edgar is an author who was born and raised until his teens in El Salvador. He emigrated to New York in his late teens and graduated with honors in literature and culture at the State University of New York.

Álvarez said this about his book: «Lo Que Pasó is a story based on real events. In three phases it narrates the life of Cory Rodríguez, a young Salvadoran who was born a few years before the raw civil war in the 1980s in El Salvador. His childhood took a 180-degree turn when his mother lost his game in his last pregnancy. At his young age, he feels helpless when he sees his mother die in the corner of his living room without being able to do anything. A strong confrontation on a Good Friday night does not allow them to go out. He grew up in the abandonment of his father only with the care of the young age of his older brother and in the sight of his mother’s best friend midwife. He is pursued by a gang of thieves in his teens, forcing him to leave the country. He experiences firsthand the trajectory of the cruel road to the United States. He tries to find himself abroad. But he faces obstacles that he never imagined encountering as an immigrant on Long Island. One night of a long holiday weekend, his life is turned upside down because of his father.»

Published by Page Publishing, Edgar Álvarez’s new book Lo Que Pasó chronicles the real-life experiences of a young man that greatly influenced his purpose and character in life.

Consumers who wish to witness the evoking moments of a young man amid the tribulations in his life can purchase Lo Que Pasó in any bookstore or online at Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries, you can contact Page Publishing, through the following number: 866-315-2708.

About Page Publishing:

Page Publishing is a traditional full-service publishing house that handles all of the intricacies involved in publishing its authors’ books, including distribution in the world’s largest retail outlets and royalty generation. Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create, not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance, shipping, taxes, and the like. Its roster of authors can leave behind these tedious, complex, and time-consuming issues and focus on their passion: writing and creating. Learn more at www.pagepublishing.com.

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BANGKOK, Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In the first nine months of 2020, local and international companies applied to invest as much as US$1.7 billion in Thailand in more than 300 projects in the sectors listed as «BCG», or Bio-Circular-Green economic activities focused on environmental protection and sustainability, according to data collected by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI).

This lifted the total value of BCG applications since the start of 2018 to US$6.7 billion, reinforcing Thailand’s position as a Bio-Circular-Green hotspot, the BOI said.

The BCG model, as defined by the Thai Government, encompasses industries that allow inclusive, sustainable growth while reducing waste, pollution and dependence on finite resources. Thailand is a major agricultural producer, tourism destination and medical hub and its BCG sector comprises many of the country’s important industries: agriculture and food; bioenergy, biomaterials and biochemicals; medical and wellness; and tourism and the creative economy.

Currently, those sectors have a combined economic value of US$113 billion, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. By 2025, the government aims to increase that value by 30 percent to US$147 billion, making BCG industries equivalent to 25 percent of the national gross domestic product, the ministry says.

The slew of tax breaks offered to companies developing green and sustainable industries have lured investors ranging from large multinationals to local and foreign startups. Non-tax incentives include renewable smart visas allowing international talent and investors in key sectors to work and stay in Thailand for up to four years. The BOI also supports companies by helping establish industrial linkage, sourcing of local suppliers and business matching.

Among global companies betting on the country’s green potential are French energy major Total and Dutch biochemical giant Corbion, which in 2017 teamed up to build a factory in Thailand that uses responsibly sourced, locally-grown cane sugar to manufacture polylactic acid, or PLA, a 100 percent renewable and biodegradable bioplastic that can be used to replace polystyrene and other oil-based polymers while having a 75 percent smaller carbon footprint.

The joint venture, Total Corbion PLA, has built its plant at Rayong in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) adjacent to a longer-established factory operated by Corbion that makes lactic acid, on which PLA is based. Between them, the two partners have invested some US$250 million in Rayong and within two years will have increased that investment to US$500 million as the PLA plant increases production from 75,000 to 100,000 tonnes annually to address the growing demand, company executives say.

«We have the best technology in the world for PLA here in Thailand,» says Sander van der Linden, Corbion’s country manager and site director at Rayong. «We get great support from the Thai government, which is committed to developing the bio-based economy and agriculture sector and for that reason it is a very good environment for us to be in.»

Simon Goldney, Total Corbion’s plant director, points to numerous reasons why Total and Corbion chose to invest in Thailand. One obvious advantage is that Thailand is the world’s second biggest supplier of sugar, the raw material for PLA. Other attractions include good port infrastructure, corporate income tax breaks and import duty exemptions, and the quality of the workforce.

Japanese biotech startup Spiber Inc also had the confidence to choose Thailand’s EEC for its first factory outside Japan. The US$100 million Thailand factory, due to begin production in 2021, will be the world’s largest structural protein fermentation facility, producing 700 tonnes a year. It will use sugar sourced in Thailand and will serve as a base for research and development.

Spiber has created an international buzz by pioneering and becoming the global market leader in environmentally friendly synthetic spider silk, replicating spider silk DNA using brewed protein created from micro-organisms fed with sugar. The material is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum and more flexible than carbon fiber and can be used in the fashion industry as a fiber, or in construction, the auto industry and the manufacture of medical devices.

Spiber Managing Director Morita Keisuke says his company originally considered other possible locations in Asia and the Americas. However, it was won over to Thailand not only by the availability of sugar, but also the incentives, reliable infrastructure, good access to, and relationship with, Japan and strong supply chains in industries of interest to Spiber, such as clothes and automotive, and again the Thai workforce.

«We can find people with high skills and good personalities who empathize with our vision,» Keisuke said in an interview.

Another crucial activity, which while not included in BCG, is equally important in protecting the environment, is the development of electric vehicles.

In that sector, a Thai company that stands out is Energy Absolute Pcl, Thailand’s number two publicly-listed electricity supplier with a market value of US$5.6 billion. The company which started in the renewable energy sector, a part of BCG, with investments in wind and solar farms, is now expanding into the development of electric vehicles and their related ecosystem.

The company has become a key figure in Thailand’s efforts to steer its highly successful automobile manufacturing industry — the world’s 11^th largest — beyond the internal combustion engine era into the design and production of electric vehicles.

Energy Absolute has invested in the production of five-seat electric cars, electric buses, and electric boats, as well as the lithium-ion batteries and charging stations that will help the EV market to expand. The first phase of Energy Absolute’s US$100 million lithium-ion battery factory — the first in Southeast Asia — is nearing completion, and 500 EV charging stations have sprung up in readiness.

To further boost the EV investment trend, the BOI announced in November 2020 a new set of promotion measures. The package replaced and expanded the EV promotion policy first announced by the BOI in 2017, that led to investment in both hybrid and fully electric vehicles by several global car makers and startups.

«I hope my success will be a catalyst and bring another wave of investment,» Energy Absolute founder and Chief Executive Officer Somphote Ahunai said in an interview. «The BOI has a very transparent and fair process for everyone and supports foreign investors. We welcome competition.»

For more information, please contact:

Thailand Board of Investment
Tel. +66 (0) 2553 8111
Website: www.boi.go.th
YouTube: Think Asia, Invest Thailand

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BANGKOK, Dec. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In the first nine months of 2020, local and international companies applied to invest as much as US$1.7 billion in Thailand in more than 300 projects in the sectors listed as «BCG», or Bio-Circular-Green economic activities focused on environmental protection and sustainability, according to data collected by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI).

This lifted the total value of BCG applications since the start of 2018 to US$6.7 billion, reinforcing Thailand’s position as a Bio-Circular-Green hotspot, the BOI said.

The BCG model, as defined by the Thai Government, encompasses industries that allow inclusive, sustainable growth while reducing waste, pollution and dependence on finite resources. Thailand is a major agricultural producer, tourism destination and medical hub and its BCG sector comprises many of the country’s important industries: agriculture and food; bioenergy, biomaterials and biochemicals; medical and wellness; and tourism and the creative economy.

Currently, those sectors have a combined economic value of US$113 billion, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. By 2025, the government aims to increase that value by 30 percent to US$147 billion, making BCG industries equivalent to 25 percent of the national gross domestic product, the ministry says.

The slew of tax breaks offered to companies developing green and sustainable industries have lured investors ranging from large multinationals to local and foreign startups. Non-tax incentives include renewable smart visas allowing international talent and investors in key sectors to work and stay in Thailand for up to four years. The BOI also supports companies by helping establish industrial linkage, sourcing of local suppliers and business matching.

Among global companies betting on the country’s green potential are French energy major Total and Dutch biochemical giant Corbion, which in 2017 teamed up to build a factory in Thailand that uses responsibly sourced, locally-grown cane sugar to manufacture polylactic acid, or PLA, a 100 percent renewable and biodegradable bioplastic that can be used to replace polystyrene and other oil-based polymers while having a 75 percent smaller carbon footprint.

The joint venture, Total Corbion PLA, has built its plant at Rayong in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) adjacent to a longer-established factory operated by Corbion that makes lactic acid, on which PLA is based. Between them, the two partners have invested some US$250 million in Rayong and within two years will have increased that investment to US$500 million as the PLA plant increases production from 75,000 to 100,000 tonnes annually to address the growing demand, company executives say.

«We have the best technology in the world for PLA here in Thailand,» says Sander van der Linden, Corbion’s country manager and site director at Rayong. «We get great support from the Thai government, which is committed to developing the bio-based economy and agriculture sector and for that reason it is a very good environment for us to be in.»

Simon Goldney, Total Corbion’s plant director, points to numerous reasons why Total and Corbion chose to invest in Thailand. One obvious advantage is that Thailand is the world’s second biggest supplier of sugar, the raw material for PLA. Other attractions include good port infrastructure, corporate income tax breaks and import duty exemptions, and the quality of the workforce.

Japanese biotech startup Spiber Inc also had the confidence to choose Thailand’s EEC for its first factory outside Japan. The US$100 million Thailand factory, due to begin production in 2021, will be the world’s largest structural protein fermentation facility, producing 700 tonnes a year. It will use sugar sourced in Thailand and will serve as a base for research and development.

Spiber has created an international buzz by pioneering and becoming the global market leader in environmentally friendly synthetic spider silk, replicating spider silk DNA using brewed protein created from micro-organisms fed with sugar. The material is stronger than steel, lighter than aluminum and more flexible than carbon fiber and can be used in the fashion industry as a fiber, or in construction, the auto industry and the manufacture of medical devices.

Spiber Managing Director Morita Keisuke says his company originally considered other possible locations in Asia and the Americas. However, it was won over to Thailand not only by the availability of sugar, but also the incentives, reliable infrastructure, good access to, and relationship with, Japan and strong supply chains in industries of interest to Spiber, such as clothes and automotive, and again the Thai workforce.

«We can find people with high skills and good personalities who empathize with our vision,» Keisuke said in an interview.

Another crucial activity, which while not included in BCG, is equally important in protecting the environment, is the development of electric vehicles.

In that sector, a Thai company that stands out is Energy Absolute Pcl, Thailand’s number two publicly-listed electricity supplier with a market value of US$5.6 billion. The company which started in the renewable energy sector, a part of BCG, with investments in wind and solar farms, is now expanding into the development of electric vehicles and their related ecosystem.

The company has become a key figure in Thailand’s efforts to steer its highly successful automobile manufacturing industry — the world’s 11^th largest — beyond the internal combustion engine era into the design and production of electric vehicles.

Energy Absolute has invested in the production of five-seat electric cars, electric buses, and electric boats, as well as the lithium-ion batteries and charging stations that will help the EV market to expand. The first phase of Energy Absolute’s US$100 million lithium-ion battery factory — the first in Southeast Asia — is nearing completion, and 500 EV charging stations have sprung up in readiness.

To further boost the EV investment trend, the BOI announced in November 2020 a new set of promotion measures. The package replaced and expanded the EV promotion policy first announced by the BOI in 2017, that led to investment in both hybrid and fully electric vehicles by several global car makers and startups.

«I hope my success will be a catalyst and bring another wave of investment,» Energy Absolute founder and Chief Executive Officer Somphote Ahunai said in an interview. «The BOI has a very transparent and fair process for everyone and supports foreign investors. We welcome competition.»

For more information, please contact:

Thailand Board of Investment
Tel. +66 (0) 2553 8111
Website: www.boi.go.th
YouTube: Think Asia, Invest Thailand

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DALLAS, 23 de diciembre de 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), líder global en transferencias de dinero y pagos P2P internacionales, anunció hoy que extiende su asociación con Canada Post por cinco años. Esta renovación, que tiene vigencia hasta diciembre de 2025, permite que los clientes de MoneyGram sigan transfiriendo dinero y pagando cuentas en más de 5,000 ubicaciones de Canada Post en todo Canadá, así como a través del canal online de la empresa (moneygram.ca) y su aplicación móvil líder.

«Nos complace extender nuestra asociación con Canada Post por cinco años mientras seguimos ejecutando nuestro plan de desarrollo de las asociaciones comerciales más importantes de los principales mercados», expresó Alex Holmes, presidente y director ejecutivo de MoneyGram. «Durante casi una década, MoneyGram y Canada Post han colaborado para que los clientes de Canadá envíen o reciban dinero con facilidad de familiares y amigos de todo el mundo. Con el correr de los años, nos hemos convertido en el socio preferido de Canada Post dada la fortaleza de nuestra marca, la amplitud de nuestra plataforma global y nuestra estrategia de colaboración para mejorar aún más la experiencia de los clientes. El plazo del contrato es prueba de la fortaleza de nuestra asociación, y estoy emocionado por nuestro potencial de crecimiento en el futuro».

En la actualidad, la inmigración anual en Canadá es de alrededor de 300,000 nuevos inmigrantes, una de las tasas más altas por población de cualquier país del mundo. Al 2019, había solo un poco menos de ocho millones de inmigrantes con residencia permanente viviendo en Canadá, lo que equivale a casi el 21.5 % del total de la población canadiense.¹Como tal, Canadá es un importante mercado para MoneyGram y Canada Post, y las dos organizaciones seguirán colaborando para satisfacer las cambiantes necesidades de sus clientes en común.

«MoneyGram es un socio fuerte, y estamos contentos de extender nuestra exitosa relación por otros cinco años», expresó John Reis, gerente general del sector minorista en Canada Post. «Nuestra gran base de clientes sigue exigiendo este servicio fundamental para poder transferir dinero a sus hogares con rapidez y comodidad. Implementamos una estrategia sólida, y estoy ansioso por las oportunidades futuras para lograr un mayor crecimiento y una colaboración enfocada en loc clientes».

Acerca de MoneyGram International, Inc.
MoneyGram es un líder global en pagos y transferencias de dinero P2P internacionales. Sus capacidades orientadas al consumidor permiten que familiares y amigos envíen dinero de forma rápida y económica en más de 200 países y territorios, con 81 donde ya es posible hacerlo de forma digital.

MoneyGram aprovecha su moderna plataforma móvil de API y colabora con las principales marcas mundiales para atender a millones de personas todos los años a través de sus empresas abiertas al público y de sus empresas digitales dirigidas al consumidor.

Con una sólida cultura de innovación y un enfoque constante en el uso de tecnología para ofrecer la mejor experiencia a los clientes a nivel global, MoneyGram está liderando la evolución los de pagos digitales P2P.

Para obtener más información, visite moneygram.com y siga a @MoneyGram.

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Stephen Reiff
Media@MoneyGram.com 

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