Tony Blair Institute and Oracle Launch Africa Vaccine Management in the Cloud

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Oracle partner with African governments to manage large-scale vaccination programs in the cloud – over 73,000 people vaccinated and registered in the first 8 days in Ghana

LONDON and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 23, 2020 — The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Oracle have brought cloud technology to Africa to manage public health programs. Initially, Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone will use the new Oracle Health Management System to create electronic health records for their vaccination programs for yellow fever, HPV, polio, measles, and COVID-19, as soon as that vaccine is distributed to Africa. TBI and Oracle are in discussions with more than thirty other countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America that are evaluating using the same cloud system to manage their COVID-19 vaccination programs.  

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"Since February of this year, the Africa Union and Member States have worked tirelessly together to address the impact of COVID-19 on the continent," said Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, partnerships such as this one with Oracle, TBI and various governments are critical to the strengthening of Member State public health institutions, not only to incorporate innovative technology but to proactively and urgently harmonize the collection and sharing of important testing data across the continent."

TBI has been providing policy advice and hands-on support to African governments as they tackle complex COVID-19 challenges. To address these challenges, TBI partnered with Oracle to deliver cloud technology to digitize and unify national health data starting with the management of vaccinations. The Oracle Health Management System creates an electronic health record in a cloud database for every person as they are vaccinated. This highly-secure system can be quickly configured to interoperate with each country’s existing technology and meet their most stringent data sovereignty requirements. Participating countries will have access and support for the system, free of charge, for the next ten years.

"This is an immensely exciting and potentially ground-breaking initiative for recording information on all disease vaccinations and treatments in African nations," said Tony Blair, Executive Chairman of TBI and the former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. "Though Africa has coped well with COVID-19, it still needs to be part of international efforts to control the disease, including for international travel. That means vaccination of at least a significant portion of the population, requiring the highest quality data system so that everyone’s vaccine experience is recorded. Oracle can provide that system with data securely stored and owned by each country and is prepared to do so as part of a global philanthropic partnership.

We will be living with COVID-19 for some years, and the recording of data will be vital in managing its impact and spread. And one thing is clear from this crisis: applying new technology solutions has applications for the digitization of the entire economy and is crucial for the acceleration of African development. This initiative is a great test case, and my Institute is proud to be part of it."  

"The Oracle Health Management System is currently being used by the U.S. government and large healthcare and research organizations to monitor COVID-19 patient symptoms, responses to treatments, and to screen volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials," said Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison. "By working with Tony and his team over a period of a few months, we were able to deliver the exact same 21st century cloud technology to Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. This is the first time vaccine data has been stored in a cloud database on a national scale. Africa is leading the way."

Bringing Cloud Technology for Electronic Health Records to Africa

Ghana is now using the system to manage its yellow fever vaccine program and will follow with COVID-19 once that vaccine is distributed in Africa.

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo said, "We have learned many lessons from this pandemic. The most obvious is that we have to urgently fortify our public health systems. This strategic partnership with Oracle and TBI is evidence of our drive to digitalize Ghana’s health systems for our people’s benefit."

"The move from Ghana’s current paper-based vaccination campaign records to digital data management using the Oracle platform will enable our data to be easily accessible by authorized persons. The data will be more secure, and there will be no worry about lost cards as people travel," added Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ghana Health Service.

Hear more from Dr. Kwane Amponsa-Achiano at https://bit.ly/3fntnZf.

Rwanda has prepared its system to support its HPV vaccine administration as soon as secondary schools reopen, with plans to support COVID-19 vaccinations and an immunity pass for citizens in the future.

President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame called for a resilient health system as the best defense against future pandemics: "A COVID-19 vaccine will be a critical tool, and Africa must be able to access to its fair share of a vaccine once it is available. This partnership will deliver an innovative digital vaccine e-registry that signals the continent’s readiness to deploy the vaccine and to safely reopen our economies to trade and tourism."

Sierra Leone is preparing to use the system to create digital vaccination records when its next routine Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) campaign begins. EPI is a global initiative to vaccinate for polio, diphtheria, tuberculosis, pertussis, measles, and tetanus. It is estimated to prevent two to three million childhood deaths globally each year from these diseases. Sierra Leone’s EPI program reportedly covers 95% of eligible children in that country.

Chief Innovation Officer and Minister of Education of Sierra Leone, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, noted, "The Government of Sierra Leone is committed to utilizing technology and innovation – digitizing services to improve service delivery for its citizens. Using our experience from Ebola, we were able to put together a robust National COVID-19 Response plan, which has technology, data, and innovation as core enablers. This collaboration with Oracle and TBI is significant not only for dealing with COVID-19 and broader health needs, such as EPI vaccinations but will be a key step in our country’s mission of digitization for all."

As countries begin vaccinating people for COVID-19, the Oracle Health Management System can be used to automatically create an electronic health record for every person vaccinated.  Once the COVID-19 vaccine is available, the Oracle Health Management System will track immunizations and provide recipients with a Digital Quick Response (QR) code. These QR codes will help Africa reopen its borders and economies by providing citizens the proof of immunization needed to move freely for work and travel.

About the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
TBI’s Government Advisory Practice directly supports leaders in their on-the-ground fight against COVID-19, and our Policy Futures unit is delivering analysis and advice to help countries mitigate economic impact, source essential equipment, harness the power of technology and position themselves for the rebuilding to come.

The tech revolution can be accelerated in Africa and other emerging and developing countries, not only to deal with COVID-19, but also embedding robust health care systems that will benefit citizens, and beyond health, to digitize public services and the economy.

About Oracle
Oracle offers suites of integrated applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at oracle.com.

Boy in Ghana receiving a yellow-fever vaccination. Credit: The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Boy in Ghana receiving a yellow-fever vaccination. Credit: The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

   

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Brilliance Financial Technology Launches DPX

Next Generation Real Time Digital Pricing and Profitability Management for Banks

NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2020 — Brilliance Financial Technology (bxfin.com), the world’s leading digital pricing and profitability system provider for banks, has announced the release of DPX, an integrated solution that uniquely combines Pricing, Rates & Product, and Profitability Management. This solution transforms the way profitability is managed in corporate and institutional, commercial, and business banking.

DPX gives banks new state-of-the-art capabilities to grow profits in real time:

  • Pricing Management: AI/ML technology that helps banks structure and price deals to optimize customer relationship profit.
  • Rates & Product Management: Enables banks to dynamically create and modify rates, products, business rules, fees, and costs and distribute changes to the front line with no delays.
  • Profitability Management: Provides a real-time comprehensive view of past and forecasted profitability at the relationship and portfolio level, making active monitoring and management of profit a reality.

"DPX makes banks more profitable, equipping them with the tools to modernize their processes," says Brilliance President and CEO, Jean-Edouard van Praet. "Given today’s interest rate environment, banks need a new way to improve financial performance. Digitizing to improve efficiency only gets them partially there. DPX empowers banks to fundamentally revamp operations in key areas that impact profit. It integrates deal pricing, rates and product, and profitability management tools to drive holistic portfolio and relationship profitability in real time, delivering increased margins, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and pricing transparency."

DPX is uniquely tailored to each bank’s specific models, products, and processes. The cloud-native platform is available as SaaS, on-premise, or deployed to the bank’s private cloud. 

About Brilliance

Brilliance Financial Technology is the global leader in bank digital pricing and profitability solutions. Founded in 2004, the company has delivered its solution to banks in 50 countries, servicing over 25,000 relationship managers in wholesale, commercial, and business lending at banks of all sizes. The company’s agile implementation approach helps banks see positive results in just weeks. Brilliance Financial Technology is ISO27001 Certified.

Autohome Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 30, 2020

BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2020 — Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) ("Autohome" or the "Company"), a leading online destination for automobile consumers in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, before U.S. markets open on November 30, 2020.

Autohome’s management team will host an earnings conference call at 7:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Monday, November 30, 2020 (8:00 PM Beijing Time on the same day).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

United States:

+1-855-824-5644

Hong Kong, China :

+852-3027-6500

Mainland China:

8009-880-563 / 400-821-0637

United Kingdom:

0800-026-1542

International:

+1-646-722-4977

Passcode:

48337130#

Please dial in ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call.

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until December 6, 2020:

United States:

+1-646-982-0473

International:

+61-2-8325-2405

Passcode:

319338479#

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.autohome.com.cn.

About Autohome Inc.

Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) is the leading online destination for automobile consumers in China. Its mission is to enhance the car-buying and ownership experience for auto consumers in China. Autohome provides original generated content, professionally generated content, user-generated content, AI-generated content, a comprehensive automobile library, and extensive automobile listing information to automobile consumers, covering the entire car purchase and ownership cycle. The ability to reach a large and engaged user base of automobile consumers has made Autohome a preferred platform for automakers and dealers to conduct their advertising campaigns. Further, the Company’s dealer subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome’s platform, extending the reach of their physical showrooms to potentially millions of internet users in China and generating sales leads for them. The Company offers sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to assist automakers and dealers with improving their efficiency and facilitating transactions. Autohome operates its "Autohome Mall," a full-service online transaction platform, to facilitate transactions for automakers and dealers. Further, through its websites and mobile applications, it also provides other value-added services, including auto financing, auto insurance, used car transactions, and aftermarket services. For further information, please visit www.autohome.com.cn.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Autohome Inc.
Investor Relations
Anita Chen
Tel: +86-10-5985-7483
E-mail: ir@autohome.com.cn

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: autohome@tpg-ir.com

In the United States:

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: autohome@tpg-ir.com

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Tuniu to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on December 1, 2020

NANJING, China, Nov. 23, 2020 — Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ:TOUR) ("Tuniu" or the "Company"), a leading online leisure travel company in China, today announced that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, before the market opens on December 1, 2020.

Tuniu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time on December 1, 2020 (9:00 pm Beijing/Hong Kong Time on December 1, 2020).

Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:

US

+1-888-346-8982

Hong Kong

+852-301-84992

China

4001-201203

International

+1-412-902-4272

Conference ID: Tuniu 3Q 2020 Earnings Call

A telephone replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference call through December 8, 2020. The dial-in details are as follows:

US

+1-877-344-7529

International

+1-412-317-0088

Replay Access Code: 10150213

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.tuniu.com/.

About Tuniu Corporation

Tuniu (Nasdaq:TOUR) is a leading online leisure travel company in China that offers a large selection of packaged tours, including organized and self-guided tours, as well as travel-related services for leisure travelers through its website tuniu.com and mobile platform. Tuniu covers over 420 departing cities throughout China and all popular destinations worldwide. Tuniu provides one-stop leisure travel solutions and a compelling customer experience through its online platform and offline service network, including a dedicated team of professional customer service representatives, 24/7 call centers, extensive networks of offline retail stores and self-operated local tour operators. For more information, please visit http://ir.tuniu.com.

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Former Texas Instruments Executive, Bing Xie Joins Huami’s Board as Independent Director

BEIJING and CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 23, 2020 — Huami Corp. (NYSE: HMI) today announced that it appointed Mr. Bing Xie, former Texas Instruments (TI) executive officer and senior vice president of worldwide sales and applications, as an independent director on Huami’s board. Mr. Xie will serve on the board’s Audit, Compensation, Nominating, Corporate Governance and the AI and Big Data Ethics Committees.

Over a 21-year career at Texas Instruments, Mr. Xie most recently led the worldwide sales and applications teams. He was previously TI’s president of Greater China (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong). Mr. Xie started his career at Hewlett-Packard, and later joined Bay Networks and 3Com. He has lived and worked in China, Italy, America and Canada. Mr. Xie holds a bachelor of science degree in electronics engineering from Xidian University, and an MBA from Clemson University.

"I am very happy that Xie Bing can join the board of directors," said Wang Huang, chairman and CEO of Huami Corp." He has extensive experience and global vision obtained from working with Texas Instruments. With his leadership, I believe he can help Huami better lay out the company’s strategy toward the smart IOT industry, and further promote the implementation of our health and medical strategies."

Mr. Xie joins current standing board members Mr. De Liu, co-founder and a senior vice president of Xiaomi; Dr. Hongjiang Zhang, retired chief executive officer of Kingsoft (a Hong Kong listed company 03888.HK), former chief technology officer of Asia-Pacific R&D and Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft; Mr. Jimmy Lai, retired chief financial officer of China Online Education Group; Ms. Yunfen Lu, co-founder and vice president of Huami Corp.; and Mr. Xiaojun Zhang, co-founder and vice president of Huami Corp.

About Huami Corporation (NYSE: HMI)

Huami’s mission is to connect health with technology. Since its inception in 2013, Huami has developed a platform of proprietary technology including AI chips, biometric sensors, and data algorithms, which drive a broadening line of smart health devices for consumers, and analytics services for industry. In 2019, Huami shipped 37 million smart watches and fitness bands, including its own Amazfit brand, and products developed and manufactured for Xiaomi, comprising 23% of global category shipments[1] . Huami Corp is based in Hefei, China, with U.S. operations, Huami-USA, based in Cupertino, Calif.

For more information, please visit https://www.huami.com/investor/pages/company-profile

[1] IDC, Correcting and Replacing Shipments of Wearable Devices, 3/10/20

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:
Investors: Grace Zhang, ir@huami.com
Media: Ken Cao, press@huami.com

In the United States:
Investors: Brad Samson, brad.samson@huami-usa.com, 714-955-3951
Media: Lydia Huang, lydia.huang@huami-usa.com, 407-800-5625

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PeopleStrong Wins Big at the 6th Annual HR Vendors of the Year Awards

PeopleStrong Named Best HR Management System and Application Tracking Software in the 6th Annual HR Vendors of the Year

SINGAPORE, Nov. 23, 2020 — PeopleStrong, Asia’s leading HR Tech provider, announced today that Human Resources Online has named the organisation as the Best HR Management System and Best Applicant Tracking Software (Gold) in Human Resources Online’s 6th Annual HR Vendors of the Year Awards. The HR Vendors of the Year Awards recognises leading solution providers that address HR practitioners’ various requirements and help them perform their tasks at an optimum level.

Speaking on the occasion, Ankur Sehgal, Regional Director-APAC, PeopleStrong said, "Driving innovation amidst limited resources and budget constraints remains a key challenge for the HR function in Asia Pacific enterprises. Our distinction as a leader in the 6th annual HR Vendors of the Year reflects our continuous commitment in helping drive digital transformation that helps accelerate organisations’ HR strategy."

As the complete human resource management system that helps organisations in Asia Pacific experience the power of the New Code of Work, PeopleStrong’s Alt’s Worklife helps transform human capital management through a unified platform, which allows HR to manage the entire employee lifecycle in a hassle-free manner. Meanwhile, Alt Recruit, its end-to-end cloud-based applicant tracking system automates the recruitment process and effectively brings together all the key stakeholders in the hiring process – recruiters, hiring managers, candidates and vendors, all on one portal.

PeopleStrong is the one of the largest and fastest-growing Work and HR Tech company in Asia that currently serves over 350+ enterprises & is used by more than 1 Million users. PeopleStrong has a product suite that provides comprehensive end-to-end solutions to all HR needs.

This huge recognition has come amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, which has been challenging HR teams and forcing them to leverage creative digital solutions as they revamp HR strategies and practices, in line with the new way of work.

About PeopleStrong

PeopleStrong’s mission focuses on designing work-life for tomorrow. We create digital tools that
enable companies and their employees to collaborate in the simplest, most connected, and delightful ways for optimal and impactful growth. We have enriched the experience of over 1 Million+ users and 350+ customers across the globe.

Contact :
Adrian Tan
+65-9852-3746
Adrian.tan@peoplestrong.com

 

 

The9 Limited to Hold Annual General Meeting on December 22, 2020

SHANGHAI, Nov. 21, 2020 — The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY ) (the "Company"), an established Internet company, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders at the 17 Floor, No. 130 Wu Song Road, Hong Kou District, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China on December 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Shanghai time.

No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the annual general meeting. Instead, the annual general meeting will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company’s American depositary shares ("ADSs") to discuss Company affairs with management.

The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business on November 27, 2020 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend at the annual general meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the annual general meeting in person.

The notice of the annual general meeting is available on the Company’s website at http://www.the9.com/en/agms.html. The Company has filed its annual report (the "Annual Report"), which includes the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Company’s Annual Report can be accessed on the investor relations section of its website at http://www. the9.com, and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a copy of the Company’s Annual Report, free of charge, by email to ir@corp.the9.com or by writing to:

The9 Limited
17 Floor,
No. 130, Wu Song Road,
Hong Kou District,
Shanghai 200080, PRC

About The9 Limited

The9 Limited ("The9") is an Internet company based in China listed on Nasdaq in 2004. The9 aims to become a diversified high-tech Internet company.

Website: https://www.the9.com/en

500.com Limited Announces Unaudited Financial Results For the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2020

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 21, 2020 — 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) ("500.com," "the Company," "we," "us," "our company," or "our"), an online sports lottery service provider in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Resumption of Operations in Sweden

The Multi Group ("TMG"), a Malta-based subsidiary of the Company, has temporarily suspended its operations in Sweden in early 2020 as TMG did not complete the renewal of its e-Gaming license before it expired. The Company promptly issued a Current Report on Form 6-K dated January 13, 2020 regarding this situation, and provided an update through another Current Report on Form 6-K dated February 20, 2020. After submitting all the application materials and maintaining close communication with Sweden’s e-Gaming regulatory authority, TMG completed the renewal process and resumed its operations in Sweden in September 2020. The Company’s revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 have been, and for the fiscal year of 2020 are expected to be, materially and adversely impacted by the temporary suspension of TMG’s operations in Sweden. Revenue generated by TMG accounted for approximately 89.7% of the Company’s total net revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, of which approximately 61.3% was generated from Sweden.

Completion of Internal Investigation

On December 31, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") had formed a Special Investigation Committee (the "SIC") to internally investigate alleged illegal money transfers and the role played by consultants following the arrest of one consultant (also a former director of the Company’s subsidiary in Japan) and two former consultants by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. On January 16, 2020, the Company announced that the SIC had retained King & Wood Mallesons LLP ("KWM") as its legal advisor to assist with its internal investigation.

On October 7, 2020, the Company announced that the SIC of the Company’s Board completed its internal investigation. 

KWM presented its investigation review to SIC on October 7, 2020. Based on the findings and analyses in KWM’s review, the SIC has concluded that it did not find a sufficient basis to establish a violation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 in connection with the Company’s prior activities in Japan. The SIC has also reviewed the Company’s compliance policies, procedures and internal controls in light of the suggestions from KWM. The Company has updated such policies, procedures and internal controls based on recommendations from the SIC, and will continue to enhance its internal controls as appropriate.

Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019

The Company previously filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC on June 15, 2020 for late filing of its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the "2019 Annual Report"), pursuant to which the 2019 Annual Report was due to be filed by June 30, 2020. The Company expects to file the 2019 Annual Report (i) upon completion of the previously announced internal investigation being conducted by the SIC of the Company’s Board, with the assistance of KWM, (ii) once the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 are finalized, (iii) once the Company has completed the assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, and (iv) once the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has completed its audit of financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019.

The Company also reports that on July 1, 2020, the Company received an expected notice from New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") Regulation stating that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria pursuant to Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file the 2019 Annual Report with the SEC. As required by the notice, (a) a representative of the Company contacted the NYSE on July 1, 2020 to discuss the status of the 2019 Annual Report, and (b) the Company is issuing this press release, disclosing the status of the 2019 Annual Report, noting the delay and the reason for the delay, as mentioned above. The anticipated filing date of the 2019 Annual Report is not known at this time.

NYSE Regulation notified the Company that the NYSE will closely monitor the status of the Company’s late filing and related public disclosures for up to a six-month period from the due date of the 2019 Annual Report. If the Company fails to file its annual report and any subsequent delayed filings within six months from the filing due date, the NYSE may, in its sole discretion, allow the Company’s securities to trade for up to an additional six months depending on specific circumstances, as outlined in Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

The Company intends to meet the filing deadline of six months from the filing due date of the 2019 Annual Report, or December 31, 2020.

Suspension of Online Sports Lottery Sales in China

All provincial sports lottery administration centers to which the Company provided sports lottery sales services have suspended accepting online purchase orders for lottery products in response to the Notice related to Self-Inspection and Self-Remedy of Unauthorized Online Lottery Sales (the "Self-Inspection Notice"), which was jointly promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Administration of Sports of the People’s Republic of China on January 15, 2015. In response to the Self-Inspection Notice, on April 4, 2015, the Company decided to voluntarily suspend all online lottery sales services. As a result of the provincial sport lottery administration centers’ decision to suspend accepting online lottery orders and the Company’s voluntary suspension of all online sports lottery sales services in China, the Company has not generated any revenue from these services since April 2015.

Third Quarter 2020 Highlights

  • Net revenues were RMB6.1 million (US$0.9 million), compared with net revenues of RMB3.6 million for the second quarter of 2020, and net revenues of RMB9.8 million for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Operating loss was RMB50.2 million (US$7.4 million), compared with operating loss of RMB52.3 million for the second quarter of 2020, and operating loss of RMB98.4 million for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP[1] operating loss was RMB37.6 million (US$5.5 million), compared with non-GAAP operating loss of RMB33.7 million for the second quarter of 2020, and non-GAAP operating loss of RMB52.3 million for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Net loss attributable to 500.com was RMB44.0 million (US$6.5 million), compared with net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB86.3 million for the second quarter of 2020, and net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB95.8 million for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com was RMB31.6 million (US$4.7 million), compared with non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB34.0 million for the second quarter of 2020, and non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB49.7 million for the third quarter of 2019.
  • Basic and diluted losses per ADS were RMB1.02 (US$0.15).
  • Non-GAAP basic and diluted losses per ADS were RMB0.73 (US$0.11).

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Net Revenues

Net revenues were RMB6.1 million (US$0.9 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of RMB3.7 million or 37.8% from RMB9.8 million for the third quarter of 2019 and an increase of RMB2.5 million or 69.4% from RMB3.6 million for the second quarter of 2020. Net revenues during the third quarter of 2020 primarily consisted of RMB3.3 million (EUR0.4 million) in revenue contribution from the Company’s online lottery betting and online casino in Europe through TMG, which accounted for 54.1% of total net revenues. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of RMB6.0 million resulting from the temporary suspension of operations in Sweden in 2020, which was partially offset by an increase of RMB2.8 million in sports information services in China started in early 2020.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were RMB56.2 million (US$8.3 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of RMB23.0 million or 29.0% from RMB79.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, and an increase of RMB1.1 million or 2.0% from RMB55.1 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB19.0 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and the termination of office leases in Hong Kong and Japan due to closure of subsidiaries’ local offices , a decrease of RMB10.3 million in expenses for employees as a result of decrease in headcount, a decrease of RMB6.8 million mainly in amortization associated with full impairment of acquired intangible assets in 2019, a decrease of RMB2.6 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, a decrease of RMB2.2 million in travelling expenses, a decrease of RMB1.3 million in marketing and promotional expenses relating to a change in TMG’s marketing strategy, a decrease of RMB1.2 million in office expenses, a decrease of RMB2.2 million in lottery insurance costs for TMG associated with the temporary suspension of its online lottery and online casino operations in Sweden, and a decrease of RMB1.7 million in platform service costs, which were partially offset by an increase of RMB18.8 million mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen, an increase of RMB4.4 million in consulting expenses, and an increase of RMB1.6 million for bad debt provision of receivables. The sequential increase was mainly due to an increase of RMB17.8 million mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen, an increase of RMB3.3 million in consulting expenses, and an increase of RMB1.8 million for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of RMB14.7 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen, a decrease of RMB6.0 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and a decrease of RMB0.6 million in lottery insurance costs for TMG.

Cost of services was RMB3.8 million (US$0.6 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of RMB12.3 million or 76.4% from RMB16.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a slight decrease of RMB0.8 million or 17.4% from RMB4.6 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of RMB6.8 million in amortization mainly associated with full impairment of acquired intangible assets in 2019, a decrease of RMB2.2 million in lottery insurance costs for TMG associated with the temporary suspension of its online lottery and online casino operations in Sweden, a decrease of RMB1.7 million in platform service costs, and a decrease of RMB0.7 million in office expenses. The sequential decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of RMB0.6 million in lottery insurance costs for TMG.

Sales and marketing expenses were RMB4.2 million (US$0.6 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of RMB4.8 million or 53.3% from RMB9.0 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a slight decrease of RMB0.8 million or 16.0% from RMB5.0 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly attributable to a decrease of RMB2.8 million in expenses for employees, a decrease of RMB1.3 million in marketing and promotional expenses relating to a change in TMG’s marketing strategy, and a decrease of RMB0.5 million in travelling expenses, which were partially offset by an increase of RMB0.4 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB0.3 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.

General and administrative expenses were RMB46.4 million (US$6.8 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing an increase of RMB3.3 million or 7.7% from RMB43.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, and an increase of RMB11.0 million or 31.1% from RMB35.4 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to an increase of RMB19.1 million mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen, an increase of RMB4.6 million in consulting expenses, and an increase of RMB1.6 million for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of RMB10.3 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and the termination of office leases in Hong Kong and Japan due to closure of the subsidiaries’ local offices , a decrease of RMB6.3 million in expenses for employees, a decrease of RMB3.5 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and a decrease of RMB1.7 million in travelling expenses. The sequential increase was mainly due to an increase of RMB18.2 million mainly in depreciation associated with leasehold improvements for the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen, an increase of RMB3.4 million in consulting expenses, and an increase of RMB1.8 million for bad debt provision of receivables, which were partially offset by a decrease of RMB7.4 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and a decrease of RMB4.6 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.

Service development expenses were RMB1.8 million (US$0.3 million) for the third quarter of 2020, representing a decrease of RMB9.3 million or 83.8% from RMB11.1 million for the third quarter of 2019, and a decrease of RMB8.3 million or 82.2% from RMB10.1 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB8.5 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and a decrease of RMB1.2 million in expenses for employees, which were partially offset by an increase of RMB0.5 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB7.2 million in rental expenses mainly resulting from the partial termination of office lease in Shenzhen and a decrease of RMB1.1 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees.

Impairments of Goodwill and Acquired Intangible assets

The impairments of goodwill and acquired intangible assets were related to the Company’s acquisition of TMG, which were triggered by TMG’s temporary suspension of its operations in Sweden.

Impairment of goodwill was RMB30.9 million for the third quarter of 2019. There was no additional impairment of goodwill for the second and third quarters of 2020 as the related goodwill and intangible assets were fully impaired as of December 31, 2019.

Operating Loss

Operating loss was RMB50.2 million (US$7.4 million) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with operating loss of RMB98.4 million for the third quarter of 2019, and operating loss of RMB52.3 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of RMB30.9 million provided for goodwill during the third quarter of 2019, there was no such impairment during the third quarter of 2020, and (ii) a decrease of RMB23.0 million in operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of RMB3.7 million in revenue.

Non-GAAP operating loss was RMB37.6 million (US$5.5 million) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with non-GAAP operating loss of RMB52.3 million for the third quarter of 2019, and non-GAAP operating loss of RMB33.7 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB20.4 million in Non-GAAP operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of RMB3.7 million in revenue.

Net Loss Attributable to 500.com

Net loss attributable to 500.com was RMB44.0 million (US$6.5 million) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB95.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, and net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB86.3 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of RMB30.9 million provided for goodwill during the third quarter of 2019, there was no such impairment for the third quarter of 2020, and (ii) a decrease of RMB23.0 million in operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which were partially offset by a decrease of RMB3.7 million in revenue. The sequential decrease was mainly due to (i) an impairment provision of RMB33.7 million provided for long-term investment in Loto Interactive Limited during the second quarter of 2020, which was calculated based on the last reported sale price on June 30, 2020, there was no such impairment for the third quarter of 2020, (ii) a decrease of RMB6.0 million in share-based compensation expenses associated with share options granted to the Company’s employees, and (iii) an increase of RMB2.5 million in revenue.

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com was RMB31.6 million (US$4.7 million) for the third quarter of 2020, compared with non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB49.7 million for the third quarter of 2019, and non-GAAP net loss attributable to 500.com of RMB34.0 million for the second quarter of 2020. The year-over-year decrease was mainly due to a decrease of RMB20.4 million in Non-GAAP operating expenses due to cost reduction measures implemented by management, which was partially offset by a decrease of RMB3.7 million in revenue. The sequential decrease was mainly attributable to an increase of RMB2.5 million in revenue.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Time Deposits and Short-term Investments

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB278.4 million (US$41.0 million), restricted cash[2] of RMB2.4 million (US$0.4 million), time deposit[3] of RMB0.2 million and short-term investment[4] of RMB50.0 million (US$7.4 million), compared with cash and cash equivalents of RMB295.5 million, restricted cash of RMB4.6 million, time deposits of RMB0.2 million and short-term investments of RMB50.0 million as of June 30, 2020.

Prepayments and Other Current Assets

As of September 30, 2020, the balance of prepayment and other current assets was RMB23.5 million (US$3.5 million), compared with RMB24.9 million as of June 30, 2020. The balance as of September 30, 2020 mainly included: (i) the current portion of deferred expenses of RMB3.1 million (US$0.5 million); (ii) receivables from third party payment providers of RMB1.5 million (US$0.2 million); (iii) deposit receivables of RMB0.5 million (US$0.1 million); (iv) receivables of consideration from disposal of subsidiaries of RMB0.5 million (US$0.1 million); (v) deductible value added input tax of RMB11.7 million (US$1.7 million); and (vi) other receivables of RMB6.2 million (US$0.9 million).

Business Outlook

The Company does not expect to issue any earnings forecast until it receives clear instructions as to the resumption date of online sports lottery sales from the Ministry of Finance.

Currency Convenience Translation

This announcement contains translations of certain Renminbi amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars were made at the exchange rate of RMB6.7896 to US$1.00, as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on September 30, 2020, and all translations from Renminbi to Euros were made at the exchange rate of RMB7.9038 to EUR1.00, which was the average of the month-end exchange rates as set forth in the statistical release of State Administration of Foreign Exchange at the end of each month in 2020.

About 500.com Limited

500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) is an online sports lottery service provider in China. The Company offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of online lottery services, information, user tools and virtual community venues to its users. 500.com was among the first companies to provide online lottery services in China, and is one of two entities that have been approved by the Ministry of Finance to provide online lottery sales services on behalf of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center, which is the government authority that is in charge of the issuance and sale of sports lottery products in China.

Safe Harbor Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "going forward," "outlook" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, which are adjusted from results based on U.S. GAAP to exclude share-based compensation expenses in the Company’s consolidated affiliated entities. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in table at the end of this release, which provide more details on the non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information to help investors compare business trends among different reporting periods on a consistent basis and to enhance investors’ overall understanding of the historical and current financial performance of the Company’s continuing operations and prospects for the future. Non-GAAP financial information should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP results. In addition, calculations of this non-GAAP financial information may be different from calculations used by other companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

[1] Non-GAAP financial measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses, impairment of acquired intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, impairment of long-term investments and deferred tax benefit relating to valuation allowance. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to U.S. GAAP financial measures are set forth in the table at the end of this release.

[2] Restricted cash represents: (i) government grants received but pending final clearance; and (ii) deposits in merchant banks yet to be withdrawn.

[3] Time deposit represents deposits in commercial banks with original maturities of greater than three months but less than a year.

[4] Short-term investment represents investments in structured financial products provided by financial institutions in the PRC with an initial maturity of six months.

For more information, please contact:

500.com Limited

ir@500wan.com

Christensen
In China
Mr. Eric Yuan Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: Eyuan@christensenir.com

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: lbergkamp@ChristensenIR.com

 

 

 

500.com Limited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and U.S. dollars ("US$"), except for number of shares)

December 31,
2019

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

RMB

RMB

US$

Unaudited

Unaudited

Unaudited

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

361,220

278,391

41,003

Restricted cash

4,576

2,437

359

Time deposits

23,849

200

29

Short-term investments

50,000

7,364

 Amounts due from related parties

10,401

560

82

Prepayments and other current assets

30,280

23,467

3,456

Total current assets

430,326

355,055

52,293

Non-current assets:

Property and equipment, net

64,112

22,828

3,362

Intangible assets, net

4,505

2,765

407

Deposits

5,388

1,516

223

Long-term investments

152,954

110,336

16,251

Right-of-use assets

36,607

6,327

932

Other non-current assets

1,887

1,664

245

Total non-current assets

265,453

145,436

21,420

TOTAL ASSETS

695,779

500,491

73,713

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

Current liabilities:

 Accrued payroll and welfare payable

6,879

21

3

 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

51,398

57,157

8,418

 Income tax payable

2,213

547

81

 Operating lease liabilities – current

16,672

3,802

560

Total current liabilities

77,162

61,527

9,062

Non-current liabilities:

 Long-term payables

2,965

604

89

 Deferred tax liabilities

59

 Operating lease liabilities – non-current

31,675

2,989

440

Total non-current liabilities

34,699

3,593

529

TOTAL LIABILITIES

111,861

65,120

9,591

Redeemable noncontrolling interest 

14,849

Shareholders’ Equity:

Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share,
700,000,000 shares authorized as of  December 31, 2019
and September 30, 2020; 420,001,792 and 430,014,792
shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019
and September 30, 2020, respectively

145

148

22

Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share;
300,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2019
and September 30, 2020; 10,000,099 and 99 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and September
30, 2020, respectively

6

3

Additional paid-in capital

2,547,293

2,583,689

380,536

Treasury shares

(143,780)

(143,780)

(21,177)

Accumulated deficit

(1,960,692)

(2,127,811)

(313,393)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

141,484

136,278

20,072

Total 500.com Limited shareholders’ equity

584,456

448,527

66,060

Noncontrolling interests

(15,387)

(13,156)

(1,938)

Total shareholders’ equity

569,069

435,371

64,122

TOTAL LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

695,779

500,491

73,713

 

 

 

500.com Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and U.S. dollars ("US$"),
 except for number of shares, per share (or ADS) data)

 Three Months Ended 

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

Net Revenues

9,763

3,648

6,145

905

Operating costs and expenses:

    Cost of services

(16,096)

(4,616)

(3,824)

(563)

    Sales and marketing expenses

(8,980)

(4,998)

(4,158)

(612)

    General and administrative expenses

(43,080)

(35,373)

(46,401)

(6,834)

    Service development expenses

(11,072)

(10,070)

(1,840)

(271)

Total operating expenses

(79,228)

(55,057)

(56,223)

(8,280)

    Other operating income 

1,233

453

487

72

    Government grant

264

172

246

36

    Other operating expenses

465

(1,553)

(892)

(131)

    Impairment of goodwill

(30,916)

Operating loss from continuing operations

(98,419)

(52,337)

(50,237)

(7,398)

    Other expenses (income), net

(1)

1,116

(2)

    Interest income

3,289

2,554

2,225

328

    (Loss) income from equity method investments

(699)

(2,769)

4,338

639

    Impairment of long-term investments

(33,706)

249

37

Loss before income tax

(95,830)

(85,142)

(43,427)

(6,394)

    Income tax benefit

230

60

Net loss from continuing operations

(95,600)

(85,082)

(43,427)

(6,394)

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

189

1,236

546

80

Net loss attributable to 500.com Limited

(95,789)

(86,318)

(43,973)

(6,474)

Other comprehensive loss

    Changes in unrealized gain

436

739

109

    Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

10,195

(415)

(7,661)

(1,128)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

10,195

21

(6,922)

(1,019)

Comprehensive loss

(85,405)

(85,061)

(50,349)

(7,413)

    Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Redeemable
noncontrolling interest

189

1,236

546

80

Comprehensive loss attributable to 500.com Limited

(85,594)

(86,297)

(50,895)

(7,493)

Weighted average number of  Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:

Basic

429,912,365

430,009,704

430,014,891

430,014,891

Diluted

429,912,365

430,009,704

430,014,891

430,014,891

Losses per share attributable to 500.com Limited-Basic and Diluted

    Net loss 

(0.22)

(0.20)

(0.10)

(0.02)

Losses per ADS* attributable to 500.com Limited-Basic and Diluted

    Net loss 

(2.23)

(2.01)

(1.02)

(0.15)

* American Depositary Shares, which are traded on the NYSE. Each ADS represents ten
Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

 

 

 

500.com Limited
Reconciliation of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
(Amounts in thousands of Renminbi ("RMB") and U.S. dollars ("US$"),
except for number of shares, per share (or ADS) data)

 Three Months Ended 

September 30,
2019

June 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

RMB

RMB

RMB

US$

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

 Unaudited 

Operating loss from continuing operations

(98,419)

(52,337)

(50,237)

(7,398)

    Adjustment for share-based compensation expenses

15,175

18,649

12,626

1,860

    Adjustment for impairment of goodwill

30,916

Adjusted operating loss from continuing operations (non-GAAP)

(52,328)

(33,688)

(37,611)

(5,538)

Net loss attributable to 500.com Limited

(95,789)

(86,318)

(43,973)

(6,474)

    Adjustment for share-based compensation expenses

15,175

18,649

12,626

1,860

    Adjustment for impairment of goodwill

30,916

    Adjustment for Impairment of long-term investments

33,706

(249)

(37)

    Adjustment for deferred tax benefit relating to valuation allowance

(60)

Adjusted net loss attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP) 

(49,698)

(34,023)

(31,596)

(4,651)

Weighted average number of  Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:

Basic

429,912,365

430,009,704

430,014,891

430,014,891

Diluted

429,912,365

430,009,704

430,014,891

430,014,891

Losses per share attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP)-Basic and diluted

    Net loss (non-GAAP)

(0.12)

(0.08)

(0.07)

(0.01)

Losses per  ADS* attributable to 500.com Limited (non-GAAP)-Basic and diluted

    Net loss (non-GAAP)

(1.16)

(0.79)

(0.73)

(0.11)

* American Depositary Shares, which are traded on the NYSE. Each ADS represents ten Class A ordinary shares of the Company.

 

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Official G20 2020 Family Photo Released

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 21, 2020 — The Saudi G20 Presidency is pleased to share a family photo of the G20 leaders projected this evening on the walls of the UNESCO World Heritage Site At-Turaif District in Ad-Diriyah outside Riyadh.

Official G20 2020 Family Photo Released
Official G20 2020 Family Photo Released

Ad-Diriyah is the birthplace of the first Saudi state, historical crossroads of pilgrims and traders, and home to one of the kingdom’s most ambitious heritage developments.

For the high-res, please visit the G20 Media Microsite.

Photo – https://techent.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/official-g20-2020-family-photo-released.jpg

 

G20 Riyadh Summit: Post-Presidency Press Conference

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 21, 2020 — The G20 Riyadh Summit will be held virtually from November 21 – 22, 2020.

The G20 Presidency Press Conference will be conducted after the conclusion of the second and last day of the Leaders’ Summit by Saudi Finance Minister His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Al Jadaan and the Saudi G20 Sherpa His Excellency Dr. Fahad Almubarak.

The G20 Presidency Press Conference will take place following the conclusion of the Summit and the official release of the Declaration.

Media are invited to submit questions online using the submission form found here. Every attempt will be made to answer as many questions as possible during the allocated time.

The press conference will be broadcast by Saudi TV and streamed on the official G20 Media Microsite and Twitter