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Aramco Ventures, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco (2222. Bruce Niven, Executive MD, Strategic Venturing at Aramco Ventures, shared his thoughts on the new collaboration. REDEX Group, established in 2018, is one of the early players in the (RECs) sector in Asia.
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