RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, December 24 - Novaar Capital Management SPC ("Novaar") today announced the creation of a Joint Venture with JSC Ural Industrial-Ural Polar ("Ural Polar") an entity owned by state institutions of the Russian Federation, to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") in the natural resource-rich Urals region of the country.

LONDON, December 24 - An informal group of creditors holding 9.125% Notes due 2011 eligible under the country's recently launched exchange offer announced today that its members intend to support Seychelles's debt restructuring effort by participating in the exchange offer.

NOVATO, California, December 23 - Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: RPTP), today announced that on December 22, 2009, it completed its registered direct offering with institutional investors, raising an aggregate amount of approximately US$7.5 million of gross proceeds (before placement agent fees and offering expenses) through the sale of 3,747,558 units. The units consist of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase 0.5 of a share of common stock with a term of five years, and one warrant to purchase 0.5 of a share of common stock with a term of 18 months. Both warrants have an exercise price of US$2.45 per share of common stock and are not exercisable for six months. The shares of common stock and warrants were issued separately.

LONDON, December 23 - An informal group of creditors holding 9.125% Notes due 2011 eligible under the country's recently launched exchange offer announced today that its members intend to support Seychelles's debt restructuring effort by participating in the exchange offer.

Rapidly Growing Green.Switch now 100% Owned by Greenscape Capital VANCOUVER, Canada, December 23 - Greenscape Capital Group Inc. ("Greenscape") TSX-V: - GRN is pleased to announce that the definitive agreement has completed relating to its acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Green.Switch Capital Ltd. ("Green.Switch") by way of a share transaction based on earnings before income tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Closing is complete, subject to regulatory approval.