womenThe number of women on the tech startup scene is growing, and so is their frustration with sexist treatment. But that could be a good sign. It was the best of times, it was the...
This financial system is the backbone of any economy because the efficiency with which the financial system works from lending to investing, plays a very important role in the economic development of a nation. Climate...
To comply with the “Swissness” law, Toblerone has to remove the famous Matterhorn peak from some of its packaging as production moves to Slovakia. The US-owned company will replace the logo with geometric mountains. The...
The phenomenon of the Streisand effect is that it kind of prevents access to have an opposite result or to elude the heedless outturn of sketching considerable attention towards it. The term originated for Barbra...
Many investors may be skeptical of the accuracy of Chinese data, but its stronger than expected February PMI animated the animal spirits and bolstered risk-taking appetites. Asia Pacific equities jumped, led by the 4.2% rally...
German industrial giant Siemens is eyeing lucrative business opportunities as the Indian government attempts to modernize the nation’s railway infrastructure. Last month, German engineering giant Siemens received the largest locomotive order in its history from...
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer. But the lack of operational oil refineries has left the industry in crisis, forcing the country to import fuel. Economists say the next government needs to diversify the economy....
Artificial intelligence (AI) powers computers and machines to simulate the problem-solving capabilities of the human mind. Machine learning (ML), on the other hand, is to program computers using statistical models and algorithms to automate tasks....
Africa holds mineral wealth with diverse commodities that are sought after the world over. In the diamond industry, revenues elude local communities despite multilateral certification measures. In diamond-rich parts of Africa, the revenue generated from...
The EU wants to champion “green agriculture” in Southeast Asia. But limited trade relations, regulatory nightmares and distrust could stymie it. As manufacturing and tourism collapsed in the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Southeast Asian governments...
After multiple mergers, a privatized Air India is set to become the region’s dominant airline once again. A record aircraft deal is intended to renew the airline’s fleet after decades of government neglect. When Asian...
The focus is on the US CPI report today, but the price action is anything but intuitive. Although the revisions of the basket and methodological changes reinforce expectations for the largest rise in three months,...