FeaturedTechnologyApple co-founder’s blockchain platform built on energy efficiencyPritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has launched a blockchain-based energy efficiency crowdfunding platform... Read more
EconomyFeaturedSaudi Arabia announces $263.91 bn budget for 2021Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 The Kingdom will spend 7% less than estimated spending for this year... Read more
Asset ManagementFeaturedUOB and Singtel announces robo-advisory servicePritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020 UOB Asset Management and Singtel signed an MoU to make digital investments more accessible to users of Singtel’s Dash mobile wallet... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsGLP raises $532 mn to acquire seven Japanese warehouse propertiesPritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020 The assets purchased by GLP includes six Greater Tokyo facilities and one Osaka-area warehouse... Read more
FeaturedFintechAmazon launches payments services for businesses in MENAPritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 The ecommerce giant announced the launch of its fintech arm Amazon Payment Services... Read more
FeaturedTelecomCVC Capital Partners acquires Myanmar tower company for $700 mnPritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 CVC acquires Irrawaddy Green Towers, which has nearly 4000 towers across the country... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareJohnson & Johnson becomes first to register Covid-19 vaccine in South AfricaInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020 The government hopes to receive its first vaccine dose from the Covax global vaccine distribution scheme in the second quarter of 2021... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedDBS to launch digital bourse for crypto tradingPritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 15, 2020 Singapore Exchange will take a 10% stake in the digital exchange... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedWhy Ziraat Participation Bank is important to TurkeyInternational Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020December 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskDecember 15, 2020December 24, 2020 The bank is deepening financial inclusion with an expansive network of nearly 104 branches across the nation... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasBrent oil prices to pick up to $47 per barrel in 2021: IIFPritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 14, 2020 Higher global oil inventory levels and surplus crude oil production capacity to limit upward pressure on oil prices... Read more