FeaturedInsuranceSouth African insurer Sugar to insure homes in rural settlementsPritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Sugar will target homes in townships, rural villages and informal settlements... Read more
AviationFeaturedThai Airways seeks $1.8 bn loan to deal with coronavirus crisisPritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020 The carrier plans to raise 77.04 bn baht in capital by issuing new shares later this year... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyTencent launches its blockchain accelerator programmePritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 1, 2020 Tencent will mentor 30 companies in three major areas of distributed ledger technology (DLT)... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyMicrosoft sees tremendous growth despite the pandemicInternational Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 It observed two years worth of digital transformation take place in a span of two months... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSingtel, StarHub-M1 joint venture win 5G licence bid in SingaporeInternational Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 100Mhz of the 3.5Ghz radio frequency spectrum will be allocated to Singtel and StarHub-M1 joint venture respectively to deploy 5G networks nationwide... Read more
FeaturedSector InsightSingapore building sector to shrink by 10.3% in 2020: FitchInternational Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The sector's current figure is lower compared to the previous forecast of 3.2% contraction... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareNigerian healthtech 54gene launches mobile Covid-19 testing labsPritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020 The startup has partnered with First City Monument Bank and the Ogun state government... Read more
EconomyFeaturedHalf of global workforce could lose their jobs, says ILOPritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020 Wages of informal workers plunged 60% since the start of the pandemic... Read more
FeaturedFinanceUK startups raise £663 mn in funding since lockdownPritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiApril 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Investments between March 23 and April 27 has increased by 34%... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasUK oil and gas industry to see nearly 30,000 jobs at risk in 2020International Finance Business DeskApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020 The industry is quite certain that drilling might reduce by over a third this year... Read more