HealthcareMagazineNovember- December 2019 IssueSaudi Arabia: Private providers should fill 21st century healthcare gapsBharath KumarNovember 4, 2019December 3, 2019 by Bharath KumarNovember 4, 2019December 3, 2019 KPMG’ s head of health for the Saudi Levant cluster says that the rising female workforce will boost Saudisation in healthcare... Read more
FintechKenya passes data protection law to ensure digital securityInternational Finance DeskOctober 15, 2019January 15, 2020 by International Finance DeskOctober 15, 2019January 15, 2020 The new law complies with EU standards and will define guidelines on the citizens’ data should be handled... Read more
OpinionEmerging markets: Intelligently automating financial servicesBharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarOctober 11, 2019March 18, 2020 AI helps financial firms in Latin America and Africa compete on the basis of customer experience as opposed to labour arbitrage... Read more
HealthcareMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueHealthtech makes affordable healthcare a reality in Southeast AsiaBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 In Indonesia, doctor consultation at a hospital costs IDR250,000 but on Halodoc, its just IDR40,000... Read more
CurrencyMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueRain, the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency brokerageBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Rain is the first Arabian Gulf cryptocurrency exchange to enable users to buy, sell and store bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and ripple... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueOCB: Pioneering Vietnam bank in digital technologyBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Vietnam’s Orient Commercial Bank is successfully executing a digital transformation journey with the customer at the centre... Read more
MagazineOpinionSeptember-October 2019 IssueIs the Euro a threat to European democracy?Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 19, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 19, 2019 Governments face a trilemma where democracy, national sovereignty, and economic integration are mutually incompatible... Read more
MagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueWealth managementWhat’s behind Thailand’s wealth management boom?Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Thailand had 39,814 HNWIs in 2018, more than double when compared to 2011 and that has boosted the nation’s wealth management industry... Read more
BankingMagazineSeptember-October 2019 IssueVietnam retail banking: Technology is key to successBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 The ‘animal spirits’ of Vietnam’s retail banking sector have been unleashed with tech integration the only major challenge... Read more
MagazineOil & GasSeptember-October 2019 IssueOil and gas employment outlook rebounds with pricesBharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 by Bharath KumarSeptember 25, 2019December 6, 2019 Despite persistent challenges, the outlook for global oil and gas salary hikes are higher today than two years ago... Read more