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Business Leaders

Someone to show the right path

GrowthEnabler, which mentors startups, wants to look beyond the Valley Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya March 24, 2015: Every year, millions of young minds come up with ideas that they feel can culminate in a startup. However, many fail to see the light of the day. Come to think of it, China sees 1.3 million startups every...
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Singapore’s founding father dies at 91

Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore into a global economic powerhouse March 23, 2015: Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The authoritarian leader dies on Monday following a seven-week struggle with pneumonia. The Cambridge-educated lawyer set Singapore...
Fintech

Time for a little buzz

While fans are fawning over Apple’s latest offering, the rest are wondering if the watch is worth the money Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya March 20, 2015: Since its launch, Apple Watch has created enough excitement among bloggers and tech experts around the globe. From hailing the wonder watch as the next big thing in the ever...
Business Leaders

DWF Partner Andrew Gregory joins Pre-Pack Pool stakeholder group

Pre-Pack Pool established to assess the viability of pre-pack administrations March 19, 2015: Andrew Gregory, partner and head of the financial services sector group at business law firm DWF, has been appointed as a member of the independent Pre-Pack Pool Stakeholder Group.The purpose of the Pool is to act as an independent committee which will...
Business Leaders

Leading by example

Inspiring and empowering young people to get involved in their own communities is a global issue Jonathan Freeman March 17, 2015: Mosaic delivers a range of programmes internationally thanks to its diverse network of supporters, partners and International Leadership Programme (ILP) alumni across many different countries. The two principal international programmes, the International Leadership Programme...
Banking

Bank Rakyat starts 2015 with new corporate office

It embodies the bank’s commitment to deliver nothing but the best to its 5 million customers and 950,000 members March 13, 2015: Bank Rakyat started 2015 by launching Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat, its new corporate office located along Jalan Travers, on the fringes of KL Sentral. Operating in a very conducive and modern environment, it...
Fintech

Apple Watch: Communication revolution

Watch to be available from April 24 in nine countries March 10, 2015: Apple announced that Apple Watch, its most personal device yet and the newest innovative addition to Apple’s ecosystem, will be available from April 24 to customers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US. Apple Watch...
FinanceIslamic Banking

Japan has Islamic finance in the pipeline

The sword exterior and chrysanthemum interior of Japan is quite conducive to the soft interior of Islamic finance Camille Paldi March 9, 2015: Japan is an emerging Islamic finance powerhouse and East Asian hub for the billion dollar Islamic finance industry. Naoki Nishida, President and CEO of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad, explains the...
Business Leaders

Big businesses support Earth Hour

Over 100,000 employees in the UK expected to take part in the world’s biggest ‘lights-out’ display March 4, 2015: With just under one month to go, some of the UK’s biggest business names are helping to build a brighter future by supporting WWF’s Earth Hour, a symbolic lights out event that focuses the world’s attention...
Banking

Sacombank is reaping the benefits of its customer centric model

Its successful retail strategy is based on human resources, technology, financial capability and branch network March 2, 2015: Even since it was established 23 years ago, Retail Banking Strategy has been the key for Sacombank. It adopted a “Customer Centric Model” very early in order to achieve excellence in customer service as the main differentiating...