Around 100 million people in India will earn an income of more than $10,000 a year by 2027, according to Goldman Sachs.
10 APAC trends marketers should know to stay ahead of the curve in 2024
As APAC marketers plan their exciting campaigns for the year ahead, creating larger-than-life experiences to make memories is the top trend among consumers that marketers should take note of to stay ...
The growing agtech industry
WHEN there is a big number of startups in a certain industry, that means there is a huge or growing demand for its products and services.The same can be said now of the agriculture technology or ...
Meta’s Sheryl Sandberg to Leave Board After 12 Years
Meta Platforms Inc. director and former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said she will step down from the board this year, exiting her last official role at the social media company she helped ...
Partners Capital Announces Promotion of One Partner and Seven Managing Directors
Partners Capital, a leading Outsourced Investment Office managing over $50B of assets on behalf of endowments and foundations, senior investment profe ...
Annual TomTom Traffic Index: Major Traffic Trends Shaping Cities Globally in 2023
London’s city center was the slowest to drive through in 2023, with an average speed of 15 mph.Dublin is the most congested city at peak times in ...
Asian banks eye the next wave of AI
Generative AI was a hot topic in 2023 and will be again this year. While the tech will help the market, institutions should build talent and assess the risks before scaling up.
Five of the City of London’s top salad bars
With floor-to-ceiling, logo-embossed windows, The Salad Project, founded by best friends Florian de Chezelles and James Dare, is hard to miss. Inside, its counters are overflowing with fresh ...
Goldman Boosts Backing for Hong Kong Fintech Startup FundPark
Hong Kong fintech company FundPark has secured a $250 million private loan with Goldman Sachs as a senior facility provider, signaling a rare bright spot in private credit lending in Greater China.
Goldman Sachs doubles loan facility to Hong Kong fintech start-up FundPark to US$500 million
FundPark, a Hong Kong-based fintech start-up that provides trade finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has secured US$500 million from Goldman Sachs, the second funding facility from the US ...
Hong Kong donors gave tens of millions to scandal-hit Christian charity over the years, they are now owed an explanation from directors
One immediate impact of the scandal is that donors are likely to be wary when giving money to good causes, especially those traditionally not regarded as ‘popular’.
The cheque’s end is nigh: Hong Kong’s banks set road map to phase out paper payment in their embrace of e-payments
The Hong Kong Association of Banks will consider the future of cheques as a payment method amid a 34 per cent decline in their use over the past five years An HKAB delegation will visit Thailand this ...
Hong Kong experts urge runners to get heart checks before races after marathon death
Post learns Zhang Zhichong’s collapsed body was found at around noon after competing in Hong Kong’s biggest annual marathon and certified dead before 1pm ...
Paws and reflect: Hong Kong school’s cat shelter gives students space to take a break from studies, play with kittens
At HKSYC&IA Chan Nam Chong Memorial College in Kwai Tsing, teachers and pupils work together to look after three strays Amid a mental health crisis among city’s youth, students at the school say the ...