By Antoni Kapcia As academics and the media recall and reassess the Cuban missile crisis sixty years on, their focus will primarily be on the two superpowers — the United States and the USSR — that seemingly came close to nuclear war. However, it is also timely to reconsider those who found themselves in the […]
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The latest findings from KPMG reveal that sustainability reporting has grown steadily, with 79 percent of leading global companies providing sustainability reports In Singapore, sustainability reporting rate grew by 19 percent to 100 percent in 2022, up from 81 percent in 2020 for the country’s top 100 companies. There has been marked improvements in companies reporting carbon reduction targets, but action remains too slow in key related […]
Embarking on the First Step to Exploit Metaverse Platform HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 October 2022 – Peking University Resources (Holdings) Company Limited (the “Company“, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group“; stock code: 618.HK), is pleased to announce that on 14 October 2022, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with The Nibiru Global Limited (“Nibiru“) (the “MOU“). Pursuant to the MOU, the […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 October 2022 – eWTP Arabia Capital (eWTPA), a leading Saudi Arabia and China-based growth stage venture fund, shared their insights during the Singapore Investment Forum 2022, jointly organized by China Venture and DBS. Themed “Dawn of a New Era”, the Singapore Investment Forum 2022 investigated extensively into the unique value proposition that Singapore and Southeast Asia offer. One of the crucial […]
On the eve of voting to elect the new Congress president, Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he is batting on a track with an “uneven bounce” and doesn’t want “pitch tampering”. Asked to comment on the fairness of the polls, Tharoor in an interview told PTI, “I had said there is an uneven playing field […]
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Supporters of JanaSena Party chief and actor Pawan Kalyan raised slogans outside Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam Airport on Saturday, as he arrived in the city. They briefly protested against YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders Roja and Jogi Ramesh, and TTD Chairman YV Subba Reddy. They spoke up against the proposal of three capitals for Andhra Pradesh, […]
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Nihar Thackeray, the grandson of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray, has said that he supports the Eknath Shinde faction of the party and is ready to campaign for the upcoming Andheri East Assembly byelection as well as the Mumbai civic body polls. He also did not rule out joining electoral politics. The BJP, supported […]
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Matein Khalid Investor | Family Office CIO | Portfolio Strategist | Board Advisor | VC | Finance Professor September CPI was a disaster and now makes it impossible for the Federal Reserve to pause, let alone ease monetary policy until the Fed Funds rate reaches at least 5%, which it will by early 2023. This is not a mere opinion as opinions are like a certain body […]
By Prabhat Patnaik What is called OPEC+ that is the13 members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) together with 11 other petroleum exporting countries led by Russia, decided on October 5 to cut their oil production by 2 million barrels per day, starting from November. The US had been pressing OPEC not to […]
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By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Trade numbers for the fiscal 2022-2023 are looking dismal. The expectation is that for the Q1 and Q2 Fiscal 2022-2023, the Current Account Deficit (CAD) is expected to be the highest in 9 years. A quick search on items using the harmonized system (HS) at a 2-digit level reveals that there […]
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach – 14 October 2022 – Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia’s largest business groups, is pleased to announce that it was selected as one of 20 companies to receive the 2022 People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies. Among conglomerates winners across 67 markets, Prince Holding Group stood out, within a poll of 53,000 corporate representatives, for its business performance, philanthropic […]
By Ashis Biswas In West Bengal, the administrative deadlock with the centre over the mandatory provision of 100 days work for unskilled rural people under the MNREGA scheme drags on, adding to the political concerns of the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) Government. This project, suspended since last December in the state, is the centrepiece of the […]
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The Deputy Commissioner of Jammu district has withdrawn an order issued on Wednesday that authorised Tehsildars to issue certificates of residence. The rollback came following the uproar by different political parties over the order that authorised all tehsildars to issue certificates of residence to people living in the district for more than one year, said […]
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By Anjan Roy Economists have ennobled their discipline by turning some basic common sense into highly esoteric and exotic body of intellectual exercise. Common housewife is the best economist for Aristotle. Economics for the Greeks was the knowledge of running a household’s balances. The economics Nobel prize this year effectively recognises works of three high […]
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Matein Khalid King Dollar, aggressive Federal Reserve monetary tightening, an oil shock, recession in Europe/China and pandemic related hits to world trade have converged to make 2022 a classic annus horribilis for emerging markets. Yet my late Dad used to say – “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”. This is why I am now hunting for potential triple baggers in the Saigon stock exchange, […]
The stock market is risky, right? If you are investing in stocks, you could lose money. That’s what most of us think, and that’s what the media likes to tell us. Yet, there is no investment is guaranteed, not even government bonds. If you’re going to invest in anything, it’s always good to have some understanding of what you’re buying. This guide will cover the difference between stocks […]
Quite the confusion is afoot in the financial markets. Tighter regulation, rising inflation, energy sector disruptions, social unrest and wars have taken a toll on the world’s economies. How come Forex, as a means of investment, has come up on top as a global trend in 2022? Against the backdrop of current events, the international broker’s expert team at OctaFX has gathered some answers. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA […]
Matein Khalid The 20 year highs in King Dollar and 18% rise in its trade weighted index in the past year has rewritten the rules of investing in the international financial markets. King Dollar has wrecked havoc with emerging market currencies and Third World sovereign bonds as any poor unlucky investor in Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Egypt government bonds will attest. The World Bank estimates […]
By Harihar Swarup A writer woke up in panic but felt relieved when felt it was only nightmare. He had gone back in time to being a young doctor, feeling helpless with high rate and mortality rates, a paediatric ward filled with children suffering from tuberculosis meningitis, polio, severe malnutrition and diarrhoea. Today the scenario […]
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By Satyaki Chakraborty A Citizens Committee comprising former Supreme Court and High Court judges and a former Home Secretary of the Union Government have authored a report raising serious questions about the role of the news media, social media, Bharatiya Janata Party (‘BJP’) and Hindu nationalist leaders, the Delhi police, and both the Union Government […]
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New “0+3” quarantine measure to help reignite business travel, although no immediate boost to tourism activities is anticipated Hong Kong’s Grade A office market remained generally quiet in Q3, but pre-commitments at new project completions pushed up citywide net absorption to reach 183,000 sq ft Overall office rents fell by a further 2.3% q-o-q, although the decline is expected to narrow in Q4, with the full-year rental […]
75% of APAC’s business leaders will be looking for new career prospects in the following months SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 October 2022 – Sparked by the global pandemic, the Great Resignation has already been happening among the C-suite in Asia Pacific for the last 2 years. In latest studies from The Page Executive Asia Pacific Talent Trends 2022 Report – The Great X, there has […]
By Sanjay Roy The post-pandemic recovery in the world economy that picked up in 2021 is likely to slow down due to expectations of rising inflation, continuing war, restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged real estate slump in China as well as a slower than anticipated consumer spending in the US. While global […]
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HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 October 2022 – Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited (“IX Asia Indexes”) announced the 2022 3rd quarter review of the ixCrypto Index (“IXCI”) with results of the constituent review and exchange review as follows: Constituent Review The number of constituent cryptos will be increased from the current 29 to 33 constituents: Additions Shiba Inu Chainlink ApeCoin Decentraland The Sandbox […]
