News related to
First Half

By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his reply to the motion of thanks to the President’s address to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after a day of holding forth in the Lok Sabha. The opposition sought to drown Modi’s voice in the din of constant sloganeering. The Prime Minister did not let the […]
By Nitya Chakraborty The first short session of the 18th Lok Sabha has just ended with the third time Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving the impression once again that nothing different happened in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, he remains the same unvanquished leader of the majority party BJP like he was after the 2014 […]

Office market net absorption remained positive, high street vacancies stabilized The Hong Kong Grade A office market recorded growth for the third consecutive quarter, with overall net absorption remaining positive at 318,000 sq ft in Q2. Nevertheless, office rents remained under pressure due to the lifted availability rate, dropping 1.5% q-o-q. The overall high street vacancy rate stabilized, and rents continued to record low single-digit growth rate […]

We’re into the second half of 2024. The S&P 500’s performance in the first half of the year has been noteworthy, marking its third consecutive quarterly rise and the sixth in the last seven quarters. This pattern of growth has spurred optimism about the market’s potential for continued gains in the latter half of the year. Reflecting on historical trends, we glean valuable insights into the possibilities […]

Arabian Post Staff deVere Group, a global player providing specialist cross-border financial advice to international investors and expatriates, has announced United Arab Emirates (UAE), New Zealand, and Italy as the top three destinations for the organisation’s financial graduates to live and work in the first half of 2024. This trend reflects the growing demand for international financial advisory services from high-net-worth (HNW) individuals in these regions, driven […]

By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slated to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address at 4 pm on Tuesday. PM Modi must have spent the previous hours prepping for the reply which came nearly 24 hours after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi had set ablaze the Lok Sabha with […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 2 July 2024 – Recently, the 2024 Mobile World Congress Shanghai (MWC Shanghai 2024) was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. This influential industry event, known for connecting the Asian ecosystem, attracted experts, scholars, and industry attendees from around the world. The Hetao International Organization Headquarters (HIOH) made its collective debut, and aims to leverage its position in […]

Advertisements

Two-year integration process creates a single, powerful brand entity SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 1 July 2024 – Crayon, a global leader in IT services and innovation, today announced the complete integration of rhipe into its brand. Effective from today, the rhipe brand will be discontinued. With the integration, Crayon becomes the sole brand, unifying the two organisations strengths into a powerful entity that offers […]

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s real estate market is experiencing a surge, with luxury short-term rentals leading the charge. LIVE LARGE, a Dubai-based company specializing in high-end rentals, reported unprecedented demand in the first half of 2024. Their research highlights an impressive occupancy rate exceeding 86%, a trend expected to continue throughout the summer and beyond. This surge in luxury rentals reflects the robust state of Dubai’s […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 June 2024 – Chinese tech giant Tencent has consolidated its Singapore office, relocating from 30 Raffles Place to a new flexible working space managed by The Work Project (TWP) at CapitaSky — a 29-storey tower in the Central Business District (CBD). Tencent Consolidates Singapore Office By Moving To TWP’s CapitaSky Coworking Space New Singapore Office Consolidates Tencent Workforce in Prime […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 June 2024 – New data from the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi) and CDP shows that achievement of deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains is possible, but still uncommon around the world. The AFi and CDP examined hundreds of company disclosures and revealed their findings in Time for Transparency. The report provides the first clear and quantitative look at the extent to […]

By Sushil Kutty United States Vice President Kamala Harris admitted President Joe Biden could have won the CNN presidential debate on June 27. “Yes, there was a slow start,” she told a top CNN anchor. Yet Harris will not replace Biden on top of the Democratic ticket in case President Biden is persuaded to step […]

French building materials giant Saint-Gobain has solidified its position in the international construction chemicals market by acquiring Dubai-based Fosroc for a cool $1. 03 billion. The all-cash deal, announced on June 27, 2024, is expected to close in the first half of 2025, following regulatory approvals. This acquisition marks a significant stride for Saint-Gobain’s ambitious growth strategy, particularly in high-growth regions. Benoit Bazin, Chairman and CEO of […]

The MICHELIN Guide Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | Da Nang 2024 at a Glance: 7 one MICHELIN Star (2 new, 1 promoted from MICHELIN Selected) 1 MICHELIN Green Star (new) 58 Bib Gourmand (28 new, 1 moved from MICHELIN Selected) 99 MICHELIN Selected (40 new) HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 June 2024 – During the MICHELIN Guide Ceremony 2024 […]

By Sushil Kutty President Droupadi Murmu must have known the moment she woke up that she would be mentioning “my government” again and again when she addresses the joint session of Parliament. It is another presidential chore — addressing joint sessions of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, reading out aloud the speech written […]

The Islamic bond market, also known as the sukuk market, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced a significant surge in the first half of 2024. According to data from Bloomberg’s Capital Markets League Tables, issuance volume jumped by 48% compared to the same period last year, reaching a total of $6. 2 billion. This growth is attributed to a confluence of factors. […]

COLOGNE, GERMANY – EQS Newswire – 27 June 2024 – DEUTZ AG (ISIN DE0006305006), based in Cologne (Germany), today signed an agreement through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary DEUTZ Corporation, based in Atlanta (USA), to acquire all of the shares in Blue Star Power Systems, Inc. (‘Blue Star Power Systems’) from Blue Star Power Systems Holdings, Inc. Currently privately run, the company is headquartered in North Mankato, […]

Thailand’s Premier Event Hall Elevates the Nation to World-Class Event Hub, Attracting Global Tourists Paragon Hall’s new look embraces the “Extraordinary Eventainment” concept for an unparalleled experience with world-class events and entertainment in the heart of Bangkok. Elevating the venue to world-class standards, it serves as Thailand’s first carbon-neutral venue, setting a prototype for social and environmental responsibility with a strong focus on sustainability. It is a […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 June 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being widely adopted in companies’ financial reporting processes, with a majority of businesses piloting or using it, and this is set to grow to almost universal levels over the next three years, according to a global research from KPMG. At the same time, companies expect AI to be increasingly used […]

By Annie Domini Julian Assange, easily the world’s most persecuted and famous journalist, is free at last. At the moment of writing this column, Assange is onboard a private plane that is costing him half a million dollars (which his family plans to pay off via crowd-funding donations appeal), to fly from Saipan, the capital […]

LONDON, UK – Newsaktuell – 26 June 2024 – A decline in effective national governance and the “long-term scars” caused by austerity measures and Brexit have stifled economic growth and undermined social cohesion in the United Kingdom, according to a study. Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to work on Brexit negotiations […]

Hongkong Land commits US$400 million (HK$3.1 billion) strategic investment to launch “Tomorrow’s CENTRAL”, a planned transformation of LANDMARK Hongkong Land estimates an additional US$600 million (HK$4.7 billion) capital investment from retail tenants across LANDMARK, reimagining the luxury landscape of Hong Kong Cartier, CHANEL, Dior, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Sotheby’s, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels have committed to create world-class destinations Featuring 10 […]

Hongkong Land’s strategic investment of US$400 million (HK$3.1 billion) in LANDMARK reinforces Central, Hong Kong as a world-class destination for luxury retail, lifestyle and business Hongkong Land estimates an additional US$600 million (HK$4.7 billion) capital investment from retail tenants across the LANDMARK retail portfolio Cartier, CHANEL, Dior, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent, Sotheby’s, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels have committed to create world-class […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, set to be Leader of Opposition, shook hands today in parliament as they together welcomed the newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, marking a fresh chapter in the 18th Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi is the third member of the Gandhi family to take the post […]
VISHNU RAJA
RYO YAMADA
HITORI GOTOH
IKUYO KITA