UK’s chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost probably afforded himself a smile this week as news came…
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Andrey Filatov – Chairman, Tuloma Investment Company
Tuloma Investment Company (TIC) specialises in investing in public and private assets in Russia. Established by…
Attila Kovács – Managing Partner, Horizon Development
Horizon Development has been offering world-class, integrated professional real estate services since it was established in…
Aleša Mižigojs – General Director, Medex
Established as a honey exporter in 1954 in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana in what was…
Airbnb hires Apple vet in run-up to IPO
Airbnb has hired iMac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch designer Sir Jony Ive to help create…
Ant Group all set for world’s biggest IPO
Jack Ma’s Ant Group was all set to launch the world’s largest ever stock market debut…
Pisit Serewiwattana – President, EXIM Thailand
Established in 1993, the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), is a state-owned specialised financial institution.…
Green light for $20bn Australia-Singapore Power Link
Driven by a 10GW solar farm located on a cattle station half way between Alice Springs…
Fokion C. Karavias – CEO, Eurobank Ergasias
After several reincarnations since its launch as Euromerchant Bank in 1990, Eurobank has established itself as…
Alrosa: The diamond jewel in Russia’s crown
“Jewel in the crown” is a well-worn and frequently misused term, but in the case of…
Jakarta pledges $5bn to Indonesian sovereign wealth fund
The authorities in Jakarta are getting set to sink just over $5bn in the new Indonesian…
Thai Airways: Reaching New Heights
Each year, more than 17 million tourists and members of the international business community descend on…
US Retail Sales and the Revenge Shoppers
Yesterday, the US Commerce Department reported that US retail sales in September had significantly exceed expectations…
Philippines re-energises South China Sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the lifting of a six-year-old ban on oil and gas…
Foxconn launches open technology platform for EV manufacturers
Foxconn this week launched an open technology platform designed to help electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers cut…
Zoom Zapps into Zoomba
On Wednesday Zoom unveiled plans for its new third-party app integrations, dubbed ‘Zapps‘. Zoom has been…
‘Green’ ESG funds outperform S&P benchmark
Nine of the 10 largest US mutual and exchange traded ESG funds outperformed the benchmark Vanguard…
Kardashian West wades in on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Amid international appeals to end the hostilities and initiate peace talks, Kim Kardashian West, whose late…
Allegro shares surge as pandemic boosts e-commerce
Stock in Polish e-commerce specialist Allegro shot up nearly 63% during its first day of trading…
Foreign investors help Chinese shares hit $10 trillion
Chinese shares surged at the start of the week to take their combined value to over…
Renminbi surge flags long-term power shift
Despite dips in February and May, China’s renminbi currency has been generally stable over the past…
Poland fines Gazprom over Nord Stream 2
COVID-19 or no COVID-19, the controversy over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline shows no sign of…
Asian billionaires lead the way
The number of Asian billionaires is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, with a…
EV battery becomes latest weapon in US-China trade war
With the value of the EV battery market projected to reach $133.5bn by 2027, it was…