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Eight of the top-10 most valued domestic firms together added Rs 1,55,603.45 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services emerging as the biggest gainers, in tandem with firm trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark zoomed 1,536.8 points, or 1.98 per cent, and the Nifty climbed 374.55 points, […]
By Robert Godden Many of the world’s largest financial institutions have made bold promises to promote responsible investing and combat human trafficking. Yet behind these commitments lies exploitation much closer to home, literally. Migrant domestic workers sit in front of a luxury fragrance advertisement in Hong Kong, on November 5, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In […]
On a road by Rome’s traffic-clogged Piazza Venezia, an e-scooter rider weaves through a crowd of pedestrians, who in turn are trying not to trip over a scooter dumped on the pavement. At the adjacent crossing, two e-scooter riders whiz through a red light as another glides around the curve with his passenger capturing the […]
Interest in secondary passports for Americans has surged since Trump’s reelection. Global citizenship firms said clients are especially concerned about tariffs and LGBTQ+ rights. They also noted that they often see spikes in interest around elections. American interest in secondary passports has been on the rise over the last year — and global citizenship firms […]
These annual rankings were last updated on November 22, 2024. Want to see your firm on next year’s list? Continue reading for more on how you can improve your studio’s ranking. From the Forbidden City and the narrow streets and hutongs to skyscrapers, Beijing has become one of the most transformed cities of the 21st […]
Five auditing firms allegedly helped compile fraudulent financial statements for 40 organisations. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) says the 40 nonprofit organisations (NPOs) and nonprofit companies (NPCs) it investigated allegedly received help from accounting firms and auditors to qualify for National Lotteries Commission (NLC) grants. The SIU, South African Police Service (Saps), Hawks and National […]
Hong Kong authorities have urged companies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster data protection amid a slight increase in the city’s cybersecurity readiness index over last year. The Enterprise Cyber Security Readiness Index rose to 52.8 this year, up 5.8 points from last year, according to results jointly released by the Office of the […]
Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora (KanInvest) has renewed its strategic trade plan and unveiled an investment opportunity to attract a Chinese industrial hub. In its latest move to harness foreign investors, the leadership of KanInvest last week hosted five Chinese government officials and ten representatives from key local enterprises to cement the direct […]
A new free-trade deal between Hong Kong and Peru will help local firms and investors tap into Latin America in areas such as innovation and technology, finance, transport and research and development while also promoting the city, business leaders have said. Industry figures said on Saturday they welcomed the signing of the deal after Hong […]
Singapore is often characterized as one of the four “Asian giants.” Albeit a country that has been an independent state for only 58 years — since 1965 — Singapore currently has one of the most powerful economies and construction industries in the world. This 290-square-mile (750-square-kilometers) island is regarded as a hub for cutting-edge design […]