INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

Global

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Washington, United States -- By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of...

Geostrategy

Tech Mahindra’s Ram Ramachandran: MEA, India key to shaping future in multipolar world

Davos, Switzerland -- The Middle East, Africa, and India have an important role and influence in shaping the evolving world order...

World Economic Forum
Business

Imane Ayissi brings African tradition to Paris couture

PARIS, FRANCE - Imane Ayissi is on a mission to put authentic African textiles in the spotlight but faces an uphill...
  • Ayissi in 2020 became the first designer from sub-Saharan Africa at haute couture week and seeks to resurrect more traditional fabrics like rafia.
  • Such fabrics are drawn from local trees and plants, that were used before the African market was flooded with imports during the colonial period.
Business

Mac computers could reach new glory due to AI

SAN FRANCISCO, US - Forty years after igniting a PC revolution, Apple's Mac is stronger than ever and could reach new...
  • Macs became the preferred choice for Apple fans along with artists, film makers and other creative professionals.
  • Apple has been making inroads in business, getting help from iPhone lovers using their smartphones for work.
Business

Tata Group retains IPL sponsorship rights for record $300m

New Delhi, India - Corporate behemoth Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for...
  • Tata Group already holds the title sponsorship for the IPL and its sister competition, the Women's Premier League, which staged its first tournament last year
  • The IPL attracts cricket's top international stars with bumper salaries, and features 10 sides competing in the sport's hugely popular Twenty20 format
Arts & Culture

Coach Mancini warns Saudi against taking Kyrgyzstan lightly

Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini warned Saudi Arabia against falling victim to the kind of Asian Cup shock suffered by favorites...
  • Coach Mancini's team are ranked 56th in the world and are one of the contenders for the title while Kyrgyzstan are 98th
  • The 59-year-old Mancini, who led Italy to European glory in 2021, took over ambitious Saudi Arabia in August last year
Business

Healthcare industry globally faces data hacking threat

DUBAI, UAE - In an age where data is a cornerstone of modern healthcare, the industry faces an escalating threat...
  • The IBM Cost of Data Breach Report reveals that in 2023 the average global cost of healthcare data breach reached $10.93 million.
  • In the Middle East, the cost implications of data breach reached $9.18 million in 2023, above the regional average across all sectors.
World Economic Forum

In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks

A recent IMF report said AI would affect nearly 40 percent of jobs around the world, and some 60 percent...
  • Over the course of the week, more than 3,000 policy makers, business executives, academics and innovators discussed some of the world's most pressing issues at the annual meet.
  • The Forum announced it will hold a special meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, on “Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development” on 28-29 Apr 2024 in Riyadh.
Geostrategy

Complaint against Israeli President received: Swiss prosecutors

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has been targeted with a criminal complaint during a visit to Switzerland, Swiss prosecutors said, amid...
  • The Federal Prosecutor's Office said that it had received a criminal complaint against the Israeli president.
  • South Africa launched the emergency case at the ICJ, arguing that Israel had breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
Geostrategy

Strange calls may precede Israeli attacks in Lebanon

BEIRUT, LEBANON - "Good morning, madame. This is the bank calling. Are you at home?"   Since the Israel-Hamas war broke...
  • Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out, residents of southern Lebanon have been receiving strange phone calls from Lebanese numbers.
  • Lebanese security officials and the Iran-backed Hizbollah group, a Hamas ally, believe the strange calls are in fact from Israelis.
Geostrategy

WTO hopes to finalize fishing agreement

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -  The head of the World Trade Organization's fisheries talks voiced optimism  on Tuesday about striking an agreement on...
  • The 164 WTO members kicked off a month of negotiations this week at the global trade body's headquarters in Geneva.
  • The draft text is intended to help members reach agreement on a so-called "clean text" for submission to ministers in Abu Dhabi.
Geostrategy

Shell halts Red Sea shipments over attack fears, say report

WASHINGTON, US - British oil giant Shell has paused transit through the key Red Sea shipping route indefinitely, over fears of...
  • The worries of escalation grew after United States and United Kingdom strikes on scores of sites in rebel-held Yemen.
  • The Houthis have been targeting what they deemed Israeli-linked vessels, but after the strikes, they declared US and British interests "legitimate targets."

Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: study

Washington, United States -- By 2030, Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tons) of...
Geostrategy

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OPEC Fund provides US$50m loan to support agriculture in quake-hit Türkiye

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is extending a US$50 million loan to Türkiye to...
Geostrategy

Iraqi PM to visit Washington for troop talks

Washington, US – President Joe Biden will welcome Iraq's prime minister on April 15 for talks on the US troop presence,...
Geostrategy

US, Israel hold talks as Gaza truce plan fails at UN

Israel plans to send troops into Gaza's Rafah even without US support, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Antony Blinken, as...
Geostrategy
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Lamborghini sales up in 2023

The deliveries sped up 9.5 percent to 10,112 vehicles.
  • 2023 was the best year ever recorded," the brand said in a press release, with sales up 12.1 percent to US$2.9 billion
  • Operating profit reached $785 million, up 17.8 percent, with operating margins widening to 27.2 percent, said Lamborghini
Business

EGA to acquire Leichtmetall

EGA is to buy 100 percent of firm from Leichtmetall Holding.
  • The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2024, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals.
  • Leichtmetall’s production mainly consists of hard alloy billets up to 1,150 millimetres in diameter
Business

Russia not in danger of trading oil at a loss, says Lavrov

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Russia does not see the risk of trading oil at a loss due to the redistribution of...
  • Lavrov expressed confidence that Moscow is not frightened of relying on countries that will buy Russian oil and gas.
  • OPEC+ regulates the market and prices in an equitable manner, taking into account the interests of consumers, the minister said.