by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai: Indian digital payments leader Paytm, which counts Ant Group and Softbank among its backers, is seeking regulatory approval to raise up to 166 billion rupees ($2.23 billion) in one of the biggest stock market listings in the country. The offering,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
BERLIN: The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 108 on Friday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for missing people. Adding to the devastation, several more were feared dead in a landslide...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
JOHANNESBURG: After losing 53 cars during xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2019, Johannesburg car dealership owner Okey Uchendu never thought he would see his business destroyed again by civil unrest in less than two years. Already dealing with the impact...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
JOHANNESBURG: Happy Letsitsa hasn't paid off the money he borrowed to survive a 2019 drought that ravaged his maize and sunflower farm in the South African province of Free State. He has no drought insurance. If rains fail again, they could spell the end of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 16, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
London: Financial firms may need to bolster their defenses in the face of rocketing cyberattacks after employees began working from home, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday. The board, which coordinates financial rules for the G20 group of...
