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Affluent India shifts to experience-led spending, travel accounts for 58% of discretionary wallet: Report
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EIP partners with Nexacore, launches end-to-end device protection to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is expected to remain a high-growth market for device protection and warranty solutions, as rising usage and demand for protection products drive momentum across the wider region. As a result, the Asia-Pacific electronic gadget insurance market is...
Aon UK creates programme to support displaced professionals entering the workforce
People who have been displaced and have professional qualifications face unemployment rates up to three times the UK national average. The new programme, modelled on Aon’s award-winning UK Work Insights Programme, is delivered in collaboration with the Refugee...
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 mn households in India: Analysis
"Tobacco cessation could uplift 20.49 million households (10.6 per cent) to higher economic classes, with (a) greater impact in rural areas (11.64 per cent; 17 million) against urban regions (7.26 per cent; 3.5 million)," the authors wrote. NEW DELHI: An analysis has...
Second maternity leave can’t be denied merely because sought within 2 years of first: Allahabad HC
Referring to earlier rulings, the high court said that the Maternity Benefit Act, being a law enacted by Parliament, would prevail over any executive instructions or provisions in the financial handbook. In case of inconsistency, the provisions of the Act would have...
Worsening ocean heat waves ‘Supercharging’ hurricane damage, Study finds
The study defined marine heat waves as long-lasting, large areas of water in the top 10% of historical heat. They are becoming more of a danger with climate change and ever hotter oceans, study authors said. Warm water is fuel for hurricanes. Marine heat waves are...
Strait of Hormuz remains largely blocked as stranded shipowners seek safe transit
Ships that transport energy make up a large part of the fleet that’s stuck inside the gulf, data from intelligence firm Kpler show. There are currently 426 tankers hauling crude oil and clean fuels, plus 34 liquefied petroleum gas carriers and 19 liquefied natural gas...
Global Assignments:Blending family wellbeing,cultural adaptation and social integration
"When we think about mobility strategies, the focus should not only be on business outcomes but on how well we prepare people, and their loved ones, for change." says Ellen Hughes, Chief People Officer, AXA Health Business. New research from AXA Global Healthcare...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved the Rapid Resource Reprogramming and Deployment Option (3RDO), a new financing mechanism that enables developing member countries (DMCs) to respond rapidly in times of crises by repurposing existing ADB sovereign...
World shifting from ‘shocks’ to ‘permanent volatility’ amid global conflicts, trade disruptions: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
"The escalation of the Middle East conflict has evolved from a regional security concern into a systemic tremor, threatening the vital arteries of global energy and hardening the lines of a new, multipolar world order," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. New...