by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Technology
Mumbai, Aug 31: India’s digital loan market is becoming a battleground for companies from Facebook Inc. to Xiaomi Corp., as they seek a foothold in what’s set to be a $1 trillion industry. Facebook this month said India would be the first country where it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Life, Non-Life, Pandemic, Reinsurance
Singapore, Aug 31: The COVID-19 pandemic-induced rise in demand for life and health insurance products helped the top 20 Asia-Pacific (APAC) public insurance companies report aggregated premium of US$821.4bn, a year-over-year (y-o-y) growth of around 2.5%...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Hong Kong, Aug 31: Hong Kong's government is facing growing pressure from business lobby groups to open borders or risk losing executives and investment as it shows no sign of easing one of the world's strictest quarantine programs. Working on billion-dollar...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life, Risk Management, Technology
New Delhi, Aug 31: The global shortage of semiconductor chips is hurting automobile production and may impact August-September wholesales, even as demand is recovering well from the second wave of the pandemic, a report said on Tuesday. In August, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 31, 2021 | Indian News, Policy, Regulation, Technology
New Delhi, Aug 31 The consumer affairs ministry is examining stakeholders' views on all provisions of the draft Consumer Protection (e-commerce) Rules, including definition of 'related party', a senior ministry official said on Tuesday. Ban on...
