by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Banking & Bancassurance, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Technology
Google, Alibaba and other “Big Tech” companies could be forced to share data on financial services customers with banks and financial technology firms to prevent unfair competition. As Facebook’s plan for its Libra...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Technology
New Delhi: A city-based start-up plans to come up with a fleet of electric vehicle cabs across Delhi-National Capital Region this month to combat air pollution. 'Prakriti E-Mobility Private Limited' will introduce 500 electric vehicles in the first...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: India climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: A bill which seeks to provide for stringent punishment, including death penalty or life imprisonment, to those involved in piracy at sea was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. Shashi Tharoor (Cong) opposed The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill at the introduction...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life
Dhaka: The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh have signed an agreement to launch a project to accelerate inclusive economic growth, sustainably reduce poverty and improve food and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Madrid: Global Parametrics (GP), the provider of parametric protection against climate risks in developing markets and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), in partnership with the German Development Bank (KfW) and Hannover...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
LONDON : A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South East Asia and has "serious epidemic potential", global health and infectious disease specialists said on Monday. The virus, identified in...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Singapore: Willis Towers Watson has announced a new partnership with Tricor Hong Kong, the leading business expansion specialist in Asia, which will provide people and risk mitigation solutions to Tricor’s 50,000 clients around the world....
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life
China’s crackdown on illegal meat imports has left India, one of the biggest exporters of buffalo meat, scrambling for a new buyer. China has adopted stricter border controls due to African swine fever, meaning Indian buffalo meat exports into China that...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2019 | International News, Life, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Hong Kong: AXA XL has appointed Stephen Nguyen as,leader,Client Management, Asia. Based in Hong Kong and reporting to Jonathan Mead, head of client & distribution, Asia Pacific, Nguyen will be responsible for delivering client strategies and an outstanding...
