by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 30, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
New York: Some 271 million people globally, or more than one in 20 of the population aged 15 to 64, used recreational drugs in 2017, according to newly released data from the United Nations World Drug Report. That’s a 30% increase from 2009. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 30, 2019 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Technology
By Tobias Adrian and Ceyla Pazarbasioglu From artificial intelligence to mobile applications, technology helps to increase your access to secure and efficient financial products and services. Since fintech offers the chance to boost economic growth and expand...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 30, 2019 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: A clear 'chain of command' should be in place when multiple stakeholders get on-board to combat a disaster and government agencies should ensure that India becomes a top-notch nation for managing such emergencies, Union Home Minister Amit...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 29, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders of the G20 on Saturday resolved to prevent the use of the internet to fund and facilitate terrorism and extremism, asserting that while the internet must be "open, free and secure", it cannot serve...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 29, 2019 | Blog, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography
By Chris Bryant The vast majority of Americans have air conditioning but in Germany almost nobody does. At least not yet. So when temperatures in Berlin rose to an uncomfortable 37 Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) this week – a record for the month of June...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2019 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Europeans fought to stay cool as a blast of hot air from the Sahara desert sent temperatures to records in large parts of the continent and whipped up concern about climate change. Germany imposed speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
It took Discovery Ltd. 1.5 million man hours over four years to build a bank. When the startup opens to the public Monday it will challenge South African lenders with histories going back to 1838, and they’re ready for battle. The insurer prides itself on...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2019 | International News, Non-Life
China has created the new insurance group set to take over the main operations of Anbang Insurance Group Co., the once-acquisitive conglomerate that’s under state control. Beijing-based Dajia Insurance Group, which was established on June 25, has 20.4...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2019 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
New Delhi: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government is moving towards 'one nation one ration card', which will enable beneficiaries to get their quota of grains from any ration shop across the country. The minister was speaking at a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 28, 2019 | International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
Cybersecurity issues are increasingly becoming a concern in mergers and acquisitions, a new survey shows, and lapses can jeopardize deals or haunt purchasers long after the deal is done. Of more than 2,700 information technology and business decision...
