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The AI tipping point for banks
Business, Mark Micallef, Published on 13/01/2025
» Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) is rapidly transforming the financial services landscape. What began with experimental projects in 2024 is now gaining serious momentum, with many institutions moving Gen AI into full-scale production and seeing tangible results from their investments.
FDI to fuel a China-Asean shared future
Business, Giorgio Gamba and Mark Wang, Published on 13/06/2023
» In 2013, President Xi Jinping announced an initiative for China to work with Asean countries for a 21st century Maritime Silk Road to build a closer China-Asean community with a shared future.
Some Companies Are Ready for Libor's Demise, but Not All
Business, Sebastian Pellejero & Mark Maurer, Published on 03/01/2022
» Wall Street's shift away from the London interbank offered rate takes effect at the start of the new year. Some companies are more prepared for it than others.
Billionaires' share of global wealth soars during pandemic
Business, Mark John of Reuters, Published on 08/12/2021
» LONDON: The share of household wealth owned by billionaires has risen by a record amount during the pandemic, with millionaires also coming out of Covid-19 ahead, a study found.
Pfizer Identifies Lead Coronavirus Drug Candidate
Business, Jared S. Hopkins, Published on 11/04/2020
» Pfizer Inc. has found a promising but early potential coronavirus treatment, which the drugmaker aims to begin testing in patients this summer.
U.S. Drugmakers Ship Therapies to China, Seeking to Treat Coronavirus
Business, Jared S. Hopkins, Published on 29/01/2020
» U.S. drugmakers are shipping antiviral drugs to Chinese health authorities to assess whether the medicines could help contain the explosion of respiratory virus infections sweeping the country.
Planet smartphone
Business, Paul Lee, Mark Casey, Craig Wigginton & Cornelia Calugar-Pop, Published on 13/12/2019
» In the half-dozen years since they became mainstream, smartphones have become the world's most ubiquitous and used consumer electronic device.
How do customers choose you – and what you can do about it
Michael F. J. Clarke – CEO & Co-founder and Scott S. Roach, PhD, Data Analyst Specialist, Kingsmen Hospitality Services, Published on 25/03/2019
» It likely comes as little surprise to any hotel manager that social media is playing an ever increasing role in consumers’ choice processes when it comes to booking a stay at a hotel. In fact, eWOM (electronic Word-of-Mouth) may play an even greater role than you may have imagined. A recent study conducted in Thailand published in the e-Review of Tourism Research states that eWOM is more effective than both advertising and promotional activities in influencing decisions about choosing a hotel. This statement has MAJOR implications for hotel managers concerned with occupancy and pricing.
The case against national AI strategies
Business, Mark Esposito, Terence Tse & Joshua Entsminger, Published on 19/10/2018
» Efforts to develop artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being framed as a global race, or even a new Great Game. In addition to the race between countries to build national capabilities and establish a competitive advantage, businesses are also in a contest to acquire AI talent, exploit data advantages and offer unique services. In both cases, success will depend on whether AI solutions can be democratised and distributed across sectors.