Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited has announced the appointment of Jude Gomes as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, following approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). With over three decades of local and international experience in the insurance and banking sectors, Gomes...

Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract from French energy giant TotalEnergies to conduct a seismic survey off the coast of Angola. The project, set to start in January 2025, will focus on deepwater operations using ocean-bottom nodes (OBN) and is expected to take two and a half months to complete....

Representatives from Latin American and Caribbean countries reiterated their dedication to fostering more productive, inclusive, and sustainable development during the inauguration of the 40th Session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), taking place in Lima, Peru, Friday, October 11. During the opening of this key...

A new flagship report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls for better-designed and more targeted policies to benefit both biodiversity and agriculture, urging countries worldwide to adopt and implement these measures. The report, which examines the complex relationship between agriculture and conservation, offers a comprehensive approach...

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is reportedly preparing for a significant management overhaul as the automaker faces financial challenges. The changes come as the company grapples with a profit warning and declining performance, particularly in its North American operations. Tavares has been under increasing pressure to address Stellantis’ issues in North...

Marketers and media planners need to recognize that while Baby Boomers still favor Facebook, their digital media habits are increasingly dominated by connected TV (CTV) platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. These platforms operate differently from social media, requiring a distinct approach to media trading and measurement, according to...

A recent study conducted by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) has uncovered significant imbalances in Sri Lanka’s Public Service Pension distribution, revealing that nearly 50% of the benefits are concentrated among the wealthiest 20% of the population. The IPS study aimed to assess the fairness of tax policies and...

Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank D’Amelio announced on Wednesday evening that they would be withdrawing from Starboard Value's activist campaign targeting the pharmaceutical giant. This decision comes just days after news of Starboard's stake in Pfizer emerged. In a joint statement issued through an investment bank, Read...

Most organisations would agree that their greatest asset is their people.  So if you can source the best performers, then that gives you a tremendous competitive advantage in the market.  Yet most senior leaders find recruitment a challenge, thus continuing to buy into the misnomer that there’s a “war for...