Prodapt, a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and transformation services in the telecom and technology sectors, recently announced a significant leadership change. The company has appointed Manish Vyas as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Vyas succeeds Harsha Kumar, who will transition to an advisory role...

Recently, the European Commission sanctioned two initiatives aimed at enhancing the production of green hydrogen. These initiatives include a $1.3 billion program for Spain and an approximate $1.1 billion program for the Netherlands. The Dutch initiative, sanctioned under EU State aid regulations, is set to back the establishment of at...

Google has expanded its AI-based fire alert tool to 15 new countries across Europe and Africa. This advanced tool provides detailed fire boundary monitoring via Google Search, Maps, and push notifications. The newly included countries are Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, Kenya, Croatia, Cyprus, Montenegro, Monaco, Portugal,...

According to the latest wealth report from real estate consultancy Knight Frank, 2023 saw 2,587 individuals in New Zealand achieving "ultra high net worth" status, defined as having at least US$30 million in wealth. Stats NZ highlighted that in 2021, the top 1% of New Zealand households possessed net wealth...

A recent survey by CEO Score, a corporate data research institute, revealed that over half of South Korea's major corporations have not initiated any new business ventures in the past five years. This investigation focused on 331 of the top 500 companies in South Korea that have submitted business reports...

China and 26 African countries have committed to enhancing their partnerships and fostering innovation in the digital sector. This agreement was solidified during the Forum on China-Africa Digital Cooperation, hosted on July 29 by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing. Senegal’s Minister of Telecommunications, Alioune Sall, expressed...

The upcoming Skift Global Forum, scheduled for September 17-19 in New York City, promises to be a pivotal event for the travel industry, particularly the hospitality sector. This year's forum boasts an impressive lineup of speakers, including CEOs from Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, MGM Resorts International, and the...

PDD Holdings, the online retail giant established by Colin Huang, China’s second-richest billionaire, is currently embroiled in a crisis following vendor protests in Guangzhou against perceived mistreatment on its global e-commerce platform, Temu. On Tuesday, the company's shares fell by 3.5%, resulting in a $1.6 billion loss in Huang's net...

Noel Quinn wrapped up his tenure as CEO of HSBC Holdings by announcing an additional US$3 billion return to shareholders, coinciding with the bank’s better-than-expected earnings. This final quarter under Quinn’s leadership saw HSBC’s pretax profit for the three months ending in June rise to US$8.9 billion, surpassing the anticipated...