Recently, the warming up of China to African economies has received much attention; however, Japan has been steadily picking up pace with its investments across the African continent as well. Japan has had a long history of investments in Africa. When the Japanese economy was fast rising back up post the 2nd world war, Japanese...
There’s been a marked uptick in the investment activity across the Middle Eastern countries in Asia recent years. More interesting is the investment into the entrepreneurial landscape across these economies. It is no secret that countries across the Arab world such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and others have been desperately trying to wean their...
In a meeting of government representatives earlier this year, the Indonesian government showed a keen interest in welcoming Chinese investments across various sectors within its economy as part of its flagship BRI investments. The Indonesian representatives presented an investment opportunity to the Chinese investors along 28 projects that are roughly worth $127.5 billion altogether. These...
For quite a long time, India and China have managed to maintain their ties despite their historic territorial disputes. However, Huawei is ratcheting up tensions among the two amidst the US-China trade war. With numerous allegations charged on Huawei, is has been placed on a US trade blacklist due to security concerns. US has raised...
The adoption of technology in financial circles across the world has seen a steeply upward trend in the past few years. India is not left behind by any means when it comes to technology incorporation in the provision of financial services. The average technology adoption rate across the Asia Pacific region is a decent 64%...
When we first started talking about AI and all that it could do, healthcare was one of the many sectors to come to mind. Artificial Intelligence has been part of discussions, articles, and forum talks for a long time. Humans have long been preparing for the intelligent future, and now that we are finally stepping...
US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a Chinese experimental drug, ORIN1001, to be fast-tracked. Fast-tracking is a practice intended to aid the development and expedite the appraisal of drugs created for the treatment of life-threatening diseases or medical conditions. This drug is designed for the treatment of patients with relapsed, resistant and secondary breast...
Having the world’s largest manufacturing economy China is on its way to the top. It has now taken over the Soviet Union’s spot establishing itself as the second-largest economy in the world following USA. China has the highest exports amongst any other countries in the world. This raises many questions. Can the Chinese Yuan possibly...
Trade analysts say investment in China’s pharmaceutical market is a safe choice amid the current political climate and the ongoing US-China trade conflict. It is a budding industry mostly dependent on domestic consumption. Retail Investors are hesitant to place their bets on biotechnology companies listed in Hong Kong that are yet to generate any revenue....
There’s been uncertainty in the air owing to the economical and political differences and the ongoing trade war between the two largest economies of the world. Despite a thaw in the relationships and a flurry of sanctions and counter-sanctions between the two economic giants, investments across the board seem to be unaffected. The venture capitalists...