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News

Samsung Reportedly Delays Production at New US Factory

Media reports that South Korean company Samsung Electronics Co. has postponed plans to launch mass production at its new chip manufacturing plant in Taylor, Texas.

Finance & Economics

Singapore November Core Inflation Demonstrates Subdued Demand

In Singapore, core inflation showed a dynamic of the decline in November.

Finance & Economics

China Stimulates Asia-Pacific Demand for Sustainable Finance

Analysts and fund managers predict that next year, investing in companies and industrial sectors to create a kind of economic base for their transition to a low-carbon future will become the dominant trend in China and the Asia-Pacific region, as demand for sustainable financial products continues to remain high here, despite the current interest rate […]

Science & Technology

Four Chinese AI Models Pass Official Assessment

In China, the first group of four large generative artificial intelligence models has passed an official assessment of compliance with standards.

News

Alibaba Promotes Millennials to E-Commerce Leadership Roles

Alibaba Group Holding is pushing millennials, who are representatives of the generation born in the early 1980s – mid-1990s, to take leading roles in the Chinese online market, since currently this e-commerce giant, based in Huangzhou, is going through a kind of transformation period to resist the pressure of competitors such as PDD Holdings.

News

UK Ethnic Minority Businesses Are Twice More Ambitious Than SMEs Overall

Recent UK research showed that almost 6 in 10 ethnic minority-owned businesses (EMBs) have ambitions to both grow and take risks, significantly higher than the overall percentage of SMEs nationwide (27%).

Science & Technology

OpenAI Reportedly Plans to Raise New Funding

Media outlets, citing insiders, report that OpenAI is currently discussing the possible holding of a new round of fundraising for at least $100 billion.

Finance & Economics

South Korea Fines Global Banks for Illegal Naked Short Selling

South Korea has decided to impose a total fine of 26.5 billion won ($20.4 million) on two global investment banks and a local unit of an international company for involvement in naked short selling.

News

Bank of Japan Governor Signals Chance of Policy Shift

The governor of the Bank of Japan, Kazuo Ueda, on Monday, December 25, stated that there is currently an increasing likelihood that the financial regulator’s inflation target will be reached, noting the possibility of making adjustments to the policy of the organization he heads.

News

China’s Biggest Banks Lower Deposit Rates

China’s largest state-owned banks are reducing deposit rates for the third time since the beginning of this year.

News

Crypto Compensation Less Reliant on Tokens: Survey

Those working in the crypto industry today are much more likely to receive job compensation in the form of equity than crypto tokens, unlike only a few years ago.

Blockchain & Crypto

Registered Crypto Firms Surge 56% in Spain

Several international platforms, such as Revolut, Bitpanda, Crypto.com and Vivid, have joined the list of registered crypto providers in Spain in 2023.

News

Revolut Reports Revenue of More Than $1 Billion in 2022

The British fintech company Revolut reported that its revenue for 2022 amounted to $1.1 billion.

Finance & Economics

UK Inches Closer to Technical Recession

The United Kingdom’s economic system is currently on a path that could end in recession.

News

Visa and TECH5 to Promote Digital ID-Based Payments

Visa announced the beginning of cooperation with the biometric company TECH5.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Deloitte and Fintech Saudi to Launch Makken Program

Deloitte, a global professional services company, is currently implementing a partnership with Fintech Saudi.