Tech Giants are targeting Indonesia's 83 million who don't have bank access Photographer: Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg Photographer: Dimas ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion| How should India structure a development financial institution
There seems to be a growing consensus among policymakers and industry practitioners that India needs an institutional mechanism to improve financing for long-term infrastructure projects, notably by ... ( read original story ...)
China central bank policymaker says fintech needs regulation just like banks
Pan Gongsheng, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said in a Financial Times op-ed fintech companies need to be regulated as financial institutions. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to start Covid-19 vaccination drive next week
Pakistan has decided to kick off its. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) formulated guidelines for the eight-step vaccination process, Dawn reported. The strategy was developed after ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s business in India still quite low relative to size of opportunity: Tim Cook
Apple launched the Apple Store online in India on September 23, offering Apple’s full range of products and support directly to customers across the country for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Apple’s Business In India Doubled In Last Quarter: Tim Cook
Apple registered over 60 per cent growth (year-on-year) in its India business in calendar year 2020, while for the festive quarter, the growth was an impressive 100 per cent on a year-on-year basis ... ( read original story ...)
Budget 2021: India Plans Higher Levy on Some Goods to Cut Imports
India is considering a proposal to raise levies on a range of imported goods, with a view to boosting local manufacturing in line with the government’s focus on self-reliance, people with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)
Business doubled in India, feel good about trajectory: Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple posted all-time record revenue of $111.4 billion, up 21 per cent year over year with the new iPhone 12 and iPads contributing significantly to the numbers. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Birla Spurs Spending After ‘Surprise’ India Revival
Indian tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla’s $46-billion metals-to-telecommunications conglomerate is reviving investments, betting India’s economy will soon bounce back from a recession induced by the ... ( read original story ...)
Is it the end of the road for TikTok in India? – Jaweb
Seven months after it was suddenly banned in the country, TikTok appears to have run out of doors to knock on in India. The Bytedance-owned company is downsizing its India team, a Jan. 27 Reuters ... ( read original story ...)