Right On Track: MTR Rail Empire Weathers the Pandemic in Style with Innovative Business Model

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As public transport operators around the world battle sharp declines in patronage and revenues during the pandemic, MTR Corporation’s diversified…

MTR Corporation Finance Director Herbert Hui: Cool Head and Strong Hand at the MTR Tiller

3 years ago

With diverse revenue streams, including fare- and non-fare revenues from its property business, MTR has been able to ride out…

Denise Coates Earns More Than Elon Musk, Would You Believe?

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British business leader Denise Coates is the highest-earning woman in Britain — testament to the fact that the odds can…

Too Much of a Good Thing: Inflation Spike Puzzles ECB – Engage or Ignore?

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For years on end, central bankers in Europe and the United States have tempted providence to deliver a modicum of…

The Fallacy of ‘Chinese Characteristics’: Critique of Liberal Democracy Misplaced and Premature

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Amongst political philosophers, it has of late become fashionable to hail China as a model of effective governance. The country’s…

Obituary – Wilbur Addison Smith (1933-2021): Lion of African Literature

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A charming chauvinist, addicted to adventure, and in his personal life often as ruthless as the characters depicted in his…

Brand-Power is Real — but the Goalposts Won’t Stop Moving

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From the upstarts to the everlasting, branding and marketing drive sales.   That goes beyond mere recognition, and requires a…

Uncertainty and Pessimism Surround Emergence of the Omicron Variant

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The Omicron variant will either be a major development in the Covid-19 crisis… or a blip on the ever-changing, post-pandemic…

CBRE: Tech Adoption Accelerating Across Real Estate Industry

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The expanding deployment of technology, from connectivity and hardware upgrades to machine learning and AI, means that almost every feature…

Ginger Krieg Dosier: Biotech Innovation Traces Path from Marine Structures to Carbon-Neutral Concrete

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Portland cement production accounts for eight percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and uses 10 percent of drinking water. Concrete,…