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From Davos to Digital Transformation: The Key Trends that Will Define the Global Financial Services Sector in 2024
World leaders gathered at the Davos World Economic Forum in January and told us what we already know – that the global economy is still highly volatile. Geopolitical conflicts, disruption to Red Sea trade routes, high-profile elections, energy price hikes
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Is it Time to Put AI in Charge of Pricing Strategies? Most Firms Seem Hesitant to Take the Leap
Despite corporates enthusiasm for AI, its use in pricing strategies — using algorithms to determine optimal prices for goods and services — is yet to gain the approval of many. More than half of those canvassed by data and technology
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Major Tech Boost for Logistics Sector
How 5G technology will keep the supply chain moving… PwC predicts that wide-scale development of 5G communication networks will contribute an additional $1.3tn to global GDP by 2030. With logistics and transport among the primary target sectors for the technology,
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The Swiss Never Miss When it Comes to Perfecting Trade Finance Solutions
Over three decades of experience in developing solutions for the trade finance community. MIT Make Intuitive Tech SA (MITech) is a Swiss-based fintech firm specialising in the development of banking software solutions for the trade finance community. Founded in 1984
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The Strongest Link in Global Supply Chains: Swiss Firm on its Way to Sector Supremacy
CFI.co in discussion with Charles Vincent, CEO of Arviem Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, Arviem provides accurate and independent location- and condition-monitoring of cargo. The firm collects data and uncovers supply chain blind spots by installing automated,
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Whither China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by Xi Jinping, passed its tenth anniversary in 2023. It has entered a third phase. The initiative added a label to China’s financing and construction of infrastructure abroad, which had already totaled more
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Peace-of-Mind for Financial Services Industry in 2024
In an industry where compliance is crucial, misplaced security ‘can be an operational death sentence’. Digital workspace solutions firm Espria is hosting a series of IT industry conversations this year, covering security, document solutions, communications, and automation. It will work
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Keeping the Flame of Fascination Alive
Getting inside Emad Shahin’s work ethic at Ethra Invest The dynamic nature of the business world is of continual fascination for Emad Shahin, investment director at Dubai’s Ethra Invest. The rapid evolution of industries, technological advancements, and the ever-changing global
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Magic Happens — at Least in Your Head — but Should it Hold Sway in the Modern Day?
Despite the modern triumph of rational thought and the emergence of technological marvels, superstition, magic, and the search for spiritual meaning persist. Some still think it prudent to salute a single magpie to ward off bad luck, toss spilled salt
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Workers are Shunning Companies That Fail to Address Climate Issues
Concern about climate change has become so extreme that some people feel unable to perform at work because of “eco-anxiety”. And some are becoming unwilling to join companies that have no ESG measures in place — and there are significant
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