Shell's major projects in the region include the deep-water Gumusut field in Malaysia and the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals project in Singapore.
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering and Annual Technical Assistance Forum concluded in Kochi on Friday with a resolve to strengthen efforts in this direction.
We will utilise India as a creative resource for all our offices around the world, says Chuck Brymer, President and CEO, DDB Worldwide.
'We continue to believe that the global economy will narrowly avoid a recession, despite expecting the US, Canada, and most of Europe to fall into recession at some point over the next year or so.'
Bengaluru-headquartered IT services major Wipro Limited on Thursday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capco, a global management and technology consultancy to the banking and financial services industry, for USD 1.45 billion.
Indians are the most optimistic in Asia Pacific region about job and pay rise prospects in 2021, job site 'Indeed' said on Monday, citing its global study. Indian workers (56 per cent) are more than twice as positive about their chances of getting a pay rise next year compared to their counterparts in Australia (20 per cent) and Singapore (23 per cent). Over one in three Indian workers are very optimistic about their career prospects in 2021, the highest in all countries surveyed, it said.
Swiss brokerage Credit Suisse expects the economy to continue to show positive surprises and record up to 9 per cent growth in the next fiscal. For the current financial year too, the brokerage anticipates growth to be higher than the consensus forecast of 8.4-9.5 per cent, and printing in at around 10.5 per cent. As a policy, Credit Suisse does not provide absolute growth numbers in its forecast.
With India leading the small SUV market and attracting majority of investments from Ford Motor Company, the country is set to become a hub for the US automobile major, a top official said.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex has declined 17 per cent in this calendar year and has underperformed the US and European markets.
The rating agency said, rising COVID-19 cases in India will keep private spending and investment lower for longer.
Although the pact would focus mainly on the Pacific and the South China Sea region, any action designed to deter China with or without New Delhi's active participation is a welcome move, notes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific on Monday announced the appointment of Anand Kripalu as managing director of Cadbury India.
India, which accounts for the third largest online userbase globally after China and the US, has had the lowest Internet penetration growth in Asia Pacific (APAC) at 17.4 per cent so far this year, research firm eMarketer said in a report.
Across all industries in India, almost 87 per cent of respondents plan to allocate a larger portion of their budget to high performers
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India's Generation X and Y are most willing to take risks as compared to their counterparts in emerging Asia, says a recent survey. Read on to find out more.
Cisco Systems has appointed Owen Chan as senior vice president, Asia Pacific operations. Chan will be based in Hong Kong and report to Richard Justice, Cisco's senior vice president of Worldwide Field Operations.
The Yuan Wang 5 can easily monitor the Indian coast while operating in international waters. She does not have to enter a port in Sri Lanka to fulfill this mission, points out Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
Oracle wants to dislodge SAP from pole position in the enterprise applications market in Asia Pacific and says it has plans to execute a four-pronged strategy to achieve the objective.\n\n
Information technology, consulting and business process services company, Wipro on Thursday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Ampion, an Australia-based provider of cyber security, DevOps and quality engineering services. "Ampion has a successful track record and enjoys immense credibility with leading enterprises in the region, a collaborative work culture, and significant local subject matter expertise. "We see Ampion as a complementary force that will help us expand our footprint and accelerate our journey in the Asia Pacific region," CEO APMEA, Wipro, N S Bala said. Wipro's new operating model emphasises strategic investments in focus geographies, proximity to customers, agility, scale and localisation, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said in a statement.
'Even though as Xi will seemingly continue to stay in power beyond his third term, competitions for the post-Xi leadership would be inevitably unfolded beneath the surface of water, and that will be a big headache for Xi the dictator.'
Mumbai has jumped five positions to become the third-most preferred property investment market in Asia Pacific in 2011, according to new survey.
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The bank has won the 'Best Retail Bank in India' award for the fifth year in a row.
New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year.
IT firm Nucleaus Software Exports on Tuesday said it has featured in the Deloitte Technology's ranking of the Fast 500 companies in Asia Pacific. \n
As regards India, FIIs have pumped in over Rs 34,400 crore in the Indian stocks in calendar year 2021.
19% of 320 institutional investors managing $1.3 trillion prefer India as investment destination in 2017
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The survey also revealed that 17 per cent Indian women are not satisfied with their job security, lower than their male colleagues.
India has the ability in all respects to be a great power and address our security challenges in the best national interests, says Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
After several years of downgrades to the country's medium-term growth outlook, the estimates are likely to be upgraded now, Credit Suisse said in a report. The country's economy is showing signs of bottoming out, it said. According to the report, the consensus forecasts of GDP growth for FY2022 over FY2020 stopped falling after October 2020 (currently at (-) 1 per cent). Analysts at Credit Suisse expect these estimates to be revised upwards.
'Overtightening of monetary policy by central banks and the spread of new Covid variants, which may force governments to restart lockdowns or restrict mobility.'
FC Barcelona's Asia Pacific director general Jordi Camps believes it is a matter of time before an Indian plays in Spanish top-flight.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance companies have bagged three awards including the Asia-Pacific Project Sponsor of the Year, announced by Project Finance Magazine of Euromoney Publications on Monday.
According to a study by the firm, the average sequential growth of ad spend in the Asia-Pacific region during the quarter was 18 per cent.
According to the global professional services company, the sharp fall in the value of the rupee against the US dollar in 2013 contributed to reducing labour costs in India.
