The geographical position of the UAE makes it a strategic hub for international trade, commerce, and logistics. The free zones in the UAE make setting up a business easier. These are attractive elements for Mumbai-based companies, the city being considered the business capital of India.
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Innovation in technology gets pride of place in Singapore Budget 2025, driving SG60 economic growth
The Singapore Budget 2025, presented by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, has put a particular emphasis on certain economic areas as being the drivers of SG60 growth. One of them is research and development (R&D) to promote innovation in technology.
Instagram tests ‘dislike’ button for comments, faces flak
Instagram tests ‘dislike’ button for comments
Paris AI Summit: Sundar Pichai discusses ways Google can work closely with India for digital transformation
Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets Indian PM Narendra Modi in Paris. The French city is hosting AI Action Summit
India is OpenAI’s second biggest market: Sam Altman
OpenAI chief Sam Altman visits India
Singapore tourism hits new high: 16.5 million visitor arrivals in 2024; SGD 22.4 billion in tourism spend in Jan-Sept
India was in third place among top markets for visitor arrivals in Singapore in 2024, preceded by Mainland China in the first position and Indonesia in the second position.
Elon Musk claims DOGE employees are working 120 hours a week, triggers online debate
Space X chief Elon Musk is heading DOGE. He recently said employees of the Department are working 120 hours per week.
Nissan Magnite expands globally with first shipment to LHD markets
In late January 2025, Nissan Motor India marked a significant milestone by flagging off its first shipment of nearly 2,900 LHD units of the Magnite from the Kamarajar Port (KPL) in Chennai, India.
JPMorgan appoints Pranav Thakur as sole head of global markets
Indian-origin Pranav Thakur, who was named co-head of the business alongside Sippel in 2024, will now serve as the sole head of global markets, according to an internal memo, as reported by Reuters on Friday, January 31.
Perplexity AI’s plan for TikTok involves US government ownership
The proposal, submitted last week, is a revision of a prior plan the artificial intelligence startup had presented to TikTok’s parent ByteDance on Jan 18, a day before the law that bans TikTok went into effect.
