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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
China’s playbook—that loyal capital will be treated nicely, but any perceptions of disloyalty or contention will be dealt with punitively—is one that we have seen over and over again across the world.
The most defining moment in Chinese business-state relations in recent memory was the public disappearance of Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, right before his fintech company, Ant Group, was poised for a massive public listing.
In late October 2020, Ant Group was valued at over $300 billion, larger than many of the largest banks in both China and the US. Its IPO, which was supposed to happen jointly between Shanghai and Hong Kong, could have been the largest in recent financial history. But then Ma vanished.
In the days leading up to his disappearance (on 24 October, …
Amid an increasing demand for higher education in the Middle East, local universities seem keen to show their mettle.
The NASDAQ-listed brokerage is joining a growing list of fintech firms setting up shop here. What could be in store?
As part of a wider push to encourage transparency in the market, the CMA’s latest proposal seeks more clarity on how private capital moves around in the country.
