According to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, 2017 was the year when the highest yearly amount of capital invested in the entrepreneurial ecosystem was made since the early 2000’s in the United States. The report from the agency says that there were 8,076 deals involving 8,035 companies with a total amount of investment of $84 billion by…
There are many ways that the global healthcare industry is being transformed. It is not only the rich and super-rich who have access to and adopting concierge medicine, but it is also not accessible by the not so rich who are seeking to attain a greater quality of care compared to what is typically available…
2017 was one of the bets years for the technology sector as it accounted for the six most valuable companies in the world. However, the year was also one which did not see much of large tech deals. However, experts are of the opinion that 2018 would be different. Robert Townsend, co-chair of global mergers…
The fear that a strain of a type of flu that was first witnessed to infect people in Australia during the 2017 winter in the southern hemisphere has forced a Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland to suspended the “sign of peace” handshake during the religious masses to eliminate the risk of infection. Compared to the number…
A Hong Kong listing is being planned by China’s Dalian Wanda Group for offering its sports assets, according to a new report by Reuters The company has bene attempting to rationalize its portfolio and this plan is being to be part of that effort. The report quoted sources saying that the plan could also involve…
According to 65 percent of CFOs who participated in a recent survey, they find it somewhat difficult to find put and identify adequately skilled and qualified workers that would fit the present job vacancies. The survey, which was carried out by staffing firm RobertHalf, also concluded that adequate recruitment has become difficult in relation to…
The global plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) is poised to get into a phase off significant growth due to a number of events and incidents in the PEV market which include the development and launch of long-range battery EVs (BEVs) at prices below that of $40,000 price points. This was predicted in a research by a…
A Hong-Kong flagged ship was held in South Korea for allegedly breaching the UN sanctions against North Korea by transferring oil to a vessel from North Korea in October. The crew members were also held, said South Korea. A South Korean Foreign Ministry official said that the detained vessel named the Lighthouse Winmore allegedly transferred…
Austrian holiday airline Niki would be purchased by British Airways’ parent company IAG. The firm would pay €20 million ($24 million) for the insolvent Austrian flier. Additional liquidity of up to €16.5 million would be provided for the Austrian company by IAG, the company Also said. Following the exit and withdrawal of financial support from…
North Korea has been provided an economic lifeline by Russian tankers who have, in recent months, shipped fuel to the rogue state at least three times. This was done by transferring of the fuel at sea. This was reveled in media reports quoting two senior Western European security sources. The sources also said that this…
