APAC
Retail growth in APAC to continue amidst regional differences
Retail growth in APAC to continue amidst regional differences
In China, a net negative trend is expected to intensify.
Financial firms plan cautious 2025 pay raises
Region-wide, planned budget increases averaged 5.2%.
APAC home insurance market to hit $82.4b by 2032
Globally, home insurance is seen to reach a CAGR of 7.3%.
Solar to account for half of 2025 clean energy investments
It is expected to surpass gas and possibly coal capacity.
Gen Alpha set to dominate consumer market by 2040
Although they don't earn money yet, they are already influencing household spending.
Cloud4C takes home Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2024 for container management solution
It allows firms to scale operations seamlessly across multiple landscapes, expand without disruption, and run at hyper-agility without risk.
Set a clear HR vision and strategy for successful transformation – Deloitte's Mark Maclean
He highlighted the importance of technology, workforce, and stakeholder engagement for successful HR transformations.
Emerging Asia leads as top investment destination of Western FIs
Four of the priority markets are in ASEAN: Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
Global coal demand to plateau through 2027
Consumption is projected to level off in major market China.
Asia-Pacific insurers told to start targeting Gen Z
They are less aware about insurance products than Millenials.
Low carbon energy amongst trends to watch in 2025
Battery and solar markets are projected to remain oversupplied.
Asian banks face profit strain in 2025
Falling interest rates could heighten some lenders’ appetite for risk.
SME insurance is seen to reach $417b through 2032
Smaller organisations lack the resources and experience to form a separate risk department.
What are the must-have banking features by 2027?
Over 60% of respondents in Australia, China, and India find credit-building tools to be useful.
More employees in Asia fall victim to phishing links monthly: report
They click phishing links nearly double the global average of 2.9 times, according to Netskope Threat Labs.
Over 8 in ten tech leaders say data management will drive AI success
Companies unifying data are more likely to reach their AI goals in 2025.
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