World Economic Magazine

The impact of COVID-19 on artificial intelligence in banking

COVID-19 has not dampened the appetite of European banks for machine learning and data science, but may in the short…

6 years ago

What makes new cities successful?

The right blend of public and private sector support, along with long-term transport strategies and anchor institutions such as schools…

6 years ago

Hong Kong widens COVID-19 vaccine scheme to under 30s

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday that the city’s vaccine scheme would be widened to include…

6 years ago

Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Many Africans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a…

6 years ago

Merck plans large outpatient trial of COVID-19 pill, stops study in hospitalized patients

(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc on Thursday said it plans a large study of what could become the first…

6 years ago

Indian hospitals battle ‘chaotic’ surge as daily virus infections cross 200,000

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Many Indians scrambled on Thursday to secure beds in hospitals for relatives stricken with coronavirus as…

6 years ago

U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges ahead of Earth Day

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week…

6 years ago

PepsiCo bets on higher soda sales as restaurants reopen

(Reuters) -PepsiCo Inc said on Thursday it expects organic revenue growth to pick up pace in the second quarter, betting…

6 years ago

Cathie Wood’s Ark buys into Coinbase, sells a bit of Tesla

LONDON (Reuters) - Cathie Wood’s Ark funds bought $246 million worth of Coinbase shares on the cryptocurrency exchange’s Nasdaq debut…

6 years ago

Sustainable-bond issuance reaches record high in first quarter

LONDON (Reuters) -Sustainable-bond issuance surged to a record high in the first quarter as more countries and companies looked to…

6 years ago