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India’s demonetization is tightening the payment startup race, but the winner could well be the Indi
It is bonanza time for digital payment providers in India. With demonetization leading to a severe cash crunch over the past two months,...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 6, 2017


AI replacing some white-collar workers
Most of the attention around automation focuses on how factory robots and self-driving cars may fundamentally change our workforce,...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 6, 2017


UK third quarter GDP growth confirmed at 0.5%
The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter, official figures have confirmed, helped by export growth and stronger consumer...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 22, 2016
U.K. Inflation Accelerates to Highest in More Than Two Years
U.K. inflation accelerated more than economists forecast in November, boosted by prices for clothing and gasoline. The jump to 1.2...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 14, 2016
What's driving our future?
Most adults are connected, now what? A presentation on how technology is becoming a commodity, where software will add value, and how...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 13, 2016


India's exports rise sharply in October, gold imports spurt; trade deficit widens
India had reasons to cheer both on the inflation and external trade fronts. Data for October released by the government on Tuesday showed...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 12, 2016
Indian Gold Imports Said to Jump to Year’s High in November
Gold imports by India, the second-biggest consumer, are said to have climbed 10 percent in November to the highest this year, according...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 12, 2016


The grocery chain that became Africa’s biggest retailer by betting on its middle class
Johannesburg Just as Freedom Park, south of Johannesburg, completed its transition from a shanty town to a lower middle class...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 4, 2016


To stop relying on Western hand-me-downs, African countries are importing Chinese textile companies
Kigali, Rwanda Every day the workers at C&H Garment Factory are required to learn a few words of Chinese. Today’s lesson, written on a...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 4, 2016


Lessons from the epic boardroom battle at Tata are already being taught at Indian business schools
It’s been just two weeks since Tata Sons, India’s largest conglomerate, fired its chairman Cyrus Mistry. But the corporate battle—one of...

RCS Ottawa
Nov 3, 2016
Youth Development Index - Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to one of the largest, fastest growing youth populations in the world. But this “youth bulge” could hurt...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 22, 2016
Will Italy also leave the European Union?
The smart money suggests that Italy will leave the EU. The country’s outflows are accelerating—up €118 billion ($130 billion) from just a...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 18, 2016


Industrial Production Data to Drive British Pound Against Euro and US Dollar on Friday
Pound Sterling remains highly sensitive to risk sentiment associated with Brexit as we evidenced by the sharp declines witnessed through...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 6, 2016
Canada and India seek closer economic ties
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, was thrilled to welcome Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Minister of...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2016


The closer Brexit gets, the worse the pound performs
British prime minister Theresa May said Oct. 2 that she would officially start the process for Britain’s exit from the European Union no...

RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2016


The desperation of Indian housewives in the United States of America
There are many reasons why educated Indian women are not working. Some hit a wall due to conservative in-laws and unsupportive husbands....

RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2016


In the race for Africa, India and China aren’t all that different
As state leaders and delegates descend on New Delhi this week for the third India-Africa Summit, Indian officials are working hard to...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 28, 2016
India made the biggest leap in global competitiveness - WEF
In the World Economic Forum's 2016-17 rankings, Asia’s third-largest economy ranked 39th among 138 countries. Last year, it was at 55....

RCS Ottawa
Sep 28, 2016
India’s Mahindra, Ola Team Up as Uber Looms
NEW DELHI—As competition intensifies in India’s hotly contested ride-hailing sector, one of its biggest car makers, Mahindra & Mahindra...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 8, 2016


RBA Seen Holding Fire, Watching Fed as Stevens Makes Final Call
Australia’s central bank is forecast to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at Governor Glenn Stevens’s final meeting Tuesday as...

RCS Ottawa
Sep 7, 2016
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