Ab InBev is likely to file for the IPO with the Hong Kong stock exchange in the first half of 2019. According to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has… Read More ›
Asia Pacific
Ken Hitchner, Goldman Sachs’ Asia Pacific CEO, to retire mid-2019
Goldman Sachs is yet to disclose who will be replacing Ken Hitchner as the chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc for the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan. A Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the knowledge at… Read More ›
Global hotel prices and airfares set to rise in 2019
The annual forecast by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and those from Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) state cost of hotel stay and travel is likely to shoot up in 2019. According to an industry forecast, rising oil prices and… Read More ›
Fujifilm Holdings Corp threatens to compete with Xerox Corp unless tech agreement is renewed
Xerox has already started sourcing products from new vendors and has made it lucidly clear that it may not renew an agreement with Fujifilm. On Wednesday, Fujifilm Holdings Corp threatened Xerox Corp stating it will compete with it in the… Read More ›
Starbucks looks to triple its stores in China in the next 5 years
Starbucks is hoping the cost synergies in its deal with Nestle will enable it to mitigate the pressures of fighting waves of small boutique coffee stores in the U.S. and China. Feeling the pressure in its home market, Starbucks Corp… Read More ›
GM to make South Korea its Asia-Pacific hub
This preliminary deal essentially sets the foundation for Detroit-based General Motors landmark deal, to be signed on May 11 with the South Korean government, which will see it set up its Asia-Pacific HQ in the country. The deals are aimed… Read More ›
Australia, Japan, Canada working together to replace TPP with CPTPP
Chief negotiators from the respective countries in the Asia Pacific region are set to meet next week to hammer out an agreement for signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). On Thursday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull… Read More ›
The Japanese Yen and the Euro are rising against the USD following Pyongyang’s testing its nuclear device
Although North Korea’s move have seen many investors moving to Japanese assets, many investors worry that in the event of an actual war, these very assets may lose their shine. With North Korea raising the ante, gold, the Japanese yen,… Read More ›