AI breakthroughs, market growth
Article by Gadjo Sevilla Â
EMARKETER: A year of AI expansion: Google focused on AI innovation—integrating its Gemini AI across products while addressing safety concerns and fierce competition from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported a 15% YoY revenue increase in Q3 2024, reaching $88.3 billion, but now faces mounting regulatory pressure, including a potential Chrome browser breakup that threatens its search dominance.
Google’s continued AI expansion: Google is a key player in the...
 Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally
Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. The country has experienced persistent cholera transmission for many years, including the largest outbreak – between 2017 and 2020 – recorded in recent history.
As of 1 December, Yemen had reported 249 900 suspected cases of cholera, with 861 associated deaths since the beginning of the year. This accounts for...
Global Islamic finance assets expected to exceed $6.7 trillion by 2027
by Shaima Hasan, Senior Proposition Manger, LSEG
Shereen Mohamed, Senior Research Analyst, LSEG
 LSEG: Islamic Finance...
Growth of Malaysia's Islamic banks outpacing conventional peers
The Edge Malaysia: The growth of Islamic banks in Malaysia has outpaced its conventional peers, with penetration...
Achievements in Driving Sustainable Development in Member Countries in 2022
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President and Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, and Minister...
Bank Negara Malaysia asks financial institutions for a substantial investment on climate risk management
Some of the most momentous announcements from Malaysia’s Joint Committee on...
Deal activity in Asia-Pacific declined by 27.8% in May 2021
A total of 760 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture financing deals)...
Over 60 international countries represented at ATM 2021 despite Coronavirus travel restrictions
A total of 62 countries will be represented on the exhibition floor this...
Capital raising activities could return to levels in 2021
Malaysia’s capital market activity is on track to improve in 2021, with fundraising interest across some sectors...
Global sukuk issuance to fall slightly in 2021 as financing needs ease
Gross long-term global sovereign sukuk issuance will amount to $96 billion in 2021,...
Bursa Malaysia: Moving the dial on ESG adoption
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the concept of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) into the spotlight...
Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, tested new biometric passenger processing at the KLIA Main Terminal as part of its 21st anniversary celebration...
