The Fallout: Russia in Ukraine – Part II
Part II: The most sanctioned country in the world The second in a series of articles exploring the global economic and geopolitical fallouts of Russia’s war on Ukraine. In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has become the most-sanctioned country in the world with 5,581 sanctions currently in place. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovic, […]
Managing the Hybrid
The hybrid work model requires that managers learn and re-learn to strike a balance. This is the best time to deconstruct and reformulate new processes and structures As the world adjusts to a redefined understanding of the workplace, entirely new expectation matrices are emerging on both sides of the table. While employees are looking for […]
The Fallout: Russia in Ukraine – Part I
Part I: Global equity markets An overview of what has happened so far, and how global equity markets have reacted. Affairs so far Ever since the first tanks rolled into Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, Russian troops under the leadership of Vladimir Putin have gradually intensified their attacks on Ukraine, including widespread […]
A New Dimension in Cyberattacks
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a watershed moment in the history of cyberattacks and risk analysts are preparing for a grim scenario The international hacker group, Anonymous, responsible for several cyber incidents including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks – where a site is rendered unreachable by being bombarded with traffic –have brought down several Russian […]
The End of 9-to-5 and 5/7
Business operations have reached a watershed moment and some time-honoured practices might end to best support a more heterogenous and agile workforce Some years ago, a clothing brand used to advertise nine-to-five shirts for men, and a jewellery chain had introduced a range of aesthetically designed jewellery for working women that went well with their […]
Theories for a Meta World
The JP Morgan whitepaper is the first serious and incisive study on the metaverse– especially on virtual business opportunities. Let’s find out the salient features The recently released whitepaper on the state of the metaverse, by US banking major JP Morgan Chase & Co is creating many waves. Co-authored by Christine Moy, Morgan’s Global Head […]
The State of EdTech
India, the capital of the global EdTech industry, is growing astronomically. Here’s what you need to know Currently valued at about $21 billion, India’s most valuable start-up and the world’s most valuable EdTech start-up, Byju’s is looking to raise further – as much as $4 billion – to more than double its valuation to close […]
Blockchain, as a Service
Global BaaS solutions are set to boom. Here are some companies to keep an eye on Dubbed the ‘rising star’ of the business world, Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms – projected currently to grow at a CAGR of over 15% according to Mordor Intelligence – are all set to boom in the coming years. BaaS platforms usually […]
Buy Now, Pay Later?
The boom of BNPL platforms holds exciting opportunities for the future of fintech. Here’s what it is all about “From bills to biryani, pay for all your purchases later.” – LazyPay Typically, if faced with a sentence such as the one above, it would be safe to assume that one was set to be subject […]
Top 5 Python Libraries for Data Science
Python is the most popular and commonly used programming language today. Pythons’ importance and relevance in the programming world cannot be understated and this is even more so when it comes to data science. Data scientists are using python to carry out high-order tasks and to deliver key business insights. Python is an easy-to-learn, easy-to-debug, […]