Pre-briefing Book: The New Growth Paradigm
Growth isn’t on person’s job – but should it be? Author Andy Brent and two top-level CMOs discuss the best approach to manage for growth.
Who’s Focused on Growth?
Growth cuts across all executive functions, yet only one company has appointed a Growth Director. What does Mondelez International know?
China has US$17 Trillion to Manage Economic Shocks
China has assets and cash totaling US$17.41 trillion to support state-led actions to minimise risk and maintain economic order according to CASS, a leading China-based think tank. The assessment comes after China's Central Economic Work Conference held in mid-December...
Hong Kong FinTech Week with Musheer Ahmed
On the eve of Hong Kong FinTech Week, Musheer Ahmed provided members of Asia Insight Circle a preview of the world’s first cross-border financial technology conference taking place in Hong Kong, Asia’s financial capital, and in Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley
Making Land for 1.1 Million People in Hong Kong
Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivered her second policy address for Hong Kong yesterday. Among the most ambitious initiatives is a plan to create new islands to house 1.1 million people. The 1,700 hectares (or 4,200 acres) will cover 17 square kilometres and will rise...
Doing Business in China: The Fastest Way Into Shenzhen
When businesses are interested in doing business in China, it’s not unusual for the city of Shenzhen to be at the top of the list for a visit. Shenzhen is a major Chinese city located across the greenbelt to the north of Hong Kong. This bustling city is pressed...
Does Happiness Matter?
Disney bills itself as the “Happiest Place on Earth”, but according to a recent report from the United Nations, that is instead Finland. The World Happiness Report was launched in March and ranked countries by a range of factors meant to measure happiness. These...
Silicon Delta: The Maker’s Market in Shenzhen
Once derided for copycat innovation, Shenzhen and Guangdong Province are today global centres of innovation due to a world-best supply chain for technology. David Li of Shenzhen’s Open Innovation Lab argues that the copycats have since morphed into a powerful...
Biting-Edge Blockchain: Our March Breakfast
Blockchain is a transaction ledger distributed over tens of thousands of computers. Near impossible to hack. It will fundamentally alter your business. Blockchain allows businesses to digitize their work flows, and benefit from near-impossible-to-hack distributed...
Mega-Merger: 30 Brands, 130 Countries, 1m+ Rooms – The US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood
In September 2016, Marriott International completed a mega-merger – the US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts worldwide, creating the world’s largest hotel company.
