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Raffles Medical Group opens its first China hospital in Chongqing

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08-Jan-19 Raffles Medical Group officially has opened its first hospital in China in south-western Chongqing. Touted as Singapore's first tertiary hospital in China, Raffles Hospital Chongqing is a 700-bed facility with a gross floor area of more than 100,000 sqm. [image: Raffles Medical Group]

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India and Egypt rare bright spots amid stalled growth in emerging markets

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Jan-19 The recovery in emerging market and developing economies has stalled. India is a bright spot where strengthening investment and robust consumption will drive 7.3 percent GDP growth. East Asia remains a fast-growing region but growth will moderate to 6 percent in 2019 as global demand slows and financial conditions tighten. Brazil is forecast to lead Latin America with 2.2 percent growth. And in MENA, while GCC oil exporters accelerate to 2.6 percent growth they will be outstripped by Egypt at 5.6 percent thanks to reforms. [image: World Bank]

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China drives global electric vehicle market

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06-Dec-18 By 2025, EVs and HEVs will account for 30 percent of all vehicle sales globally. The growth of China’s new EV market is expected to hit 46 percent by 2020, with 2.5 million units produced in that year. [image: Greg Baker / AFP / Getty Images]

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UnionPay partners Millennium bcp to foray into Portugal market

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06-Dec-18 China’s UnionPay has partnered with Portugal's private bank Millennium bcp to issue UnionPay Portugal cards. Millennium will issue both consumer and commercial cards. Millennium becomes the first local institution in Europe to provide the cards. [image: Cards International]

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