As we enter the digital age, multiple industries are likely to be disrupted, and those without relevant skills for the future workplace are likely at risk. The bad news is that women are likely to be disproportionately negatively impacted because of their under-representation in jobs which are likely to see the most growth in the […]
SUMMARY With GDP of US$589.4bn (£465bn), Taiwan is now the world’s 21st largest economy, up from 22nd last year.1 UK-Taiwan trade rose 16.4% to £6.6bn in 2018. UK exports to Taiwan grew by 40.8% from £1.96bn to £2.76bn, making Taiwan the UK’s 32nd largest trading partner globally and the 7th largest in Asia Pacific.2 For […]
With females making up just 17% of the tech industry, David Craik reports on initiatives in the UK to become more inclusive and why the sector needs a cultural change. Download Full Report Here This article was presented to you by Ethical Corporation. This article was originally published on www.ethicalcorp.com – an […]
TAIWAN ECONOMY: 2019 Q1 UPDATE Taiwan’s GDP grew by 1.71% year-on-year in 2019 Q1, the lowest quarterly yoy growth since 2016 Q3. The Taiwanese authorities revised down the 2019 growth forecast to 2.19% (from the 2.27% predicted in February) due to uncertainties in the global economy. Please Click Here to Download Full Report […]
The global Nowcast remains below our sense of trend growth, although there has been a modest pick up since the low point in February. Growth remains above trend in the US, but below trend elsewhere Read Full Report Here (English) Read Full Report Here (Chinese) This report was presented to you by HSBC. This […]
The BCCT launched its first Women in Business Mentorship Programme together with programme supporters Aberdeen Standard Investments and Robert Walters, in December 2018. BCCT members and Women in Business committee members created the programme as a means of addressing gender imbalance in the workplace and to support female talent development. Twenty-nine women joined the six-month […]
In the Global Business Complexity Index, Hong Kong was ranked considerably higher than a number of attractive markets in the region like Taiwan, Singapore, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Mainland China and Indonesia. Download Full Report Here This article was presented to you by TMF Group.
Predicting what the next 12 months have in store for our clients has proved to be an interesting process. The multitude of global, political and economic concerns that I mentioned on this page a year ago, far from being resolved, have increased and become more complex. Download full article here This article was […]