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Vietnam continues to attract foreign companies eying ASEAN expansion, says GlobalData

Following the news that Thailand-based Bank of Ayudhya has agreed to acquire SHB Finance from Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank in Vietnam; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Bank of Ayudhya is the fifth largest bank in Thailand by assets while SHB Finance is among […]

UK-based start-ups raise US$16.4bn VC funding during January to July 2021, finds GlobalData

Start-ups in the UK raised the highest venture capital (VC) funding amount among all the European countries during January to July 2021. A total of 1,110 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during the period, while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at US$16.4bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and […]

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Apple, Google, Amazon’s Vietnam related sentiments down 7% in 2021 with production shift delays, reveals GlobalData

The spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered sentiments around Vietnam for Apple Inc. (Apple) in 2021, while Alphabet Inc. (Google) and Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon) have had fewer discussions around the country, with a dip in sentiments, according to the Filing Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. […]

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AI-related jobs have increased by 165% since July 2020 due to rapid rise of digitization, says GlobalData

It is often worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively impact employment, but GlobalData notes that the rush for digitization and Industry 4.0 have actually provided a boost to available job opportunities and will continue to do so. The data and analytics company points out that there has been a 165% increase […]

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Just Eat’s hiring spree won’t just stop at the UK, as GlobalData’s Jobs Database reveals scope to hire 2000+ roles in France

Following the news that Just Eat is set to create 1,500 jobs at its Sunderland site; Ajay Thalluri, Business Fundamentals Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view based on the findings of GlobalData’s Jobs Analytics platform: “Just Eat is leaving outsourcing behind when it comes to customer service, and it won’t stop with the UK. The […]

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Tower Semiconductor’s hiring increases by 126% in the US and Israel to meet global chip demand, finds GlobalData

Tower Semiconductor is ramping up fab manufacturing in the US and Israel to meet global demand, according to its recent hiring activity tracked by GlobalData. The data and analytics company notes that Tower Semiconductor increased the number of active job advertisements by over 126% from 30 August 2020 to 127 in August 2021. The majority […]

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Indian startups next only to Chinese counterparts in APAC with US$16.9bn VC funding during January-July 2021, reveals GlobalData

Despite the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic looming large and slow economic recovery, venture capital (VC) investors seem to be reposing faith in the Indian startup ecosystem. In fact, Indian startups stood next only to Chinese counterparts in terms of VC funding value among the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries during January to July 2021, reveals GlobalData, […]

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Delta variant casts shadow on Australia economic recovery, reveals GlobalData

As the Delta variant of COVID-19 sweeps across Australia and impacts the recovery prospects of tourism and other sectors, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revised down the 2021 GDP growth forecast for Australia from 5.19% in July 2021 to 4.97% in August 2021. More than half of Australia’s population went under lockdown […]

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GlobalData reveals list of top 20 fintech influencers in Q2 2021 to follow on Twitter

Fintech adoption was already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the uncertainty related to the pandemic accelerated shift towards digital financial life and it became an indispensable part of daily life. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the top fintech influencers during the second quarter (Q2) […]

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GlobalData reveals top 20 beauty influencers on Twitter during Q2 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has sprinkled a bittersweet experience for beauty and skincare industry as sales were affected due to widespread store closures, but the silver lining emerged from increasing interest in beauty routines for skincare and haircare. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the top beauty influencers during the […]

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Apple’s hiring activity sees significant boost for new products and retail stores, reveals GlobalData

Apple has stepped up hiring in the last few months to provide a significant staff boost to its retail stores and new product development, according to research by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company’s Job Analytics Database reveals that Apple’s job postings increased by 78% in July 2021, when compared to July 2020, and […]

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GlobalData reveals top 20 oncology influencers on Twitter in Q2 2021

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for almost 10 million deaths in 2020, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Government organizations, agencies, institutes, researchers and oncologists are all active participants in improving cancer prevention and treatment. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the […]

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Chinese startups raise highest VC funding across APAC during January to July 2021, finds GlobalData

China’s startup ecosystem, which produced several world-leading companies, has been in the news in the recent past about the impact of the government regulations on the venture capital (VC) market. However, China had a reasonably good H1 2021 despite the uncertain conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and regulatory shakeups. Now, GlobalData, a leading data […]

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Outlook-related sentiments rise in 2021 as companies focus on M&A and ESG, says GlobalData

A year and a half since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a sharp fall in outlook-related sentiments in earning transcripts, companies are now starting to recover and ‘outlook’ sentiments have been rising in 2021 despite the prolonged crisis, says GlobalData. The company’s Filing Analytics platform found that, among the many themes discussed […]

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US-based start-ups held the lion’s share of global VC funding during January to July 2021, finds GlobalData

US-based startups held the lion’s share of global venture capital (VC) funding during January to July 2021 and accounted for more than 44% and 52% of the total deal volume and value during January to July 2021, respectively, finds GlobalData. According to the company’s Financial Deals database, a total of 7,360 VC funding deals were […]

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Global deal activity declined by 2.4% in July 2021, finds GlobalData

A total of 4,995 deals (comprising mergers & acquisitions [M&A], private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced globally during July 2021, which is a decline of 2.4% over 5,118 deals announced during the previous month, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database revealed that although […]

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China dominates GlobalData list of top 10 APAC cities in terms of revenue from public enterprises

The aggregated revenue of the public enterprises headquartered in Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, and Chongqing amounted to US$7,699bn in 2020, accounting for about 50% of the combined revenue of listed companies with head offices in top 10 APAC cities by GDP, reveals GlobalData, a leading data analytics and research company. […]

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M&A, PE, VC deal activity in Asia-Pacific up by 3% in July 2021, finds GlobalData

Despite the threat of an impending third wave of COVID-19 looming large, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investors, who endured a volatile year in 2020 and the first half (H1) of 2021, seem to be reposing their faith in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. A total of 1,226 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), PE, […]

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Majority of top 20 APAC telecom operators report revenue growth in 2020, finds GlobalData

Of the top 20 telecom operators, 65% posted revenue growth Increase in 5G subscriptions to help garner higher data service revenue Increase in average revenue per user (ARPU), growth in the number of mobile subscribers coupled with higher data service usage enabled the top 20 telecom operators in Asia-Pacific (APAC) to report average growth in […]

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