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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 […]

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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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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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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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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Tokyo is the top city worldwide in 2020 by count and aggregated revenue of public enterprises headquartered in 25 cities, says GlobalData

Tokyo has topped a ranking by GlobalData that listed the top 25 global cities worldwide. The leading data and analytics company compiled the ranking by assessing the 2020 GDP and aggregate revenues of more than 43,000 companies headquartered in around 5,400 cities. With an aggregate revenue of $4,877bn, Tokyo has been crowned king, beating the […]

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Demand for automotive chips helps Toshiba recover from COVID-19 pandemic in Q1 FY2021, says GlobalData

Following the news that Toshiba reported a jump in net profit to JPY18bn (US$162.1m) for the first quarter ended 30 June 2021 (Q1 FY2021) compared to a net loss of JPY11.3bn (US$107m) in Q4 FY2020; Alisha Bajpai, Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her views: “The return to profitability, which reflects […]

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Benign inflation along with strengthening factory output to aid India’s economic recovery in 2021, says GlobalData

Following the release of the data on India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for June 2021, in the backdrop of recovery of economic activities; Gargi Rao, Economic Research Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, resumption of demand conditions and low base due to strict lockdowns […]

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GlobalData links GDP per capita of countries with Tokyo 2020 Olympics performance

After almost five years wait and more than US$15bn spent, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics successfully concluded on 8 August 2021. The US topped all the three medal categories to get the first rank in the overall medal tally. Asian counterparts, China and the host country Japan, occupied the next two spots with Australia settling at […]

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GlobalData reveals top 10 solar power influencers on Twitter in Q2 2021

Growing greenhouse gas emissions, government incentives and tax rebates, and increase in investors’ interest are driving the global solar energy market. Companies are also responding to the rising demand for reliable and sustainable energy. Against this backdrop, GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has ranked the top solar power influencers during the second quarter […]

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Morocco, Kenya and Ghana to be the fastest-growing major economies in Africa in 2021, says GlobalData

Having witnessed its worst recession in half a century in 2020, Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy pace of 3.8% in 2021 driven by rising global demand as restrictions are eased, untapped market opportunities, a rebound in commodity prices and a rise in oil prices. Leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes […]

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India’s first current account surplus since 2003 may not sustain as trade deficit set to widen, says GlobalData

India recorded an annual current account surplus for the first time in 17 years in 2020 due to lower trade deficit amid depressed import demand with closure of economic activities due to the COVID-19 induced nationwide restrictions. However, the current account surplus may not sustain as trade deficit is forecasted to widen from US$23.3bn in […]

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GlobalData prediction of BharatPe becoming unicorn comes true

Following the news that India-based merchant payments and financial services provider BharatPe has raised US$370m in fresh Series E funding; Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “As rightly predicted by GlobalData’s Unicorn Prediction Model (uses proprietary machine learning (ML) algorithms to accurately identify promising future […]

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Li Auto outpaces Tesla in China job postings, reveals GlobalData

Growing deliveries for maiden mid-size SUV ‘Li ONE’ and the introduction of new production line seems to have increased Beijing-based Tesla rival Li Auto’s need for talent. The US-listed electric vehicle (EV) maker is rallying for new hires with job postings increasing from 159 jobs in January 2021 to 441 in July 2021, surpassing Tesla’s […]

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VC firms secured most investments in North America in Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

Global venture capital (VC) funding volume continued to showcase a declining trend during the months in the second quarter (Q2) of 2021, with inconsistent activity across most of the regions. However, North America continued to attract the highest number of VC investments during the quarter, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The […]

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Early-stage funding rounds continue to dominate global VC funding landscape in Q2 2021, finds GlobalData

Early-stage funding rounds (comprising Seed and Series A funding rounds) continued to dominate the global VC funding landscape in terms of deal volume during the second quarter of 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The total number of deals with disclosed funding rounds announced during Q2 2021 stood at 4,122. Deals […]

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