As 2019 comes to an end with the introduction of the long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, India Inc awaits yet another year of hectic technology policymaking that will seek to regulate everything from personal and non-personal data, technology intermediaries, ecommerce companies, over-the-top platforms, cloud services and digital taxation. Technology companies will have their hands full […]
Archives for 2019
Kuwait oil minister hopes to resolve Neutral Zone issue with Saudi Arabia by year end
Kuwait’s oil minister said on Sunday he hoped Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will resolve the Neutral Zone issue by the end of 2019.
Politicians must have bigger say in naming Bank of Italy chief: 5-Star
Italy’s politicians should play a bigger role in the appointment of the Bank of Italy’s governor, the leader of the ruling 5-Star Movement said on Sunday, after the costly bailout of a small southern bank led to criticism of the efficacy of the central bank’s supervisory role.
Why Customer Reviews Are Vital to Future Sales: If you don’t have online reviews, you’ll lose new business
Black Friday online sales were up by 19% this year, and hit $7.4 billion at 9:00am ET on November 29. And as 92% of Millennials and 97% Gen Zers shopped online for the holidays, they relied more on how products were trending on social media than on input from friends or family. Social media has changed […]
The 12 Tax Days of Christmas: Day 4
Putting your spouse on payroll can be a wonderful strategy, or a nightmare that could cost you thousands. December 21, 2019 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Rather than your true love sending you a partridge in a pear tree, wouldn’t you appreciate some money-saving tax tips? For my year-ending […]
IRDA Claim Settlement Ratio 2018-19 – Best Life Insurance Company
IRDA (Insurance Regulatory Development Authority) has published Claim Settlement Ratio Report 2018-19 for the insurance companies. The report highlights important information about performance of all life insurance companies during year 2018-19. Based on IRDA report 2018-19, I have carried out analysis and shortlisted Best Life Insurance Company in India. The shortlisting of best life insurance […]
This Week on TRB
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Russia, Ukraine outline terms for five-year gas transit deal to end row
Russia and Ukraine announced terms of a new gas transit deal on Saturday, under which Moscow will supply Europe for at least another five years via its former Soviet neighbour and which will a $2.9 billion payment to Kiev to end a legal row.
China calls for revival in pork production after disease outbreak
Chinese authorities have called for a revival of pork production, state media outlet Xinhua reported on Saturday, after a disease outbreak that decimated the national pig herd.
After Google, Twitter warns Indian users about data breach
In an extremely stressful year for Internet users, Twitter on Saturday admitted a malicious code was inserted into its app by a bad actor that may have compromised some users’ information worldwide, including in India, as people woke up to an email from Twitter, warning them to update the app for Android. The vulnerability within […]