According to Sifted's reports, a European online news media, 2020 was a record year for European Tech investments, reaching EUR 41 Bil. On the whole the year demonstrated Europe's ability to navigate challenges and confirmed overall positive trends that has been building up. While other countries saw...
According to Green Queen, an award-winning sustainability media, investments into the agri-food tech industry in 2020 is expected to top US$30.5 Bil, representing a 34.5% increase from 2019 - the highest-ever record. With the pandemic continuing to spotlight the critical need for resilient supply chain solutions,...
The country is recognized for its exceptional technical talent pool, which lends itself a competitive advantage in the kind of startups commercializing real scientific discoveries. Paul-Francois Fournier, Bpifrance's innovations executive director, believes the last 20 years have been about digital, but the next decade will be...
Which country was Europe's largest share trading hub in January 2021? Hint: It's not London. Amsterdam emerged as Europe's largest share trading centre in January 2021, dislodging London from its historic position. According to Bloomberg, this is as the Netherlands scooped up business lost by the UK...
The European Commission (EC) blockchain think tank considers Switzerland at the center of blockchain activity, not only in Europe but globally as well. According to Fintech News, Switzerland has a massive blockchain industry of 800 blockchain providers with an active VC ecosystem and supportive regulators that...
French Air and Space Force (FASF) are receiving 12 new Rafales, each jet costing approximately USD$120 Mil. According to Airforce Technology, FASF signed the contract for the purchase of 12 Rafale fighter jets - Rafale is a twin-jet multirole role aircraft - that will serve as...
Bengaluru has emerged as the world's fastest growing tech ecosystem in the world since 2016. Following Bengaluru, London, Munich, Berlin and Paris top the list too. According to Economic Times, the investment in the Karnataka capital of Bengaluru grew 5.4 times from US$1.3 Bil in 2016...
Check out what Lionel Kalifa has to say on digital transformation: "The pace of digital transformation continues to accelerate as organizations around the world reset their business strategy in response to COVID-19. However, many organizations now face the issue of lacking the right digital skills...
Here is Guillaume Pognon on hiring within the Aerospace and Defense industry: "The Aerospace and Defense industry is resilient and will rebalance itself to adapt to the new post pandemic world. However, there have been underlying forces of change affecting the industry before COVID-19 that has...
Here is what Adelene Chia has to say about hiring leaders. "Through our client conversations over the past few weeks, we see how differently the crisis has impacted the state of business. While many sectors have been deeply affected, some are unexpectedly booming – in many...