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Goldman Sachs says China continues to be ‘months away’ from reopening

Goldman Sachs says China continues to be ‘months away’ from reopening

An advertisement of the People's Liberation Army overlooks a street scene in Beijing on the day Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden hold a virtual summit, in Beijing, China, November 16,…

Ukraine seems to be to know-how to assist rebuild its economic system amid Russia’s onslaught

Ukraine seems to be to know-how to assist rebuild its economic system amid Russia’s onslaught

An attendee passes by the Ukraine stand at the Web Summit 2022 tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal.Patricia De Melo Moreira | Afp | Getty ImagesLISBON, PORTUGAL — As the war in Ukraine rages on, the…

Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: ‘The carrot is way more practical than the stick’

Taxation is a blunt instrument, IATA chief Willie Walsh says: ‘The carrot is way more practical than the stick’

The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association.Speaking at CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum on Friday, Willie Walsh…

‘The outdated UK development mannequin is useless’: What a long-term weak pound means for Britain

‘The outdated UK development mannequin is useless’: What a long-term weak pound means for Britain

A British one pound coin sits in this arranged photograph in London, U.K.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLONDON — The British pound's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent…

IMF chief says wealthy nations alone can ‘by no means shut’ the funding hole for local weather change

IMF chief says wealthy nations alone can ‘by no means shut’ the funding hole for local weather change

Public aid and funding from governments of developed countries alone won't be enough to close the funding gap on climate change initiatives in developing countries, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC. More private investments are needed…

OpenWeb eyes progress amid structural and economical turmoil

OpenWeb eyes progress amid structural and economical turmoil

For better or worse, ad tech vendor OpenWeb is attracting a lot of attention. To be fair, OpenWeb’s premise sounds intriguing enough: help publishers become platforms for healthy conversation and free speech while helping those…

Web3 entrepreneurs: Manufacturers must assume much less about phrases and embrace longer timelines

Web3 entrepreneurs: Manufacturers must assume much less about phrases and embrace longer timelines

When it comes to talking about the future of Web3, some marketers say too much time is spent discussing terms and not enough time talking about real use cases. “We talk too much about is…

Media Shopping for Briefing: Media.Monks’ Melissa Wisehart on shoppers, compensation and procurement

Media Shopping for Briefing: Media.Monks’ Melissa Wisehart on shoppers, compensation and procurement

Thanks to the outsized reputation of its founder and chairman, Martin Sorrell, digitally-forward media agency network Media.Monks is well known in global media circles. But it’s the people he’s attracted and the agencies he’s purchased…

WTF are monitoring pixels?

WTF are monitoring pixels?

Tracking pixels have been a digital marketing fixture for years. And yet they’ve largely stood in the shadow of the third-party cookie, despite their similar tracking capabilities. Tracking pixels are effectively tiny, invisible images that…

Why this luxurious bedding model is diversifying its media combine to get in entrance of buyers

Why this luxurious bedding model is diversifying its media combine to get in entrance of buyers

In recent years, digitally native brands have retooled their advertising, moving away from the direct-to-consumer playbook to a more diversified media mix. For many, doing so has been a result of a changing digital advertising…

Man units 5 stepchildren ablaze in Ondo

Man units 5 stepchildren ablaze in Ondo

Monday, November 7, 2022 Fire-incident A middle-aged man has been arrested by the police in Ondo for allegedly setting ablaze five of his stepchildren, Peoples Gazette learnt on Sunday.  Ojo Joseph, 54, perpetrated the dastardly…

2023: 95% of voters in South-West able to vote Tinubu, says marketing campaign director

2023: 95% of voters in South-West able to vote Tinubu, says marketing campaign director

Monday, November 7, 2022 Bola Tinubu Mutiu Are, Director, Contact and Mobilisation Committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, says South-West will deliver 95 per cent votes for the party’s presidential candidate…