Director of strategic partnerships

- A + A SERDANG (Aug 14): The Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-Tourism (MAHA) Exhibition 2022 that ended on Sunday (Aug 14) recorded spectacular response with over 1.4 million visitors and registering sales of over RM260 million, exceeding its set targets. Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said that this year’s exhibition was the biggest in terms of visitors and sales, with 1.2 million physical visitors and 266 virtual, and the sales recorded included direct sales, online sales and business matching between eight foreign marketing companies. This year’s event provided the chance for petty traders to sell their products after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and managed to spur the spirit of entrepreneurship among youth, he said, adding that this year’s event also showcased various modern Industrial Revolution 4.0 innovations in the agrofood sector. “Overall, MAHA 2022 showcased 22 specific segments to lift the … [Read more...] about MAHA 2022 records spectacular attendance of over 1.4m visitors, RM260 mil sales

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Warren Buffett is working with Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon on a healthcare non profit. Photograph by Martin Schoeller Three of the biggest and most powerful companies in America are joining forces in a non profit push to cut healthcare costs. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos's Amazon.com, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase , three companies with a collective 1 million-plus workers and a combined market capitalization of over $1.5 trillion, unveiled a non profit healthcare venture targeted at cutting spiraling costs for their employees. The partnership brings together the most powerful players in technology, insurance and finance and they aren't mincing words about the impetus of their endeavor. “The ballooning costs of healthcare act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy," said Warren Buffett, in a shared press release. Added Bezos, a master of disrupting industries, “hard as … [Read more...] about Healthcare Stocks Plunge As Buffett, Bezos And Dimon Team Up To Fight “Tapeworm” Costs On Economy

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) saw its investment pledges drop by around 30 percent to P22.49 billion in the first half from P32.06 billion a year ago. The investments in the first half include 90 projects with projected annual export sales of $747.09 million. These are expected to generate 14,354 direct job opportunities. The Inquirer reached out to Peza for the reason behind the slowdown in investment approvals but has yet to receive a response as of press time. Most of the investment pledges came from Japan and Singapore, amounting to P8 billion and P2.17 billion, respectively. These were followed by the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. For the second quarter alone, however, ecozone investments more than doubled to P14.35 billion from P6.68 billion from the previous year. These cover 61 projects with projected export sales of $514.64 million and 11,186 direct jobs. Meanwhile, the regulator of ecozones also reported that its export … [Read more...] about PEZA investment approvals down 30% in H1 to P22.49B

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin We are standing on the precipice of the greatest transfer of wealth in modern history. In the next decade, Millennials and Gen-Z will gain trillions of dollars from previous generations. Most companies will need a strategy to attract younger consumers, employees and investors. A brand refresh won’t be enough. Companies need to rethink their entire operating model and value proposition. Values-based Marketing The historical relationship between brands and consumers has been transactional. Consumers bought products to fulfill a specific need, while brands sold goods in exchange for money. We purchased cars to save time commuting, food and drinks to gain nutrients and energy and laundry detergent to keep our clothes clean. In the 20th century, brands started promoting the emotional benefits of products to stand out against competitors. Coca-Cola associated itself with happiness, Apple with thinking differently and Nike … [Read more...] about Why Brands Need To Prepare For The Great Wealth Transfer

New York (CNN Business) Unions and management at Kaiser Permanente have reached a tentative agreement that avoids a strike that was to start Monday at 14 West Coast hospitals and hundreds of more clinics and medical offices. The strike would have been by 32,000 nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other health care professionals who are union members. But additional job actions had been scheduled to start the following week that could have expanded the number of strikers to nearly 40,000. Workers are seeking unions at Starbucks, Dollar General and Amazon locations. Here's why that matters In addition, a number of unions not involved in these negotiations had planned sympathy strikes that could have taken another 60,000 workers off the job, making it the largest private sector strike in the nation since 2004. The union said the deal, which still needs the approval of its rank-and-file members, secures the economic package it … [Read more...] about Strike averted at West Coast hospitals