Fintonic, a Spanish fintech company, is deciding whether to go ahead with a new fundraising round, CEO Lupina Iturriaga said.

Ctrip unveiled its hotel management brand Rezen Hotels Group at the ongoing World Cultural and Tourism Forum on October 9.

Despite the slowdown in China and Hong Kong in 3Q, the M&A activity in the region so far this year remains strong compared with the same period last year, secured by large ticket deals announced in H1 2018.

Hong Kong has overtaken New York to become the top destination for the world’s wealthiest people. The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) residing in Hong Kong rose by almost a third in 2017 to 10,000, according to an annual survey published by research firm Wealth-X.

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. and global investment firm KKR agreed on 4 Oct to acquire "substantial" minority stakes in Philippine technology firm Voyager Innovations that could be worth up to 175 million U.S. dollars.

The healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi has become subject to regulation on the use of Artificial Intelligence (‘AI”) technologies that should set a good foundation for promoting efficiency and effectiveness of AI in the medical field locally.

In the wake of ride-hailing applications gaining popularity worldwide and across the region, Jordan’s regulators have struggled to find appropriate measures to regulate the industry while safeguarding public transportation and maintaining healthy competition at a time where everyone has become heavily accustomed to procuring services at a touch of a button.

Greece will begin lowering taxes and social security contributions in an effort to support economic growth, create jobs and attract investment. Speaking in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras laid out a four-year fiscal boost for the country while continuing to honor Greece’s budget targets.

The main focus of the forum is teaming up for coordinated actions to create a platform for the Baltic Sea region community, businesses and consumers for the development of a healthy 5G ecosystem to become a role model for building the European Gigabit Society.