Corporate

iPad mini preorders go live in Thailand

While not included in the 34 countries participating in the iPad mini launch, Thailand’s Online Apple Store has apparently started taking preorders for the device, with ship dates quoted at two weeks.

Published

8 years ago

November 2, 2012

Bahar Karaman

A number of AppleInsider readers reported that iPad mini preorders have gone live in Thailand, and a quick check with the country’s Online Apple Store confirms that the device is indeed up for sale.

via iPad mini preorders go live in Thailand, units ship in two weeks.

Corporate

Is remote leadership part of the new normal?

With 77% of adults reporting that they would be willing to learn new skills now, or completely retrain, to improve their future employability, there’s never been a better time to assess your own capabilities.

Published

18 hours ago

March 4, 2021

Daniel Lorenzzo

Digitalisation, globalisation, flexibility, and remote employment – these are just some of the ways the world of work is evolving. As a business leader, do you have the skills you need to help navigate it with your newly agile workforce?

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Corporate

We’ll meet again: business travel changed – but not forever

Now the future is looking brighter, will businesses stay loyal to Zoom, or will we return to the old ways of travel and doing business face-to-face?

Published

2 days ago

March 3, 2021

Daniel Lorenzzo

In the thick of the pandemic, it seemed hard to imagine that we would ever travel for business again. Health and hygiene concerns coupled with global lockdowns, conspired to take all our meetings online. However, now the future is looking brighter, will businesses stay loyal to Zoom, or will we return to the old ways of travel and doing business face-to-face?

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Banking

Can the Subscription Economy Save Financial Services?

Going back to the pre-Covid “normal” is not an option for financial services. Fortunately, the rise of the subscription economy points towards frontiers of untapped growth for the sector.

Published

1 week ago

February 25, 2021

Insead Knowledge

As the world waits for mass vaccination to revive economic activity, general malaise has overtaken the financial services industry (FSI). And things will probably worsen before they get better: US banks are expected to suffer US$318 billion in net loan losses by the end of 2022, according to Deloitte.

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