With the covid-19 pandemic still threatening global economies and altering hitherto established social orders, the world is looking to e-commerce as both today’s and tomorrow’s trade solution to overcome the drawbacks created by the pandemic.
Last December, in the midst of the pandemic and its many restrictions on movement, online purchase came in handy for my family. We had stocked up for the Yuletide but we needed to add more choice wines to our wine cellar and guaranty our power supply with a back-up generator. Having not been an e-commerce freak and still old-fashioned about shopping, my wife and I turned to our children for a guide in online shopping.
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HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter Ping An , the Company or the Group , HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The year 2020 was extraordinary. We were challenged by COVID-19 and the economic fallout from the pandemic. Ping An went all out in three fields, namely financial services, technology, and community support, to prevent and contain COVID-19, as well as help resume work and production. The Group provided more than RMB18 billion in financial support to enterprises, customers and front-line medical institutions affected by the epidemic, donated over RMB180 million in money and materials, provided approximately 8 million healthcare workers and 15,000 front-line workers with free exclusive insurance with a total insured amount of over RMB13.5 trillion. In addition, the year 2020 witnessed the endga
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In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14, Capita plc confirms that Matthew Lester, Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Intermediate Capital Group plc with effect from 1 April 2021.
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PureTech Adds Bharatt Chowrira, PureTech’s President and Chief of Business and Strategy, to Board of Directors
January 29, 2021 GMT
PureTech announced the appointment of Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D., J.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Chowrira has served as PureTech’s President and Chief of Business and Strategy since March 2017. (Photo: Business Wire)
PureTech announced the appointment of Bharatt Chowrira, Ph.D., J.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Chowrira has served as PureTech’s President and Chief of Business and Strategy since March 2017. (Photo: Business Wire)