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A cashless society or ecosystem can be defined as one where traditional paper or metal-based currencies are overpowered by digital or virtual payment solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our day-to-day lives as well as businesses, societies, and the overall global economy. To reverse the apprehensions instilled in people’s minds with regar...

Frost & Sullivan’s global automotive plastics market analysis assesses the current state and prospects for major plastic segments across key applications and powertrain types. The study quantifies the consumption of vital plastics in automotive applications, analyzing the impact of tightening sustainability regulations and evolving trends in the au...

The shared mobility industry is poised to grow as the shift from private cars to multimodal solutions continues. Though the shared mobility market was battered by the pandemic in 2020, operators quickly re-aligned their business models and emerged stronger. While all segments have rebounded, two have recorded explosive growth in the last 2 years—D...

Spared of widespread coronavirus outbreaks, the Kenyan economy reported a small economic contraction in 2020 as robust growth across agriculture, financial services, real estate, and construction largely offset the sharp decline in hospitality, tourism, and transport services. The economy registered an impressive rebound in 2021, led by the broad-b...

Companies in the global automotive industry are moving aggressively toward alternative fuel technologies. Some of these include bio-diesel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), hydrogen fuel cells, electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles. The intention of this shift is to primarily to reduce harmful emissions from ve...

Enterprise digitalization efforts have altered the modern threat landscape. IT is more complex, and third-party integration is more essential, complicating security and increasing attack surfaces. Traditional perimeter-based security measures no longer protect a cloud-extended workspace: threat actors now target digital assets beyond an organizatio...

The customer experience (CX) outsourcing services landscape will sustain a strong growth trajectory during the next five years. Two drivers will fuel this momentum: the increasing acceptance of CX as a formidable competitive differentiation strategy and undeniable incentives for companies to outsource their CX operations. For the third year in a...

China’s swift economic growth and plans such as “Made in China 2025” have raised its competition with the United States. This situation has led to the US-China trade war with the United States imposing trade tariffs on Chinese products and China retaliating by imposing tariffs on US products. The trade war is slowing down the global economic and tr...

Meat alternatives or analogues are products that resemble the appearance, texture, flavor, and color of meat when hydrated and cooked but do not contain any meat. Most meat alternative products are based on soy or wheat gluten. Soy is used in the form of flour, protein concentrate, and protein isolate, and is popular because of its neutral flavor, ...