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The Rise of Retail Investors in Global Capital Markets | Blog

Everest Group

As illustrated below, overall global equity issuance was stagnant from 2017-2019, while global debt issuance has been steadily rising since 2017. Concerns of market volatility and issuances softening started way before the recent collapse of global banking giants, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Credit Suisse.

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The Current State of Technology in Mexico

Intugo

Cost competitiveness In terms of operating costs, according to information from the Mexican Ministry of Economy, in the information technology sector, Mexico compares with levels similar to those of China and India. Robotics and Automation, Software Development , and Biopharmaceuticals. billion dollars.

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Strengthening cybersecurity in life sciences with IBM and AWS

IBM Business Partners

In 2017, 94% of hospitals used electronic clinical data from their EHR. Leading life sciences companies are discovering the power of cloud in enabling analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) , shrinking innovation cycles, and standardizing processes across global operations, among other benefits.

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Leveraging generative AI on AWS to transform life sciences

IBM Business Partners

The industry is under tremendous pressure to accelerate drug development at an optimal cost, automate time- and labor-intensive tasks like document or report creation to preserve employee morale, and accelerate delivery. Yet, it is burdened by long R&D cycles and labor-intensive clinical, manufacturing and compliancy regimens.

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Battling Turnover, Attrition, And Minimum Wage Increases with Outsourcing

Premier BPO

Even if you hire the required talent somehow, the operational cost is steep because of the pending increased $15 minimum wage. As a result, companies would replace as many possible human tasks with automation to manage the sudden increase in pay scales. Organizations that survived are now facing an economic pandemic.

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Want to Talk About Failed Startups? 27 Companies That Went Under and Why

TMS

The promise it made to its customers was that it would automate all their bookkeeping needs. In 2017 Beepi decided to close its doors. They may have been ill-prepared for difficulties with employees and the operational costs. ScaleFactor ScaleFactor was an accounting and finance software platform. In total it received $1.8

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration: A Comprehensive Guide

Planergy Software

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 exemplifies a horizontal integration strategy, as it allowed the e-commerce giant to enter the grocery market and enhance its physical retail presence. This streamlined approach can lead to lower operating costs, increased profit margins, and more competitive customer pricing.