South Korea‘s exports recorded a 6.1% year-on-year growth in 2022 to $683.75bn, according to statistics from the Korea Customs and Trade Development Institute (KCTDI). According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), relatively strong economic fundamentals and room for manoeuvre to cope with external shocks have helped Korea maintain
Japan‘s exports totalled $747.11 billion in 2020, down 1.4% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported. Overall, Japan aims to develop «equitable and high-level free trade rules» domestically, with key trading partners and in international fora (including the WTO), and to make progress in strengthening economic ties and cooperation
The Covid-19 pandemic has put great pressure on the revenues and operating costs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China, says Lufax Holding. According to a CIC survey of 1,000 SMEs in December 2022, about 40% of respondents with higher financing needs during the Covid-19 period attributed
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are ubiquitous in China, notes Lufax Holding, a leading technology-enabled personal financial services platform in China. According to the National Bureau of Statistics and the State Administration of Market Regulation, whose definition of SMEs depends to some extent on the type of business
Meta Platforms periodically evaluates its Facebook metrics to estimate the number of «duplicate» and «fake» accounts among its Monthly Active Users (MAU). According to the company’s estimates, by Q4 2022, duplicate accounts could have accounted for approximately 11% of its global MAUs. In particular, the percentage of duplicate
BBVA Mexico reported a 27% year-over-year increase in net income in 2022, to Ps. 76.53 billion, the bank said in its quarterly report. This profit was supported by the constant generation of recurring income due to the higher level of customer transactions. In Mexico, multiple banking continues to