Ida Liu is the Global Head of Citi Private Bank and a member of the Global Wealth Management Leadership team. Ida leads the Private Banking activities in 50 offices across 18 countries and delivers wealth management solutions to ultra-high net worth families and their businesses globally. Before becoming the Global Head, she was the Head of Citi Private Bank North America and held numerous ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Climate finance and carbon markets took centre stage at the 2024 UN Climate Conference (COP29), which strongly focused on increasing funding and creating effective carbon market mechanisms.

Jan 20, 2025 · Space technologies can tackle many of the world’s most pressing business and societal challenges. This report by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company shows that lower costs and improved access to space-enabled technologies such as communications; positioning, navigation and timing; and Earth observation services could take the global space economy to $1.8 trillion by 2035, up from ...

Dec 10, 2024 · One of the major financial discussion themes at 2024’s Annual Meeting was how physical and financial assets can be ‘tokenized’, meaning that a digital representation of the asset is created on the blockchain to allow them to be exchanged securely in real time.

Nov 14, 2019 · It’s official: Singapore is the world’s smartest city. That’s according to a new survey Published by Swiss business school IMD and the Singapore University of Technology and Design - the IMD Smart Cities Index - which looked at how well cities are adopting digital technologies and improving the lives of the people who live there.

Jun 14, 2024 · The political misuse of AI poses severe risks, with the rapid spread of deepfakes and AI-generated content making it increasingly difficult for voters to discern truth from falsehood, potentially influencing voter behaviour and undermining the democratic process.

Nov 11, 2021 · The 15-minute city aims to reorganize physical space around the human experience of time. Workers can live near their offices or co-working spaces, eliminating the commute.

Apr 28, 2024 · Artificial intelligence (AI) can support education by automating administrative tasks, freeing teachers to focus more on teaching and personalized interactions with students, enhancing rather than replacing human-led teaching.

Apr 20, 2022 · As well as defining digital twin cities and outlining their characteristics, this report puts forward a “4+5” framework and policy recommendations for the development of digital twin cities based on effective practices at around the world.

Sep 4, 2020 · Nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to ensure these cities are safe and sustainable for all.