XEM Group

10/01/2016

Through Big Data as a Service (BDaaS), small to medium businesses (SMBs) can have the benefit of Big Data without the exorbitant expense of a...

02/12/2015

Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.

27/11/2015

Some private technology firms are having trouble justifying their lofty valuations

26/11/2015

06/11/2015

Interesting insight into the world of startup valuations. Well worth a read.

A much-hyped medical startup is suddenly plagued with doubts

27/01/2014

Interesting article on the shifting economic relationship between Latin American countries and Spain, its former colonizer.

The economic bond between Latin America and Spain is shifting. After two decades in which Spain amassed assets worth €145 billion ($200 billion) in Latin America, last year was the first in which Latin American companies spent more on acquiring their Spanish counterparts than the other way around. Despite some ruffled feathers, the evolution is positive http://econ.st/1jU87Hk

23/01/2014

O Director-Geral do XEM Group em Portugal, Eduardo Rodrigues, foi o comentador convidado no artigo de ontem do Diário Económico, "Metade das exportações nacionais é para países de risco político".

Espanha, Angola, Moçambique e Brasil estão no top ten das exportações nacionais e são apontados pela Marsh como sendo de risco médio ou elevado. | Notícias sobre economia actualizadas ao minuto, informação de mercados, empresas e política, vídeos diários, opiniões de analistas e especialistas

17/01/2014

Today's matches the value of entire countries' listed firms to individual western companies. All the shares available in India are worth roughly the same as Nestlé; Egypt's are equal to Burger King. This suggests that emerging economies need deeper, more liquid markets, and investors need more perspective http://econ.st/1demQ9T

09/01/2014

Extremely insightful article for entrepreneurs, well worth the read.

It started with a gap in the market. Technology writing comes in many forms. It can be long and lyrical a la The New Yorker. And it can be bite-size — just enough news to grab and go. What we spotted was a lack of tactical storytelling, a need for compelling, long-form writing that would equip read...

08/01/2014

Latin America today is a controlled experiment in economics. The Atlantic part of the continent supports government regulation, while the Pacific coast advocates for free markets and free trade. Which side will lead in coming years? http://on.wsj.com/1lNtjxX

07/01/2014

Denmark is a tiny country, with 5.6m people and wallet-draining labour costs. But it is an agricultural giant, home to 30m pigs and a quiverful of global brands. In 2011 farm products made up 20% of its goods exports. The value of food exports grew from €4 billion in 2001 to €16.1 billion in 2011. The government expects it to rise by a further €6.7 billion by 2020 http://econ.st/1et7VLT

26/12/2013

An interesting perspective on what 2013 meant for the tech industry.

All in, 2013 was an embarrassment for the entire tech industry and the engine that powers it—Silicon Valley. Innovation was replaced by financial engineering, mergers and acquisitions, and evasion of regulations. Not a single breakthrough product was unveiled—and for reasons outlined below, Google G...