Global economic confidence has improved slightly this quarter, as high performance across Asia and Africa offset depressed confidence in the Middle East and the Americas.

According to the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS), produced by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants), confidence has benefitted from a sustained period of economic expansion since the global financial crisis.

Property developer, Tropicana Corporation Berhad and its group of companies announced the appointment of Tan Sri Dr. Lim Wee Chai as its Non-Independent Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, who is also the Executive Chairman of Top Glove Corporation Berhad, effective 24 October 2017.

Prior to joining Tropicana, Tan Sri Dr. Lim has snapped up an additional 8.5% stake in Tropicana, making him a substantial shareholder with approximately 10.24% shareholding in the Group.

Power utilities should be technology agnostic, as there are no single technology that fits all the needs of different customers or can solve all problems, said Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) President/Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd.

“We should be technology agnostic. We should be thinking what will benefit the customers,” he said during panel discussion of Heads and CEOs of Utilities at the AESIEAP CEO Conference 2017 on Monday.