Bloomberg Aida is the perfect employee: always courteous, always learning and, as she says, “always at work, 24/7, 365 days a year.” Aida, of course, is not a person but a virtual customer-service representative that SEB AB, one of Sweden’s biggest banks, is rolling out. The goal is to give the actual humans more time to engage in more complex …

Bloomberg For decades, Singapore and Hong Kong have reigned supreme: as key transit points connecting travellers in Asia to and from the rest of the world. But now, a $1 trillion global airport spree is threatening the status quo. About half that money is due to be spent on upgrading or building new airports in Asia, the Sydney-based CAPA Centre …

DUBAI / Emirates Business GCC visitors have helped to drive record visitor numbers to Ireland according to Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for promoting the island of Ireland overseas as a leading holiday destination. GCC countries are an important developing market for Ireland, contributing to a 20.6% rise in its segment for the period January to June this year. Overall, …