Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, Grab Holdings, agreed a merger on Tuesday with special-purpose acquisition company Altimeter Growth Corp securing a valuation of nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable Innovation Starts at Home: The Singapore Story
With its bustling startup scene and entrepreneurial spirit, Singapore has long been a world-leading centre of innovation, particularly when it comes to sustainable development – an area that hits very ... ( read original story ...)
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on N-Butanol imports from EU, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and US
The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on ‘Normal Butanol’ imports from the European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the US. Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd — which is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to go public in world’s biggest $40bn SPAC merger
As part of Singapore-based Grab's agreement with the ... head of emerging markets fintech business at consultancy EY. Grab said its decision to become a public company was driven by a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Technology Recruiter for Career Defining Roles Across Singapore
The establishment of Singapore's very first digital banks, as well as fintech initiatives introduced by local regulators were just two of the factors that had a very positive influence on the market ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to List in U.S. in $40 Billion SPAC Deal
Gerstner is no stranger to Southeast Asia, having invested in Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce leader Sea Ltd. The Tencent Holdings Ltd.-backed company has emerged as a stock-market sensation ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to list in US through $40bn SPAC deal
Southeast Asia's biggest unlisted startup, Grab, is to go public in the U.S. through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the "superapp" developer announced Tuesday, a deal that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to go public at US$40 billion valuation amid SPAC frenzy
Singapore is one of several bourses ... who was not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. Alison is the Post's Finance Editor. Previously, she was Managing Editor of FinanceAsia; The Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)
Indranee Rajah or Lawrence Wong: Who’s up next for Finance Minister?
Singapore—With all the talk of who is next in line to lead the country in the wake of Heng Swee Keat’s announcement that he would step aside from PAP 4G lea ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Has One-Third of Global Cruise Travelers
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore now accounts for one-third of global cruise travelers, a testament to the nation’s ability to contain the coronavirus and resume operations at a time when many other countries ... ( read original story ...)
More than 18,200 travellers from low-risk regions visited Singapore under ATP since September
SINGAPORE - More than 18,200 travellers have entered Singapore under the air travel pass (ATP) scheme since the Republic unilaterally opened its borders to regions with low Covid-19 infection rates in ... ( read original story ...)
Vegetables from Tamil Nadu triple in price in Singapore amid Covid-19 pandemic
"We put fresh country vegetables and fruits on late-night passenger flights from Tiruchirappalli to Singapore, so that they are in the shops in Little India and Tekka market by 5am," said Mr George ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to List in U.S. in Record $40 Billion SPAC Deal
The Singapore-based startup is set to have a market value of about $39.6 billion after the combination with the special purpose acquisition company of Brad Gerstner’s Altimeter Capital Management, the ... ( read original story ...)
Riau Islands government proposes travel corridor with Singapore starting May or June: Indonesian senior official
JAKARTA: The government of Riau Islands province has proposed a safe travel corridor with Singapore starting on May 1 or Jun 1, said an Indonesian senior tourism official on Tuesday (Apr 13). In a ... ( read original story ...)
Building Asia
Governments and businesses are gearing up for net-zero emissions or carbon neutrality by 2050 or earlier. Singapore's UOB has created a framework to define the path towards that goal. UOB's Chief ... ( read original story ...)
Vegetables imported to Singapore from Tamil Nadu triple in price amid Covid-19
bananas and the seasonal palm fruit in export-grade bags. "We put fresh country vegetables and fruits on late night passenger flights from Tiruchirappalli to Singapore, so that they are in the shops ... ( read original story ...)