SINGAPORE : More foreign visitors and tourism dollars are expected for this year’s Singapore Formula One (F1) Race.
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Singapore Airlines Names Goh as CEO, Replacing Chew
Singapore Airlines Ltd., the world’s second-largest carrier by market value, named Goh Choon Phong as chief executive officer, replacing Chew Choon Seng, who retires at the end of the year.
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SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines <SIAL.SI>,
the world's second most valuable carrier, said on Friday that
Executive Vice President Goh Choon Phong will succeed Chew
Choon Seng as CEO when Chew retires at the end of this year.
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Singapore stocks close 0.53% higher
SINGAPORE : Stocks in Singapore closed 0.53 per cent higher on Friday following an overnight rise in Wall Street.
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Singapore’s Great Eastern says CEO has quit
SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Singapore insurer Great Eastern Holdings said on Friday that Group Chief Executive Officer Ng Keng Hooi has resigned to take on a regional appointment in a multi-national corporation.
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Singapore Airlines Names Goh as Chief Executive, Replacing Chew
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SINGAPORE: The buoyant economic conditions today have caused hotel room rates in major Asian cities like Hong Kong and Singapore to become more expensive.
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TR Exclusive: PRC “scholars” thinking of breaking bonds even before arriving in Singapore
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Singapore dollar touches record high against greenback
SINGAPORE – The Singapore dollar touched an all-time high against the US dollar Friday as some Asian currencies were boosted by a return of risk appetite on better US housing and jobs data, analysts said.
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Founder’s son joins India Bharti, fuels succession talk
* Shravin Mittal, 23, starts as manager in African
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks mark time ahead of key US jobs data
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Maybank to grow Islamic finance biz
SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s largest lender Maybank today announced plans to expand its Islamic finance business in Singapore and Indonesia to tap the markets’ demand for such services. In Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, the bank will open...
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Merrill Lynch’s Asia wealth mgmt chief to retire-memo
SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Antony Hung, Merrill Lynch's
head of wealth management in Asia-Pacific, will retire after
spending nearly 18 years with the bank, according to an
internal company memo seen by Reuters.
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Maybank aims to grow share of Islamic banking financing
SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Maybank <MBBM.KL>, Malaysia's
biggest lender, aims to grow the share of Islamic financing to
33 percent of total lending by 2015 from 24 percent in March,
as such lending is outpacing growth seen in conventional
banking.
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Singapore Stocks-Tad down at midday, but REITs outperform
* Index down 0.16 pct, seen in tight 2960-3000 in afternoon
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