BioNTech said on Monday it plans to set up a regional headquarters and build a new manufacturing site for its vaccines based on messenger RNA technology (mRNA) in Singapore, in the latest move to ... ( read original story ...)
Covid jab maker BioNTech to build SE Asia manufacturing site in Singapore
Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a South-east Asia headquarters and manufacturing site in Singapore to produce hundreds of millions of mRNA-based vaccines per year. Construction of ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai Business Improves; BioNTech’s Singapore Site: Virus Update
BioNTech SE selected Singapore as its Southeast Asia headquarters and could have an operational production facility in the city as early as 2023. ( read original story ...)
China’s Robinhoods are hot in Singapore
Our top stories this week look at the rise of China’s Robinhoods in Singapore and how Sea is following Tencent’s playbook in becoming a super app ... ( read original story ...)
Covid jab maker BioNTech to build factory in Singapore
Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a factory in Singapore that could produce hundreds of millions of doses of vaccines based on its mRNA technology per year in southeast Asia. ( read original story ...)
Monde Nissin draws GIC, Fidelity as cornerstone investors for PH IPO: Report
Monde Nissin is reportedly in talks with a number of investors, including Singapore’s GIC, to become cornerstone investors in its IPO. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s foreign minister says Covid won’t go away completely, warns against complacency
Vivian Balakrishnan, a medical doctor before entering politics, said subsequent waves of coronavirus infections will be a usual occurrence in the coming years. ( read original story ...)
Designs on Asia: Growing wealth in a garden at Citibank’s largest Wealth Hub in Singapore
Money doesn’t grow on trees, so the old adage goes – yet Citibank’s latest wealth hub is making flora and fortunes flourish in tandem.The bank’s largest wealth advisory centre to date and its first in ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: A return to Phase 2 could be a momentary setback to Singapore’s economic recovery
Singapore was on track for a highly anticipated 2021 growth recovery theme, but it is too early to predict if the second half of the year will be ... ( read original story ...)
DBS issues more than $450 million in Sora-pegged SME loans
DBS announced on Monday (May 10) that it has issued more than $450 million in Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora)-pegged loans as at end-April 2021, just over six months after the bank launched ... ( read original story ...)
DBS doubles its grant programme for social entrepreneurs to $3m
The DBS Foundation has increased its funding pool to support social enterprises. The DBS Foundation, the DBS Bank arm dedicated to championing social entrepreneurship, has increased the funding pool ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s success: Lessons for Manila
In response to increased cases coming from countries such as India, the government of Singapore recently reimplemented stringent COVID-19 restrictions. One could say this was done out of an abundance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tests Thousands; Delhi Extends Lockdown: Virus Update
India’s capital New Delhi extended its lockdown for another week and adopted stricter controls. The country recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths for a second consecutive day Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Monde Nissin Attracts GIC, Fidelity to $1 Billion IPO
Philippine food maker Monde Nissin Corp. is in talks with Singapore state investment fund GIC Pte and Hong Kong insurer AIA Group Ltd. to become cornerstone investors in what could be the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Global Fintech Hackcelerator, the 6th Edition, Launched by Monetary Authority of Singapore
Global Fintech Hackcelerator, the 6th Edition, launched by Monetary Authority of Singapore. Applications accepted until June 11. ( read original story ...)
Genting Singapore Q1 profit falls 26% on Covid-19 impact
Genting Singapore, the operator of Resorts World Sentosa, has posted in its first-quarter business overview a 26 per cent drop in net profit to $34.5 million for its first quarter ended March, while ... ( read original story ...)