Digital trade company GUUD has launched a new trade finance platform targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore who are battling to access financing. Called Ryte, the platform ... ( read original story ...)
Oman lifts entry ban on Singapore; island, however, is grappling with new Covid-19 issues
Oman's civil aviation authority said on Friday in a tweet that it has removed Singapore and Brunei from its entry-ban list of countries. The United Kingdom, Tunisia, India, Iran and Pakistan are among ... ( read original story ...)
Bukalapak ups IPO to US$1.5bil, set to be largest Indonesian issue
Indonesian e-commerce firm Bukalapak has increased its IPO size by about a third to US$1.5 billion, underscoring hot demand from investors for the country's largest local issue, two sources familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s Covid-19 stimulus packages on par with those in developed countries, says Finance Ministry report
Malaysia’s Covid-19 stimulus packages contributed 20 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), comparable to other developed countries and higher than regional developing countries, a ... ( read original story ...)
60 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Chong Boon market closed for 2 weeks
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 60 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases as of noon on Saturday (Jul 17), of which 29 belonged to the KTV cluster. ( read original story ...)
From Zomato’s IPO to Delhivery’s fundraise to Paytm’s DRHP — These were the biggest developments this week
Zomato’s IPO was oversubscribed by 38 times.Paytm and Mobikwik have filed for their IPO.FedEx made its first strategic investment in India.The Indian startup ecosystem is going through a watershed ... ( read original story ...)
From Singapore to Hong Kong and Australia, Asia’s Covid-19 reopening is as much about politics as it is about science
Highly vaccinated Singapore’s plan to treat Covid-19 as endemic puts the pressure on other ‘zero-Covid’ economies like Hong Kong and Australia to follow suit. ( read original story ...)
Awards for Excellence 2021: Best bank and best investment bank in Singapore
It’s not just that, in the review period the bank managed to increase operating profit before allowances by 2% to a record S$8.43 billion ($6.36 billion), helped by the excellence the bank now has ... ( read original story ...)
Commodities SPAC Golden Ventures Acquisition files for a $100 million IPO
The Singapore-based company plans to raise $100 million by offering ... The article Commodities SPAC Golden Ventures Acquisition files for a $100 million IPO originally appeared on IPO investment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Co. Sues NatWest For Info On ‘$3.7M Cyberfraud’
The Singaporean subsidiary of an international interdealer brokerage firm that claims to be the victim of a SGD 5 million ($3.7 million) cyberfraud has filed a claim in London seeking information from ... ( read original story ...)
Citi appoints 5 Singaporeans to senior positions across APAC
Citi appoints 5 Singaporeans to senior positions across APAC Staff Reporter Tue, 07/06/2021 - 3:15 pm Body This includes the new head of Integrated Corporate Bank for its Taiwan business. Citibank has ... ( read original story ...)
Paytm’s IPO filing: What you need to know
Paytm IPO details, Zomato IPO delivers on UPI as well, FedEx invests in Delhivery ahead of IPO, and unregulated crypto ads. ( read original story ...)
Paytm parent files with SEBI for ₹16,600-cr. IPO
One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payment services Paytm, has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with markets regulator SEBI for an initial public offering of ₹16,600 crore. ( read original story ...)
Zomato IPO: 20% of applications via Zerodha, reveals Nithin Kamath
Zomato IPO: Nithin Kamath on Thursday revealed that almost 20% of ... Zomato is India’s first major new-age technology company to go public. The government of Singapore, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Abu ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore delays reopening, retightens curbs after karaoke club cluster
Singapore is expecting to have two-thirds of its population fully vaccinated during the one-week lockdown. (AP pic) SINGAPORE: Singapore said today it would retighten some restrictions on social ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reimposes coronavirus curbs as karaoke bar cluster upends reopening plans
be deported and be barred from re-entering Singapore. Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the country’s virus task force with Ong and Gan, added: “The consequence of every single action can ... ( read original story ...)