For those shares listed in Singapore, there are limited risks associated ... Previously, Thai Beverage's potential beer business IPO was seen as a means of facilitating an eventual divestment ... ( read original story ...)
China puts Hong Kong’s future on the line
Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s leading financial centre is being undermined by politics. Can it survive? Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s biggest and most vibrant financial hub is at risk – yet again. Over ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance in talks with Singapore’s Lee family on banking licence bid
ByteDance is in talks to join forces with Singapore’s influential Lee business family, as the Chinese technology group looks to expand into banking for the first time. The company has bid for a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday – govt
Singapore will allow small gatherings and the reopening of restaurants and shops from June 19, its health ministry said on Monday, in a major easing of the city-state's coronavirus restrictions. Tiny ... ( read original story ...)
Jetstar Loses Its Shine For Qantas In Vietnam, But Singapore’s Jetstar Asia Still Strong
Qantas appears unwilling to fight a marketshare battle in Vietnam, which is not a hub in Qantas’ strategy to bridge Australia and Asia. ( read original story ...)
Singapore marine fuel sales fall in May as cargo ship calls plummet
May sales of marine fuels in Singapore dropped to a three-month low of 3.925 million tonnes as cargo shipping activity fell to at least a five-year low and average bunker loadings shrank, official ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Vows Not to Be Part of the Rise of Protectionism
Singapore pledged its commitment to globalization despite the coronavirus pandemic inspiring a rise in protectionist trade policies worldwide. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Won’t Feast on Hong Kong’s Fund Famine
The two archrivals of Asian finance have competed so intensely for so long that it’s impossible to believe that Hong Kong’s fading autonomy and the resumption of anti-government protests isn’t filling ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore can benefit from increased trade within Southeast Asia, says EY
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the trend of companies moving operations out from China, and Singapore can benefit from increased trade in Southeast Asia, says Liew Nam Soon of EY. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Won’t Feast on Hong Kong’s Famine
The two archrivals of Asian finance have competed so intensely for so long that it’s impossible to believe that Hong Kong’s fading autonomy and the resumption of anti-government protests isn’t filling ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm set to raise up to $70 mln for Southeast Asian debt venture fund
Genesis Alternative Ventures, a private lender backed by Singapore-based family office Sassoon Investment Corp, is set to raise $50-$70 million by early 2021 for its first debt fund to finance ... ( read original story ...)
Oil Traders Lose Asian Forum as Singapore Event Goes Virtual
(Bloomberg) -- Fortunes have been made -- and lost -- in the oil market this year on an unprecedented scale, but it looks like the world’s traders will have to forgo their last chance to get together ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore facing its most severe recession ever
Singapore is facing its most severe recession ever, due to the shock to supply and demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Ravi Menon, managing ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny Singapore replaces U.S. as India’s top market for engineering exports
Singapore replaced the United States as India's biggest overseas market for engineering parts in April, with exports rising 95% to $553 million from a year earlier, a trade body said on Wednesday, as ... ( read original story ...)
Software Firm Duck Creek Raises $230 Million Ahead of IPO
Duck Creek Technologies, a software provider for insurers, has raised $230 million from new and existing investors ahead of a planned initial public offering. ( read original story ...)
Singapore record FX deposit surge hints at inflow, risk aversion
Foreign currency deposits at banks in Singapore rose by a record S$6 billion in April to their highest tracked level of S$27 billion, likely reflecting foreign inflows, risk averse depositors and ... ( read original story ...)