A better venture the second time around

But Amperes Electronics Sdn Bhd director Ng Siew Kean ... products to over 20 countries in the Middle East and the South-East Asia regions including Singapore, Vietnam and UAE. In 2016, the company achieved a revenue of RM15mil with 30% of the revenue ... ( read original story ...)

Paris Aims to Overtake Frankfurt in Race for Brexit Bank Jobs

HSBC, which has a French retail bank ... London tops the list, followed by New York and Singapore. “Many banks, many investors, should be aware that France is changing,” Le Maire said, citing Paris Saint Germain’s world record signing of Brazilian ... ( read original story ...)

Asean to give infrastructure a big push

Asean investors have become the largest investors in their own region, three times more than from Chinese investors, said Tony Cripps, chief executive officer of HSBC Singapore. According to Asean Investment Report 2016, Asean remained a major destination ... ( read original story ...)

From Worst to Best: A Shipbuilder’s Fortunes Turn Around

By Krystal Chia and Livia Yap (Bloomberg) — A recovery in demand for new bulk carriers has helped Singapore’s worst-performing stock ... according to a report by HSBC Global Research. It reported $823 million last year, according to a company statement. ( read original story ...)

The new trade order

Tony Cripps, the CEO of HSBC in Singapore, said Asean was the world's fourth-largest trade bloc and about 25% of its trade activity was within the connected countries of the 10-member bloc, so "the fundamentals are incredibly powerful", especially with the ... ( read original story ...)

Australian wheat exports to Asia soar as tastes change

In Vietnam, the humble local baguette or banh mi is a key driver of Australian wheat exports, while noodles in Vietnam are almost exclusively made from Australian wheat. Greg Harvey, Australian chief executive of the Singapore-based Interflour milling ... ( read original story ...)

HNA’s Singapore REIT Partner Is Said to Explore Reducing Ties

announced in March it planned to buy at least a 35 percent stake in a REIT that will list in Singapore, as well as 75 percent of a trust management company formed with AEP. The IPO was slated to raise more than $400 million, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)