Angela Tan
Angela Tan is BT’s senior correspondent, with a focus on China and Asean. Her work covers a wide range of topics from local business issues to international economic trends and government policies. She previously covered corporate scandals, fraud and bankruptcies. She was awarded Securities Investors Association Singapore (Sias) Financial Journalist of the Year for 2018 and 2019.
Supply shock-induced slowdown in China could shave Asia’s growth by 1.3%: IMF
A supply shock-induced slowdown in China could shave Asia’s growth by about 1.3 per cent in the medium term, said a senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
DBS' Q3 net profit up 17%
DBS Group on Friday said its net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014 was at S$1 billion, up 17 per cent from S$862 million a year ago.
Update: Court rules development charges not payable for 3 former Malayan Railway plots of land in Singapore
THE Arbitral Tribunal has ruled that development charges on three former Malayan Railway (KTM) sites in Singapore in Tanjong Pagar, Kranji and Woodlands will not be payable.
Update: DBS' Q3 net profit up 17% on broad-based growth
DBS Group on Friday said its net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2014 was at S$1.01 billion, up 17 per cent from S$862 million a year ago.
Court rules development charges for 3 former Malayan Railway land in Singapore not payable
THE Arbitral Tribunal has ruled that development charges on three former Malayan Railway (KTM) sites in Singapore in Tanjong Pagar, Kranji and Woodlands will not be payable.
ADB raises Asean growth forecast for 2022, but cuts 2023 outlook on worsening outlook
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised up its 2022 growth projection for South-east Asia to 5.1 per cent from 4.9 per cent, as stronger forecasts for Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines offse...
Clients rebalancing portfolios to deal with Credit Suisse fallout, say wealth managers
SINGAPORE’S wealth managers say their clients are making portfolio adjustments in reaction to recent banking instability, but inflows continue to be strong.
SGX sees greater demand for capital raising by businesses expanding into S-E Asia
SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is seeing an increased demand for capital raising by businesses expanding into South-east Asia, chief executive officer Loh Boon Chye said at the CGS China-Asean Business Lead...
Hong Kong plays catch-up to Singapore in fierce battle for family offices
HONG Kong is pulling all stops in its latest budget to attract the world’s richest family offices as it battles Singapore’s rising appeal to the super wealthy.
Asean an investment sweet spot, Indonesia a ‘sitting jackpot’: UOBAM
WHEN it comes to investment opportunities, Asean is in a “very sweet spot”, with Indonesia – home to five out of the seven key minerals needed for electric-vehicle (EV) batteries – “a sitting jackpot”...