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Singapore's efficiency even extends to its bankruptcy laws

Published Mon, Mar 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    WHEN it comes to matters legal or bureaucratic, Singapore is swift to act. Bankruptcy, sometimes, can be even faster.

    Ezra Holdings, a Singapore publicly-traded oil services group, and two of its affiliates, Ezra Marine Services Pte and Emas IT Solutions Pte, filed for Chapter 11 protection over the weekend in a US bankruptcy court in New York.

    On Monday, shares in Nam Cheong, a builder of offshore support vessels, tumbled as much as 33 per cent to a record low after the company on Friday said its auditors raised some financial concerns.

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