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Financial inclusion low in many parts of Asia: MAS's Ravi Menon
The prospects for Asian banks are good chiefly because the prospects for Asian economies are good, said Ravi Menon, Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director.
Changi Airport April passenger, aircraft movements, cargo shipments increase
Singapore Changi Airport handled 5.17 million passenger movements in April, a 7.8 per cent year-on-year increase.
Prices of completed condos dip 0.6% in April: NUS index
Prices of completed private apartments and condominiums slipped 0.6 per cent in April, after rising 0.8 per cent in March. This is based on flash estimates by the National University of Singapore (NUS) for its overall Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) released on Monday.
Stephen Lee to join Temasek's board from July 1
Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings has appointed Stephen Lee Ching Yen to its board of directors. This will take effect from July 1.
New Silkroutes Group to buy dental clinics and equipment suppliers for S$5.28m
Mainboard-listed New Silkroutes Group (NSG) on Monday said that it will acquire majority control of eight dental clinics and two dental equipment suppliers in Singapore for S$5.28 million.
The STI Today
Singapore stocks finish weaker in thin trading
The Straits Times Index kicked off the week by drifting to a 4.87 points loss at 3,214.55 in low volume of 1.8 billion units worth S$669.4 million.
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International
Beijing city to subsidise domestic AI chips, targets self-reliance by 2027
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
South Korea’s public finances no longer a credit rating ‘strength’: Fitch
UK consumer confidence improves as inflation and taxes fall
Inflation in Japan’s capital falls below BOJ target, slows for second month