China will not resort to massive stimulus, yuan devaluation: PM Li
CHINA will not resort to a massive stimulus as it did in 2008 to boost its economy, Prime Minister Li Keqiang said in...
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Cooling measures make it harder to clear new housing stock: Redas
THE nearly 46,000 private residential units that could become available for sale in 2019 and 2020 would take about five...
DBS ramps up project finance deals on Asia infrastructure
DBS Bank is beefing up its project finance team to get a share of Asia's huge infrastructure development needs. ...
Singapore among best Asian cities for technology companies: report
SINGAPORE is the second-best city for technology companies looking to establish or expand operations in Asia, according...
Mastercard inks global sponsorship deal with world's largest e-sport
GLOBAL payments company Mastercard announced on Wednesday it has signed a multi-year global sponsorship deal with video...
A pitch for the past: how and why nostalgia marketing works
SIX years ago, a Google startup launched a mobile game called Ingress. Leveraging on ground-breaking technology such as...
The economy and its impact on US voters
WHEN political strategist James Carville coined the phrase "It's the economy, stupid!" as the theme of...
Singapore to spend S$30m to fund new cybersecurity centre
A NEW centre to train teams of experts who can respond to local and regional cybersecurity incidents will be fully...
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Mapletree Logistics Trust issues 309.9m units at S$1.21 apiece, plans advanced distribution
MAPLETREE Logistics Trust (MLT) has completed its private placement that was launched on Wednesday and will issue about...
Keppel Land unit takes 40% stake in Nanjing residential project for 1.4b yuan
KEPPEL Corp's China real estate unit is buying a 40 per cent stake in the development of a prime residential site...
Ascott Reit buys prime greenfield site for S$62.4m to build first co-living property in one-north
ASCOTT Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) has acquired a prime greenfield site at Nepal Hill in Singapore's research...
Canada PM urges some US flexibility in Nafta, talks seen slow
[WASHINGTON] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he wanted to see flexibility from the United...
Brazil's central bank maintains record low 6.5% interest rate
[BRASÍLIA] Brazil's Central Bank maintained its key interest rate at the historic low of 6.5 per cent on Wednesday...
Facebook building a 'war room' to battle election meddling
[SAN FRANCISCO] Facebook on Wednesday said it will have a "war room" up and running on its Silicon Valley...
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Europe: Trade war hopes buoy FTSE 100, still slave to sterling swings
[LONDON] Britain's top share index extended its rally on Wednesday to hit a near two-week high as investors...
US: Gains in bank shares lift Dow, S&P 500
[NEW YORK] Banking shares were big winners Wednesday, helping to lift the Dow and S&P 500 amid lingering...
US dollar near 7-week lows; commodity units advance
THE US dollar neared a seven-week low against a basket of other currencies on Wednesday, while commodity currencies...
US: Wall St opens higher as investors shrug off trade war
[NEW YORK] US stocks opened higher on Wednesday, as investors brushed aside the latest blows in Washington and Beijing...
Singapore shares close 1.2% up on Wednesday
SINGAPORE stocks ended 1.2 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index moving up 37.23 points to 3,176...
Malaysia: Shares close higher on Wednesday
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia share prices closed higher on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite...
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The resilience of outlet malls in China
ONLINE shopping may be changing the physical retail landscape and affecting traditional mall operators. But one segment...
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BUY A T-SHIRT online for S$20, and stand a chance to win a Mercedes-Benz CLA 180 Coupe. While doing your bit for...
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The Heritage Protectors
PEARL BANK apartments. People's Park Complex. Golden Mile Complex. Their days are numbered as the wrecking ball...
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THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Sep 15, 2018
Point Of Contact
Voice and PABX are passe. Avaya's CEO, Jim Chirico, sees enterprise communication being fully disrupted and digitalised. But there will still be human agents at call centres, he says.
Sep 8, 2018
A People-Enabler
Joseph "Yossi" Vardi, pioneer Israeli entrepreneur and tech godfather, finds the human spirit in technology. When he invests - he has put money in more than 90 companies - he looks not so much at the idea behind the venture as the talent of the people behind the pitch.
Sep 1, 2018
Both sides now
The first woman in a global CEO role at an Omnicom creative network, Wendy Clark not only brings her A-game to the table - by gearing women up to be boardroom-ready - but also wants to bring caring back to the workplace.
Aug 25, 2018
Steadfast about growth
Having taken ARA Asset Management from regional fund manager to global powerhouse, John Lim is now mulling over a second IPO sometime in the near future.
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