Shikhar Gupta

Shikhar Gupta

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Shikhar Gupta is a Breaking News Journalist at The Business Times. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, covering transport, healthcare, and consumer stories.

The covered bonds are part of UOB's US$15 billion global covered bond programme.

UOB prices 850 million euro bonds due 2030 at 2.718%

They are expected to be listed on the Singapore Exchange on Dec 1

The claimaints against Standard Chartered are Alsen Chance Holdings, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners and Brightstone Jewellery.

Singapore court clears way for US$2.7 billion suit against StanChart in 1MDB scandal-linked claim

Claims involve an alleged US$150 million deposit to Najib Razak and US$77 million for his wife Rosmah Mansor’s bags and jewellery

Methanol is considered a cleaner alternative to petroleum-based marine fuels.

MPA to license 3 companies to supply methanol at Singapore port

Global Energy Trading, Golden Island and PetroChina issued licences to supply methanol as marine fuel

The investment, announced in September, also involved the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and a global institutional investor.

Vantage Data Centers completes JS-SEZ campus buyout after US$1.6 billion GIC-led injection

Additional capital earmarked for the further growth of Vantage’s Apac platform

Marco Polo Marine shifted its focus from oil and gas companies to merchant vessels as shipping boomed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Marco Polo Marine expects ‘significantly higher’ FY2025 net profit

This is mainly due to impairment loss reversals on certain vessels and the disposal of its stake in Marco Polo Offshore

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel where U.S. singer Chris Brown was staying, in Paris, France, January 22, 2019.  REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Mandarin Oriental, BRC Asia, Lum Chang Creations

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 24):

Tan will focus on other business and personal commitments.

Creative Technology interim CEO and executive chairman Tan Jok Tin to step down in Jan 2026

Tan has been in the interim role since July, when Freddy Sim stepped down as chief for health reasons

The hotel group is under a privatisation bid from majority shareholder Jardine Matheson.

Mandarin Oriental posts ‘stable’ underlying net profit for Q3

The group’s RevPAR is up in all regions except South-east Asia

Total passenger traffic rose 4.2 per cent year-on-year in the first 10 months.

Changi Airport October passenger traffic rises 3.4% to 5.8 million

Air freight handling is up 2.5% year on year at 182,000 tonnes

The Singapore dollar hit a high of about 120.64 yen on Thursday (Nov 20).

Fresh high: Singdollar stays above S$1-to-120-yen mark

The exchange rate first crossed the threshold on Nov 19