Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Dec 22)

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Singapore investment banking fees down 24% to US$664.9 million in 2023: LSEG

INVESTMENT banking fees generated in Singapore so far in 2023 fell 24 per cent to US$664.9 million from the same period last year, indicated preliminary LSEG data released on Friday (Dec 22).

Malaysia’s inflation expands slower at 1.5% in November, beats economists’ forecast

MALAYSIA’S inflation growth continued easing for the third consecutive month in November, with headline inflation growing slower at 1.5 per cent from a year earlier, a Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) report indicated on Friday (Dec 22).

Indonesia economy to grow 5.2% in 2024 as investments pick up steam: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is in the final months of his term, expressed confidence that South-east Asia’s largest economy will see growth of 5.2 per cent in 2024 – higher than what the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have predicted.

Sumitomo Life moves to own all of Singlife, valuing Singapore insurer at S$4.6 billion

HOME-GROWN Singlife will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Sumitomo Life Insurance.

Nightmares before Christmas 3

THE year 2023 started out great at the North Pole, but affairs quickly went South

Singapore stocks end week in the black amid festive cheer; STI up 0.9%

SINGAPORE stocks rose on Friday (Dec 22) as investor sentiment appeared to improve ahead of the upcoming holidays.