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Analysts upgrade Singapore export, growth forecasts on robust March trade data

JUST one quarter in, economy watchers are upgrading an-already bullish export outlook for Singapore, as non-oil domestic exports (NODX) blew past expectations in March.

Grab considering secondary Singapore listing after US SPAC merger: sources

LISTING on Singapore Exchange (SGX) would enable Grab to have an investor base close to where its regional business is based, potentially offering its customers, drivers and merchant partners easier access to trade its shares.

Wirecard sells off Asia-Pacific entities in wake of accounting scandal

FINCH Capital-backed payments firm Nomu Pay has agreed to acquire Wirecard's Asia-Pacific entities in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand for an undisclosed sum.

ST Engineering enters Australia rail market with Queensland's Cross River Rail contract win

ST ENGINEERING has secured a contract to provide 96 sets of platform screen doors for all four new underground stations on Queensland's Cross River Rail, which is the Australian state's largest public infrastructure project.

DBS to exit thermal coal lending by 2039

IT will stop onboarding new customers who derive more than a quarter of their revenue from thermal coal with immediate effect.

The STI today

STI rose 0.5% over the week; Singtel at 9-month high on possible strategic changes

THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 16.99 points or 0.53 per cent to 3,201.76, culminating in a 0.5 per cent incline over the week.