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JPMorgan, Credit Suisse launch fund for companies tackling sustainable nutrition

JPMORGAN Asset Management and Credit Suisse have launched a fund with a focus on investing in small and mid-cap companies that play a part to make food systems less carbon intensive.

Shipping rate surge threatens global economy recovery: UN agency

A SURGE in container shipping rates poses a threat to the global economic recovery, with small countries dependent on deliveries by sea expected to be hardest hit by a spike in import prices, UN agency UNCTAD said on Thursday (Nov 18).

ECB says inflation to peak in November

EUROZONE inflation will hit a record high in November before declining over the course of next year at a pace that is hard to predict, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said on Wednesday (Nov 17).

US, Malaysia to sign cooperation deal on supply chain improvements

THE United States and Malaysia plan to sign a cooperation agreement by early next year towards improving transparency, resilience and security in the semiconductor and manufacturing sector supply chains, the 2 countries said on Thursday (Nov 18).

ComfortDelGro secures S$30m contract to operate electric bus fleet for NUS shuttle service

TRANSPORT operator ComfortDelGro Corporation, through its wholly-owned private bus company ComfortDelGro Bus, is set to to operate Singapore's largest electrified private bus fleet after winning a S$30 million contract to operate the shuttle bus service at the National University of Singapore campus.

The STI today

Singapore shares buck regional trend, STI up 0.13% SINGAPORE shares advanced on Thursday (Nov 18), despite mounting inflation fears and the prospect of tightening monetary policies, which triggered sell-offs across Asia and Wall Street.