Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jul 22)

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Trade deals offer limited value to Singapore manufacturing firms: study

[SINGAPORE] Local manufacturing firms are not fully utilising Singapore’s extensive network of free trade agreements (FTAs), citing a lack of applicable agreements for their traded goods and export volumes that are too small to meet requirements.

Timing of JS-SEZ a lot more promising than some previous attempts: CIMB

[KUALA LUMPUR] The timing of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is “a lot more conducive” today than some of the previous attempts to do something similar, said Chu Kok Wei, CEO of group wholesale banking at CIMB.

NUS Enterprise invests S$150 million to launch venture capital programme in Asia

[SINGAPORE] The entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) is committing S$150 million to a new venture capital (VC) programme, the school said on Tuesday (Jul 22).

How the youngest Filipino billionaire and Jollibee’s founder unleashed S-E Asia’s quiet dragon on Wall Street

[SINGAPORE] As the first Filipino-owned company to list on the world’s second-largest stock exchange Nasdaq, Hotel101 Global may have bumped the Philippines – long lagging regional peers in capital markets activity – up the radar of foreign investors.

Temasek proposes 5-year, 10-year and 30-year tranches of offshore Chinese yuan bonds

[SINGAPORE] Temasek announced on Tuesday (Jul 22) a proposed notes issuance in a five-year tranche. This is in addition to the 10 and 30-year tranches.

STI ends Tuesday flat as regional indices close mixed

[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed flat on Tuesday (Jul 22), as regional indices showed mixed performances.