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Business leaders call on govt to help firms help themselves in slowdown
AS THE economic slowdown deepens, some business leaders in Singapore are calling on...
Sustainability-linked loans: Next instrument in green financing?
WITH more companies looking towards creating a more sustainable business, finding ways...
Growth opportunities aplenty for sustainable finance
IT IS very encouraging to see many of our corporate customers working on their...
Banks still see silver lining in trade financing
ON THE surface, it might seem like a logical conclusion to make that trade financing...
InstaReM begins major shift towards SME market
FOR the next stage of its evolution, consumer-focused remittance startup InstaReM is...
Lower corporate tax rates in Indonesia to benefit most listed companies
INDONESIA'S plan to lower corporate tax rates to 20 per cent from 25 per cent is...
STOCKS
Malaysia: Shares open lower on Monday
MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Rebranded GYP eyes property for growth
PHOTOGRAPHS of GYP Properties' New Zealand properties line the walls of the developer'...
One Pearl Bank sells 160 out of 200 units released over launch weekend
ONE Pearl Bank, the 99-year leasehold condo by CapitaLand, sold 160 units at an...
800 business leaders to attend Singapore Corporate Awards
SOME 800 business leaders are expected to attend this week's Singapore Corporate...
Prospective resistance break for silver amid bullishness
SILVER, gold's often overlooked sibling, is finally stirring with its price decisively...
Local earnings season builds up
FOR much of July, investors have been taking positively to what they hope are rate...
US dollar rises as fears of a 50-pt interest-rate cut fade
THE US dollar rose in afternoon trade on Friday as fears of a larger-than-expected 50-...
When sitting still is the best investment strategy
DUMP all of your equities and load up on derivatives. Hide out in short-term...
Buyout firms target cash-flush Israeli investors for fresh funds
GLOBAL private equity companies are seeking fresh capital from Israeli investors who...
Aramco IPO bankers question whether deal is worth their effort
WHEN Saudi Arabia announced plans to sell shares in its crown jewel Aramco,...
REAL ESTATE
Like it or not, WeWork shakes up commercial real estate
WITH its free coffee, couches and glass partitions, shared workspace startup WeWork...
Australia's home auction clearance rates rise, raising hope of market turnaround
TUMBLING Australian home prices may have found solid ground amid the worst property...
Mayor of London seeks sweeping rent control powers
RENT controls could be coming to London if the city's mayor gets his way.
BANKING & FINANCE
China opens up finance sector to more foreign investment
CHINA lifted some restrictions on foreign investment in the financial sector on...
Maybank extends Manchester United partnership by five years
MAYBANK has extended its regional co-brand partnership with English football club...
Investors risk getting tangled up in feedback loop between Fed, markets
THE Federal Reserve is preparing to deliver what the market expects to be the first of...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
How a Middle East conflict could hit commodities markets
SURGING oil and gas prices, skyrocketing insurance costs and attacks on energy and...
Hedge funds eye oil bets as Middle East tensions rise
ESCALATING tensions in the Persian Gulf are beginning to justify renewed optimism that...
High stakes in gas standoff between Cyprus and Turkey
LONG-TIME adversaries Cyprus and Turkey are locked in a tense "game of chicken" over...
Brazil soybeans lose protein, China sales at risk
THE protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harvests in...
TECHNOLOGY
EU assessing security risks to 5G
THE European Union said that it may deem certain 5G suppliers a security risk, noting...
Scotland Yard Twitter and emails hacked
LONDON'S Metropolitan Police apologised on Saturday after its Twitter, emails and news...
Tinder bypasses Google Play, joins revolt against app store fee
TINDER joined a growing backlash against app store taxes by bypassing Google Play in a...
CONSUMER
Lavender is smelling sweet to French farmers
WORKING its way across a purple- green field in southern France, a claw-fitted tractor...
Hog disease in China pushing up pork prices in Europe
EUROPEANS may have to shell out more for barbecues this summer as a hog disease...
Thai farmers on the cash trail with snail slime
GIANT snails inch across a plate of pumpkin and cucumber in central Thailand, an "...
TRANSPORT
UK car sector accelerates towards electric future
BRITAIN'S auto industry, seeking to swerve Brexit obstacles, is accelerating toward...
British Airways, Lufthansa suspend flights to Cairo over security concerns
BRITISH Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over...
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
Another week of gains as the Atlantic basin continues to be pressurised on tonnage and...
Panama withdrawing flag from tanker towed to Iran
PANAMA'S maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
UK finance minister will quit if new PM pushes no-deal Brexit
FINANCE minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris Johnson became...
Chinese firms looking to buy American farm products: Xinhua
SOME Chinese companies are seeking new purchases of US agricultural products, China's...
New Greek leader unveils plans to revive economy and cut taxes
GREEK Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is moving into policy implementation mode,...
Draghi prepares his legacy for like-minded Lagarde as ECB meets
MARIO Draghi is entering the final three months of his European Central Bank...
Japan's ruling bloc set for upper house majority
PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc is set to keep a solid majority in Japan's...
LIFE & CULTURE
I choose you! Making blue-collar job hunting as easy as Pokemon Go
"CATCHING" a job that is within 10 kilometres of you.
AIA and Tottenham help set new Singapore football record
THE football stars of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur helped to set a...
VIEWS FROM THE TOP
Keep calm and carry on
What measures, if any, are needed as Singapore seeks to tackle the economic slowdown...
BREAKING NEWS
Mick Jagger back to Venice fest with art heist thriller
Trump demands rate cut, seizing on Fed official's own words
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Monday used a Federal Reserve official's own words to amplify his...
Hong Kong commerce chamber joins protesters on bill withdrawal
[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce joined the city's protesters in calling for a formal...
Datapulse responds to SGX notice regarding hotel investments and management agreements
IN response to a notice of compliance from the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) on Friday, Datapulse...
Philips rejigs plants in China to counter fallout from trade war
[AMSTERDAM] Royal Philips NV, the Dutch maker of goods ranging from medical scanners to electric toothbrushes, is...
ESR-Reit Q2 DPU remains stable at 1.004 S cents
ESR-Reit's distribution per unit (DPU) was stable at 1.004 Singapore cents for its second quarter, up just 0.3 per...
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