Taylor Swift’s Eras tour prompts leaders to ask her to play in their country, but why? Know about the superstar’s impact on economyTaylor Swift took the stage for the first night of The Eras Tour at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Friday, July 14, 2023, entertai...
Citi to sell SE Asian consumer banking business for $3.6 bnUS financial giant Citigroup said Friday it will sell its consumer banking businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for $3.6...
China's economic recovery loses some steam, investors eye more policy easingGross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.9% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, missing expecta...
China's economy grows more slowly than expected in Q2Growth slowed significantly from a record 18.3% expansion in the January-March period, when the year-on-year growth rate was heavily skewed...
Singapore Airlines posts $106 million Q3 loss as passenger numbers plunge 98 percentThe bottom line loss was slimmer than its S$331 million operating loss due to a tax credit. Broker UOB Kay Hian had expected it to report a...
BondEvalue obtains approval from Singapore regulator to run bond exchange“Getting the MAS’ greenlight is a big deal for us,” said Rahul Banerjee, founder and CEO of BondEvalue. It will help to accelerate engageme...
Travel portal HappyEasyGo raises Rs 350 croreThe company, promoted by Boris Zha, a Singaporean national, raised the funds from Korea Investment Partners (KIP), SamsungVenture Investmen...
Forget zero fees & robots. One broker doubles down on humans“DBS’s decision offered a good opportunity to scale up,” Choo said.
Investors who chased Asia's highest real yielders ended up lastIndonesian and Indian debt were at the bottom of the region’s rankings.
InnoVen Capital ready for a Rs 100-crore YatraThe big cheque cut by Singapore and Mumbai-based venture debt provider is a forerunner to more equity-based investments in India, one of it...
InnoVen Capital appoints Chin Chao as interim CEO for India operationsThe appointment will be effective immediately, even as the board continues the search process for a permanent CEO, which it hopes to comple...
United Overseas Bank-Temasek to provide $500 million to start-ups in India, ChinaUOB has entered into an agreement with Temasek to provide venture debt financing to start-ups, said Temasek in a statement.
Singapore's UOB, Temasek to offer $500 million for Asia startupsUnited Overseas Bank said it will partner with Temasek Holdings to provide up to $500-mn in venture debt financing to start-ups in China, I...
- Singapore Air's new CEO may sell Virgin stake
Goh, 47, may get offers for the airline's 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic after the UK carrier said this month it had received tie-up inquirie...
- Singapore sees China and India as big banking markets
Singapore has identified China and India as "huge potential markets" where its banks can expand after undertaking further consolidation, th...
- Subprime fallout could last two years: Singapore bank head
The global fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis could last another two years.
- RBI lets 2 Singapore banks open account in India
The RBI granted licences to 2 Singapore banks, DBS & UOB. In turn, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has approved a full bank licence to ...