BDO’s PIONEERING BLUE BONDS TO HELP PH WATER CRISIS

$100 Million Investment by IFC funds water and wastewater management projects BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO)’s $100…

86% OF SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BONDS NOT ALIGNED WITH BEST PRACTICE

Steep rise in climate ambition since methodology released in 2023. Climate Bonds, supported by the Singapore…

EASING POLICY BY MAS MIGHT END SGD OUTPERFORMANCE

By David Finnerty The Singapore dollar’s two-year streak as the top-performing Asian currency is seen ending…

SINGAPORE BANK’ EARNINGS MOMENTUM TO LOSE STTEAM ON FUNDING COSTS, RATE CUTS

Singapore banks’ earnings momentum is set to lose steam this year amid rising funding costs and…

FACTORS INFLUENCING THE RINGGIT

SINCE the ringgit was de-pegged in 2005, it had strengthened by only 1% to end the…

HIGHER SALARY FOR EP HOLDERS MAY HIT SMEs HARDER

One company hires remote workers where possible, while another invests in internship programmes to nurture local…

US MNCs TO INVEST US$1B IN THE PHILIPPINES

US companies are set to announce investments amounting to more than US$1 billion dollars in the…

SWIFTONOMICS EXPECTED TO BOOST SINGAPORE’S GDP: CNA

One economist expects Taylor Swift’s concerts to add around S$300 million to S$400 million to Singapore’s…

SEA TURNS IN FIRST ANNUAL PROFIT AS E-COMMERCE PAYS OFF

Singapore-based Sea delivered its first annual profit since the internet firm’s market debut in 2017, as…

CHINA’S FX RESERVES HITS US$3.2 TRILLION

China’s foreign exchange reserves unexpectedly rose in February, official data showed on Thursday (Mar 7), even…