INDONESIA’S VAT HIKE U-TURN LEADS TO UNCERTAINTY

By Rania Teguh Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s U-turn on increasing the value-added tax from 11 to…

RYT BANK: AI-POWERED DIGITAL BANK BY YTL & SEA

By Alexander Wong YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea…

WILL THE ‘CHRONIC DISEASE’ OF VIETNAM’S PRIVATE BANKS EVER BE TREATED?

BY Le Hong Hiep Truong My Lan’s death sentence for gross embezzlement sends a chilling warning,…

SINGPOST SHARES FALL BY 11%

Shares of Singapore Post saw a sharp selloff on Monday (Dec 23) after the firing of three…

KEY SINGAPORE STOCKS PERFORM WELL BUT OUTLOOK GRIM

Singapore’s main stock index is on track to have its best annual performance since 2017, but…

MAHB US$4B TAKEOVER BID, DEEMED REASONABLE BY

A takeover bid for Malaysia Airports Holdings by a consortium comprising the country’s sovereign wealth fund…

IFC & CONSORTIUM OF BANKS FINANCE DATA CENTER IN MALAYSIA

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging…

MR DIY INDONESIA RISES AT IDX DEBUT

The Indonesian arm of Malaysia-based home improvement retailer Mr DIY Group (M) Bhd shook off a…

ALLIANZ ENDS TALK TO ACQUIRE INCOME INSURANCE

Allianz SE has scrapped a proposed $1.5 billion euro (US$1.58 billion) acquisition of a 51 per cent…

18TH ANNUAL DEAL & SOLUTION, ESG & TRANSACTION BANKING AWARDS

13 December 2024, Hong Kong:  Although markets were extremely challenging this year, the average number of…