SINGAPORE LAUNCHES S$5B PROGRAMME TO BOOST SGX

Singapore announced yesterday a set of measures to rejuvenate its equities market, including a 20 per…

SINGAPORE’S OLAM SELLS AGRIBUSINESS FOR US$1.8B

Singapore-based Olam Group on Monday (Feb 24) said it will sell a 44.58 per cent stake…

BANKS IN SINGAPORE RETURNING EXCESS CAPITAL

United Overseas Bank joined larger rival DBS Group in returning excess capital to shareholders after delivering…

AMMB WITHDRAWS RM1.2B SALE OF INSURANCE UNIT TO GREAT EASTERN

Malaysian lender AMMB Holdings said yesterday that the proposed sale of its Malaysian insurance businesses, jointly…

GRAB & GOTO IN MERGER TALKS

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is in advanced talks to merge with its…

MMC PORT APPOINT UNDERWRITERS FOR RM6B IPO

MMC Port Holdings has hired CIMB and Maybank to work on a more than RM6 billion…

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…