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Companies’ choices pivotal under current quarterly reporting regime
WHEN the Singapore Exchange (SGX) first announced it would release most companies from mandatory quarterly reporting some years ago, it stirred up vigorous debate. Supporters of the new regime felt...
Keppel divesting 70% stake in unit that holds right to develop 64-ha land in Vietnam
KEPPEL is divesting 70 per cent of its stake in its unit Saigon Sport City, which holds the right to develop a 64-hectare plot of land in Ho Chi...
US sets new rule that could spur AI chip shipments to the Middle East
THE US Commerce Department on Monday (Sep 30) unveiled a rule that could ease shipments of artificial intelligence chips to data centres in the Middle East. Since October 2023, US...
Mapletree Industrial Trust buying freehold, mixed-use property in Tokyo for 14.5 billion yen
Asset is fully leased to a Japanese conglomerate with a weighted average lease to expiry of about five yearsMAPLETREE Industrial Trust (MIT) will be acquiring a freehold, mixed-use property...
UBS kept less than half of Credit Suisse’s bankers in Germany
UBS Group has retained less than half of Credit Suisse’s bankers in Germany, giving a glimpse of the scale of job losses following last year’s merger of the two...
India’s monsoon rains hit four-year high in boost to crop output
India’s monsoon rainfall this year was its highest since 2020, with above-average precipitation for three consecutive months, helping the country recover from last year’s drought, the state-run weather department...
India’s Bharti Airtel pays US$1 billion to partly clear 2016 spectrum dues
Its latest payment comes after India’s top court rejected a request by telecoms companies to recalculate the fees they owed the governmentBHARTI Airtel made an early payment of about...
Google to invest US$1 billion in Thai data centre, cloud infrastructure
GOOGLE is to invest US$1 billion in Thailand to build a data centre and cloud region, which it expects to create 14,000 jobs until 2029, the company said in...
Philippines central bank sees September inflation at 2% to 2.8%
PHILIPPINE inflation was likely within the 2 to 2.8 per cent range in September, the central bank said on Monday (Sep 30). Base effects and lower prices on food and...
Securities industry launches professional development programme for remisiers
REMISIERS will now be able to pick up advanced digital skills and broader trading and portfolio customisation strategies, to better support investors in grabbing opportunities.The Society of Remisiers (Singapore),...
MyRepublic users face fourth fibre broadband outage in three months
Outage tracking website Downdetector shows more than 200 reports of issues faced by customers since 2 pmMYREPUBLIC fibre broadband customers suffered a fourth outage on Monday (Sep 30) afternoon.The...
QAF to book RM22 million of insurance payout as exceptional gain
Including the latest payment, it received total payouts of about RM131 million for a factory affected by floodingQAF will book the RM22 million (S$6.8 million) it received as final...