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A lighter brown might be better than total brown in energy transition: Sembcorp CEO
A lighter brown might be better than total brown in energy transition: Sembcorp CEO
THE chief executive officers of both Sembcorp Industries and Aramco highlighted the need to rely on fossil fuels, such as natural gas, in equitable energy transitions. They are among the...
UK watchdog fines Volkswagen financial services unit for unfair customer treatment
UK watchdog fines Volkswagen financial services unit for unfair customer treatment
The unit used poorly templated, automated communications and took away cars from vulnerable customers without considering other solutionsVOLKSWAGEN’S British financial services unit will be fined £5.4 million (S$9.2 million)...
Enterprise Singapore and EDB to launch sustainability reporting grant in November
Enterprise Singapore and EDB to launch sustainability reporting grant in November
ENTERPRISE Singapore (EnterpriseSG) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) will launch the sustainability reporting grant (SRG) on Nov 1 to help companies produce their first International Sustainability Standards Board’s...
Most base metals rise on China lending rate cuts, stimulus hopes
Most base metals rise on China lending rate cuts, stimulus hopes
MOST nonferrous metals rose on Monday (Oct 21), buoyed by lending rate cuts in top consumer China and expectations of further stimulus to spur economic growth. Three-month copper on the...
UBS sells its 50% stake in Swisscard to American Express
UBS sells its 50% stake in Swisscard to American Express
UBS is offloading part of the Credit Suisse business it acquired last year with a deal to sell the fallen bank’s 50 per cent stake in credit card provider...
CAG unit forms JV to manage Haikou Meilan International Airport non-aeronautical operations
CAG unit forms JV to manage Haikou Meilan International Airport non-aeronautical operations
A UNIT of Changi Airport Group has entered a joint venture (JV) to manage the non-aeronautical commercial operations at Haikou Meilan International Airport. Changi Airports International (CAI) will own...
Geopolitics, US election uncertainties drive gold’s record rally
Geopolitics, US election uncertainties drive gold’s record rally
GOLD prices extended gains and scaled another record high on Monday (Oct 21), steered by elevated Middle East tensions and US election uncertainty, while silver hit a near 12-year...
Keppel, Australia’s biggest gas developer sign deal  for liquid hydrogen to power Singapore data centres
Keppel, Australia’s biggest gas developer sign deal for liquid hydrogen to power Singapore data centres
Conditional agreement paves way for binding deal for Woodside Energy to supply the fuel from as early as 2030Keppel has tied up with Woodside Energy, Australia’s largest oil and...
Singapore shares open almost flat on Monday; STI down slightly 0.04% 
Singapore shares open almost flat on Monday; STI down slightly 0.04% 
SINGAPORE shares began Monday (Oct 21) trading nearly flat despite weekend gains in markets abroad.  As at 9.02 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) was down slightly 0.04 per cent...
Chinese non-bank liquidity tightens as investors rush to stocks
Chinese non-bank liquidity tightens as investors rush to stocks
LIQUIDITY conditions at China’s non-bank financial institutions have tightened this month as traders redeemed cash to ride the upswing in local shares.That’s widened the gap between the funding costs...