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Construction companies must dig deeper to improve productivity amid rising temperatures
Besides focusing on worker safety, they can also look at quantifying impact of heat on productivity AS RISING temperatures impede the progress of construction projects in Singapore, companies here...
UBS in talks to form Indian minority-owned wealth joint venture, sources say
This may be the second country in the Asia-Pacific region where UBS enters an equity partnership with a local playerUBS has been in talks to form an Indian wealth...
Malaysia’s Sarawak state secures largest stake in Affin Bank
MALAYSIA’S Sarawak state has emerged as the largest shareholder in Affin Bank after finalising a long-delayed deal to acquire additional shares in the lender.State-owned SG Assetfin Holdings signed a...
China’s Chery delays plan to build EVs in Spain on EU tariffs
CHERY Automobile has pushed back a goal to bring electric-vehicle (EV) production to Europe by a year, after the European Union (EU) imposed provisional tariffs on EV imports from...
Nikkei rallies 2% on softer yen, Japan leadership tussle in spotlight
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rallied more than 2 per cent on Friday (Sep 27), buoyed by further softening of the yen as markets closed just before results of the...
Many Wall Street executives are worried about Trump but wary of Harris
MANY Wall Street executives have reservations about backing either candidate in the US presidential election, worried that former President Donald Trump’s policies will hurt the economy but wary Vice-President...
Hong Kong stocks rally more than 3% at open
HONG Kong stocks rallied more than three per cent at the open of business on Friday, building on a huge surge this week fuelled by a series of Chinese...
Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down by 0.1%
SINGAPORE stocks began Friday (Sep 27) trading in negative territory, despite overnight gains in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) dropped 0.1 per cent...
