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Blackstone to invest US$25 billion in India private equity assets over five years
BLACKSTONE plans to assemble a US$25 billion portfolio of Indian private equity assets over the next five years, reflecting the South Asian country’s increasing allure to global investors. The New...
‘Smart’ move by Cycle & Carriage puts German-Chinese collaboration in the spotlight
CYCLE & Carriage (C&C) on Thursday (Mar 28) unveiled a pair of electric cars, one of which observers said could even give a Ferrari a run for its money.The...
With Cainiao buyback, Alibaba takes aim at rivals’ overseas rise
ALIBABA’S plan to buy full control of its logistics subsidiary rather than spinning it off could signal the Chinese giant is taking competition from e-commerce rivals Shein and Temu...
Timeline: Seatrium’s corruption offences in Brazil unravelled
THE Business Times outlines the sequence of events involving Singapore companies – Sembmarine (now called Seatrium) and Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) – in Brazil’s Operation Car Wash:July...
Seoul bus drivers end strike after city agrees to wage increase
BUS drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul ended an hours-long strike on Thursday (Mar 28) after a deal was reached between the city’s bus union and its...
UBS looks to keep, grow shipping loans in post-merger green overhaul
UBS will look to increase lending to the shipping sector and run off some loans to fossil fuel clients inherited from Credit Suisse, executives told Reuters, in the biggest...
Asia: Markets mixed after Fed official floats rate cut delay
ASIAN investors trod carefully on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official floated the idea of delaying or reducing interest rate cuts, while the yen held gains having briefly hit...