Real Estate
India antitrust body to probe Google’s in-app billing amid dispute with startups
INDIA’S antitrust body on Friday (Mar 15) ordered a probe into Alphabet’s Google in an ongoing dispute with local startups over its in-app billing system, saying the US company...
Drahi agrees to 1.6 billion euro Altice Media sale as debt looms
FRANCE’S billionaire Saadé family has agreed to buy Patrick Drahi’s Altice Media, including French news channel BFM TV, for a total enterprise value of 1.55 billion euros (S$2.25 billion)....
Yangzijiang Financial combines compliance and risk functions, removes chief risk officer role
YANGZIJIANG Financial will no longer have a chief risk officer from Apr 1 when it combines its compliance and risk functions under one department. The move will help the...
Singapore stocks slip on Friday amid inflation fears; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Friday (Mar 15), tracking a decline across most regional markets as investor sentiment was hit by inflation concerns. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)...
India approves new EV policy in boost to Tesla’s market entry plans
INDIA on Friday (Mar 15) said it will lower import taxes on certain electric vehicles for companies committing to at least US$500 million in investment and a manufacturing facility...
McDonald’s online services down in Singapore amid widespread outage
MOBILE ordering services on the McDonald’s app here were down on Mar 15, as the fast-food chain suffered a widespread technology outage across its outlets in multiple countries, including...
Novartis invests US$256 million to expand Singapore plant
SWISS biopharma giant Novartis has invested US$256 million to expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Singapore. The expanded site will focus on manufacturing therapeutic antibody drugs. Novartis said it...
Apple reaches US$490 million settlement over CEO Cook’s China sales comments