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Ghost staff scandal risks shakeup at Philippine central bank
A SCANDAL involving ghost employees at the Philippine central bank threatens to shake up the monetary authority at a time when policy decisions are crucial amid elevated inflation and...
Singapore stocks open lower on Monday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE stocks opened weaker on Monday (May 27) after global markets closed last week mixed.
Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) headed down 0.1 per cent or 3.64 points to 3,312.92...
‘Asset famine’ in China curbs central bank’s bond trading ambitions
A SCARCITY of low-risk assets in China’s financial sector is obstructing the central bank’s plans to make its monetary policy toolkit more efficient with a return to the treasury...
Xi’s China EV dream came true. 10 years on, walls are going up
TEN years ago almost to the day, while checking out a handful of luxury sedans from one of China’s largest automakers SAIC Motor, President Xi Jinping gave a pivotal...
Billionaire Ambani sets sight on Africa with new telecom venture
ASIA’S richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to enter Africa with a telecoms venture, seeking to win mobile broadband customers in a high-growth market.
Radisys, a unit of Ambani-controlled Reliance...
Banking and insurance are different businesses but still have important links: analysts
BANKING and insurance may be two different businesses, but analysts say there are undeniable opportunities for both of them when partnered together.For instance, banks can gain fee income as...
Turbulence Injures 12 on Qatar Airways Flight from Doha to Dublin
Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin encountered turbulence on Sunday, according to airport authorities. Eight of those injured were subsequently hospitalized.Flight...
Knife-Wielding Madman in Blonde Wig Stabs Four Girls at AMC Theatre Before Attacking Couple in McDonald’s in Massachusetts Stabbing Spree
A knife-wielding man, wearing a blond wig and connected to a murder investigation, stabbed four girls inside a movie theater before attacking a couple at a McDonald's during his...
