Asia
StanChart partners with Wise for faster FX in Asia and Middle East
STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) is going to use Wise’s payments platform to offer multi-currency money transfers in Asia and the Middle East.The lender will integrate Wise’s foreign exchange infrastructure to...
CapitaLand Investment raises S$261 million for South-east Asia, India private funds
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) has secured a S$261 million capital commitment from Mitsui OSK Lines for its South-east Asia and India private funds. Mitsui OSK Lines, a shipping major in...
Asia: Markets rise ahead of US election, Chinese stimulus meeting
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Nov 4) as investors steel themselves for a too-close-to-call US presidential election, while Chinese leaders meet to hammer out a stimulus package that experts...
Asia stocks close higher; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities closed higher on Tuesday (Oct 29), as investors awaited crucial data releases this week from the United States.
Changi Airport’s Q3 passenger movements up 10% on strong North Asia traffic
CHANGI Airport had 16.8 million passengers passing through its terminals in the third quarter of 2023, up 10 per cent from the year before.
The figure was 97.4 per cent...
US watching dark fleet ship-to-ship oil transfers in Asia waters
THE US is paying close attention to the ‘dark fleet’ of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in South-east Asian waters, the State Department’s top energy official...
Asia: Markets swing as China economic growth slows
ASIAN markets fluctuated on Friday (Oct 18) after China posted its weakest economic growth in a year and a half, as gold prices hit a record high and following...
Chick-fil-A announces 2025 Singapore launch in US$75 million Asia foray
AMERICAN fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A is opening its first restaurant in Singapore in late 2025, with plans to open two more outlets in the city state by the...
