Italy economy minister cautious over trade ties with China
Italy’s’s business secretary is wary of trade ties with China. Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti was cited on Friday( Apr 14 ) as saying that Rome must become more cautious in its trade relations with China in light of the Belt and Road Initiative project’s’s partnership with Beijing. Italy joined theContinue Reading
Grab to increase platform fee to S$0.70 from May 5
SINGAPORE: Ride-hailing firm Grab will be raising its platform fee to S$0.70 (US$0.53) from May 5 for each ride, up from the current S$0.30 fee, the company said on Friday (Apr 14). The adjustment is in line with platform fees charged by other ride-hailing platforms in Singapore and the changeContinue Reading
AFL racism: Australian footy faces same problem 30 years on
As the sport formally marks a famous anti-racism protest, it is again struggling with a hate problem.Continue Reading
No evidence yet showing which animal COVID-19 may have come from, says former head of China CDC
, there is currently no evidence indicating which bird COVID – 19 may have originated. The former director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) stated on Friday( Apr 14 ) that there is currently no evidence indicating which animal the COVID-causing virus originated from. AtContinue Reading
India’s not-so-neighborly trade failure
The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighboring countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China — has not been fully realized. India’s formal cross-border trade with these countries was about US$2.48 billion in 2021 despite the $115 billion trade potential. Only nine of India’s 17 border states are actively engaged in cross-border trade. This […]Continue Reading
Survey says no landslide election win
No party will win the May 14 election by a landslide, according to the latest Super Poll survey.Continue Reading
MAS has not asked banks to ‘keep quiet’ about origins of wealth inflows into Singapore: Private banking group
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has not instructed banks to “keep quiet” about the origins of wealth inflows into Singapore, the Private Banking Industry Group (PBIG) said on Friday (Apr 14). The industry group’s statement was issued following a Financial Times article that said MAS had issued aContinue Reading
Singapore stops tightening amid faltering growth
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank defied expectations that it would tighten monetary policy for a sixth time since October 2021, announcing on Friday (April 14) that it would keep its policy settings unchanged despite stubborn price pressures at a 14-year-high and amid advance estimates that first-quarter economic growth fell well short of expectations. The bellwether […]Continue Reading