Singapore’s well-established advantages, ranging from political and economic stability to developed infrastructure, will continue to give it an edge, but the country needs to be “nimble” to ward off rising competition for investments, experts say.
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The conclusion of talks for an upgraded free trade agreement was announced a day after China and Singapore said they were upgrading bilateral ties. Continue Reading
According to World Bank data, only a handful of economies have risen from middle- to high-income status since 1960, when economic catch-up growth in many developing economies took off. Examples include South Korea, Singapore, Israel and Ireland. Some countries that were high income in 1960 remain so today, such as Denmark and Japan. Others, like Myanmar […]Continue Reading
However, the World Bank warned that regional economies must now navigate a changing global landscape, including rising trade tensions, rapidly ageing populations and climate risks.Continue Reading
MUMBAI: India is snapping up discounted crude from Russia, refining it and selling it, becoming a key supplier to Europe as it reshapes global fuel flows more than a year into Moscow’s war in Ukraine. New Delhi has resisted Western pressure to freeze out Moscow, opting instead to strengthen tradeContinue Reading
With a changing of the guard at the top of the world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, there’s an opportunity for the company to rethink its stance on hydrogen. Outgoing chief executive officer Akio Toyoda has been the most outspoken on hydrogen of any automaker, framing it as a serious competitor to battery electric vehicles. But this […]Continue Reading
In 2022 Roojaiâs premium income in Thailand grew by 25%
US$32mil from direct injection, US$10mil from secondary share transaction Roojai, a Thai-based online B2C insurtech, announced a US$42 million Series B funding round on 28 March, led by HDI International, the International Retail Insurance division of the German Talanx Group, with additional participation from existing investor,…Continue Reading
The bloc includes nations such as Japan and Australia, but the UK’s economy will only get a small boost.Continue Reading
 Builds on existing ecosystem to link players across private & public markets
Partners MDEC to promote corporate venturing as innovation & growth strategy Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), launched on 21st March, the nationâs first Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Programme to advance the domestic…Continue Reading
A former deputy governor of India’s central bank says five big firms are hindering competition in the market.Continue Reading