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Thai panel picks government’s candidate for central bank board chair: govt sources
A THAI panel on Monday (Nov 11) picked ruling party loyalist and former Finance Minister Kittiratt na Ranong to chair the central bank’s…
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Australia nears deal with ANZ to stop bank closures in the Pacific
AUSTRALIA is in the final stages of talks with ANZ Group over a deal to maintain the bank’s branches across the Pacific, Treasurer Jim…
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UK’s Direct Line plans to cut 550 jobs, posts fall in gross premiums
DIRECT Line Insurance Group unveiled plans on Monday (Nov 11) to cut 550 roles, or about 5 per cent of its global workforce, and reported…
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UK’s Direct Line to cut 550 jobs amid motor insurance woes
DIRECT Line Insurance Group plans to cut 550 roles or about 5 per cent of its global workforce, the British insurer said on Monday (Nov…
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BYD closing in on Ford deliveries after besting Tesla on revenue
FRESH from besting Tesla on quarterly revenue for the first time as an electric vehicle (EV) company, BYD now has legacy automakers in its…
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Vietnam says Temu, Shein must register with government or be blocked
VIETNAM said Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu need to register with the government before the end of November or it will block…
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Vietnam central bank ready to sell US dollars to keep exchange rate stable
VIETNAM’S central bank is ready to sell US dollars to the market to keep the exchange rate stable, governor Nguyen Thi Hong said on Monday…
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SIA expects passenger yields to further moderate
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) expects passenger yields to continue to moderate amid rising industry capacity, even as dipping yields across all…
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BANK of Japan hints at caution on rate hike with no clear December hint
BANK of Japan (BOJ) board members discussed the need for caution on raising its benchmark rate and offered no clear hint of a move next…
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Hedge funds shorting Tesla just lost more than US$5 billion
SINCE Donald Trump’s election win, the hedge funds clinging on to bets against Tesla have lost billions of US dollars, as they feel the…
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Top UBS banker in Australia sees role helping ultra-rich invest abroad
UBS Group expects rich Australians to seek more investment outside the country as assets grow and they want to diversify more. Anthony…
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China’s economic rescue plan leaves commodities stuck on pause
GLOBAL commodities markets are stuck in a holding pattern after China’s latest effort to revive its economy focused on the much-needed…
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Delivery Hero to list Talabat business in Dubai in December
TALABAT, the Middle East business of Delivery Hero, will list on the Dubai Stock Exchange in mid-December, floating 15 per cent of its…
Business
MUFG is bullish on India and seeking M&A deals to drive growth
MITSUBISHI UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is bullish on India, where it’s actively looking for acquisition targets that will help boost its…
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Bangladesh faces reduced power supplies even after Adani payment
BANGLADESH faces a continuing shortage of electricity, increasing the risk of blackouts, even after making a partial payment to a power…
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YTL Power and Sembcorp Industries among power firms likely to benefit from South-east Asia data centre boom
THE heating up of data centre growth in South-east Asia has been drawing investor interest. Now, analysts are turning the spotlight on one…
Business
Far East Orchard reaps the rewards of its growth strategy
The group’s focus on student housing and hospitality has boosted growth, despite economic uncertainty and volatility SINCE Alan Tang took…
Business
S&P 500 expected to hit new heights
SINCE Oct 17, the S&P 500 has seen a 3 per cent pullback from its swing high level of 5,878, weighed by a concurrent 5 per cent rise in…
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Indonesia’s GoTo, China’s Tencent, Alibaba agree on cloud infrastructure development
INDONESIAN tech firm GoTo Gojek Tokopedia signed agreements with China’s Tencent and Alibaba on Sunday (Nov 10) to develop cloud…
Business
Union Square Residences sells 20% of units on launch day
PROPERTY developer City Developments (CDL) sold 75 units of the 366-unit Union Square Residences at Havelock Road on Saturday (Nov 9). In…
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Bain said to near deal to acquire Blackstone’s Avery Lodge
BAIN Capital is nearing a deal to acquire Blackstone’s Singapore worker dormitory firm Avery Lodge after outbidding other rival private…
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Bain nears deal to acquire Blackstone’s Avery Lodge
BAIN Capital is nearing a deal to acquire Blackstone’s Singapore worker dormitory firm Avery Lodge after outbidding other rival private…
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DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push: sources
SINGAPORE’S biggest lender DBS is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian…
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT back up after brief outage
MICROSOFT-backed OpenAI popular chatbot ChatGPT was back up after an outage affected thousands of users, the company said on Friday (Nov…