The Business Times

Queen Elizabeth mourned globally as stabilising force amid turmoil US President Joe Biden issued a statement saying the Queen “defined an era.”

ECB raises rates by unprecedented 75 basis points The ECB has lifted its deposit rate to 0.75 per cent from 0, and raised the main refinancing rate to 1.25% – their highest level since 2011.

Digital consultancy pilots train and hire programme for non tech savvy locals About 400 Singaporeans and permanent residents will receive a full training sponsorship, financial stipend and a full-time job when they gradu…

Kim Kardashian to launch private equity firm with former Carlyle partner The new firm, named SKKY Partners, will invest in sectors including consumer products, hospitality, luxury, and digital commerce and media.

Subscribers will receive S$100 Lazada vouchers (in S$50 promo code denomination) when they subscribe to either the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 LTE model (at S$39.90/month) or Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Wi-Fi model (at S$29.90/month…

From SME to ‘SGE’: Asean holds opportunities for Singapore’s global enterprises Between 2019 and 2030, Asean’s total consumption is expected to double to US$2.2 trillion, supported by the rise in the middle class.

Singapore companies make beeline for reopened Vietnam Singapore is Vietnam’s top foreign investor for 2021 and the first half for 2022, with direct investment contributions totalling S$4.1 billion.

#BTOpinion: To protect investors, boards should expose the divergent interests of controlling shareholders Temasek owns more than half of SIA’s shares and nearly all its mandatory convertible bonds (MCB). When the MCBs a…

China overtakes US with 2.04t yuan corporate credit boom “But the yuan is still far from challenging the dollar supremacy as most of the yuan bonds are still issued by Chinese firms,” says a senior economist.

HDB resale prices inch up 0.4% in August, volumes continue trending down The highest transacted price for a resale flat in August was achieved by a 5-room design, build and sell scheme unit at The Peak @ Toa Payoh, which…

US to start economic talks with 13 nations to counter China It includes Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and Indonesia, all members of the Group of 20 largest economies.

Frasers Property’s Sky Eden@Bedok 75% sold at S$2,100 psf average on launch day All 2-bedroom units of the project had been fully sold, where indicative prices were said to start from about S$1.3 million at 657 sq ft.

For this top DBS banker, a firm belief in learning by doing “I don’t care if you are a startup with no money, or a multinational in a hundred countries. I look at the business holistically,” says Tan Su Shan, DBS Bank's…