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Australia’s green bank makes record A$3.5b in clean energy investments
Australia’s green bank on Monday (Jul 28) said that it invested a record A$3.5 billion (S$2.9 billion) in clean energy projects and grid…
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Singtel associate Airtel’s data centre firm inks renewable-energy partnership to boost capacity
The tie-up promises to boost the data centre company’s infrastructural efficiency, decarbonisation efforts and operations Singtel regional…
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iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
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Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
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BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday (Jul 31) but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook…
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Chinese AI firms form alliances to build domestic ecosystem amid US curbs
China’s artificial intelligence (AI) companies have announced two new industry alliances, aiming to develop a domestic ecosystem to reduce…
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HKMA to cut costs, freeze hiring as city battles deficit: report
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank is planning to cut costs next year, according to a local news report, as the city takes steps to reduce…
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South Korea pitches Trump on shipyards for last-minute trade deal
South Korea is pitching the US on a shipbuilding partnership as a key proposal to seal a last-minute agreement to avoid a 25 per cent…
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Asia: Most markets rise, euro boosted after EU strikes US trade deal
Most stock markets rose with the euro on Monday after the European Union and United States hammered out the “biggest-ever” deal to avert a…
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Chinese steel profits recover as Beijing targets overcapacity
The profitability of Chinese steel mills began to recover last month, with the improvement likely to accelerate in the second half of the…
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Gold hits near two-week low after US, EU agree to tariff deal
Gold prices fell on Monday (Jul 28) to their lowest in nearly two weeks, as a framework trade agreement between the United States and…
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Macau casino bulls see stock rally extending as revenue grows
Eased travel policy and railway improvements are among the factors seen keeping the uptrend going Macau casino stocks are poised to…
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Investors revive interest in CK Hutchison despite deal delay
Investors are regaining enthusiasm for CK Hutchison Holdings despite a delay in the company’s plan to sell 43 ports, with optimism fuelled…
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Boeing workers threaten strikes at fighter jet factories
Members of a union representing workers who assemble fighter jets in two Boeing factories rejected the US aircraft manufacturer’s proposed…
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AEM Holdings CEO Amy Leong resigns
Semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer AEM Holdings has announced the resignation of its chief executive officer Amy Leong, which…
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Singtel’s NCS seeks to hire up to 200 fresh graduates this year
NCS will remain committed to hiring between 150 and 200 fresh graduates this year, said chief executive officer Ng Kuo Pin. This is…
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Tata Consultancy Services to cut workforce by 2%, affecting more than 12,000 jobs
— India’s largest IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will reduce its workforce by 2 per cent in its 2026 financial year,…
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Singapore eyes breakthrough in landmark regional clean-power deal by October: EMA chief
The Republic hopes that talks on how to charge for clean electricity flowing across four South-east Asian nations could be finalised by…
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Remisiers reinvent themselves in Singapore’s equity push
As the Republic ramps up efforts to revitalise its equities market, one group – remisiers – has often been criticised for refusing to move…
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New substantial shareholders in ISOTeam, Rex International and Hiap Seng Industries
Over the five trading sessions from Jul 18 to 24, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$334…
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S-Reits earnings season kicks off, with 37 trusts scheduled to report their results in coming weeks
THE latest earnings season for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) has commenced, with seven trusts reporting their…
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Stellantis poaches Renault design chief to lead Europe revamp
Stellantis hired Gilles Vidal, one of Renault’s top design executives, as the maker of Peugeot cars seeks a makeover under its new chief…
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Paramount Global says Skydance merger should close in two weeks
Paramount Global said on Friday (Jul 25) it expects to complete its merger with Skydance Media by Aug 7, following government approval for…
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Samsung reasserts clout as top South Korean stock on AI catch-up hopes
Samsung Electronics has at least briefly reassumed its place as South Korea’s most important stock, as investors eye chances for it to…