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Aviation & Engineering
Asean and EU seals world's first region-to-region aviation agreement
The conclusion of the negotiations took place virtually at the Extraordinary Asean-EU Senior Transport Officials Meeting on June 2
June 04, 2021
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Keppel signs deal with Philippines' Converge for Bifrost Cable System fibre pair rights
Keppel and Converge will also jointly develop a branch on the Bifrost Cable System that will land in Davao, Philippines.
April 21, 2021
Global review
Post-pandemic, Asean e-commerce growth 'inevitable': Credit Suisse
Singapore and Malaysia generate a third of total online retail sales in Asean despite having just 8% of the region's population.
April 09, 2021
Asean
Economies of Asean, China, Japan and Korea to grow by 6.7% this year: AMRO
The upgrade in the region’s growth rate follows the economies’ resilience, says AMRO
March 31, 2021
Asean
DPM Heng urges US-China cooperation, Singapore 'appalled' by violent crackdowns in Myanmar
While tensions “could intensify for some time”, DPM Heng hopes that the parties will develop a framework for cooperation.
March 22, 2021
Issues that matter
UOB and SBF to help Singapore companies seize cross-border business opportunities
UOB has partnered with the Singapore Business Federation to help more Singapore companies seize business opportunities in ASEAN.
February 19, 2021
Global Economy
The key to preparing our economies for the future is to 'press on with regional and global integration efforts': Chan Chun Sing
Chan highlighted several ways for Singapore and the EU to collaborate, including healthcare, digitalisation and sustainability.
November 19, 2020
Sustainability
Is the circular economy Asean's secret weapon for Covid-19 recovery?
Adopting a circular economy could create 1.5 million jobs over the next 25 years.
October 16, 2020
Fintech
V3 Fintech partners Temasek Global Cybersecurity platforms and fintech firms to boost digital financial services
V3 Group's fintech arm partners local cybersecurity and fintech firms to boost infrastructure for digital services
September 18, 2020
Asean
Growth in Asean, China, Japan and Korea expected to rebound to 6% in 2021, says AMRO
"Regional growth is expected to slow sharply this year, from 4.8% in 2019, to 0% in 2020 before rebounding strongly in 2021,” says AMRO’s chief economist Khor Hoe Ee.
August 07, 2020