infrastructure

Global Economy

Investing opportunities abound in Asia with Singapore as an ‘excellent platform’: Menon

SINGAPORE (June 23): Asia’s overall medium-term prospects are good and Singapore is strategically positioned to offer investors an excellent platform to tap into the region’s investing opportunities, says Ravi Menon, MD of the Monetary Authority of Si

Broker's Calls

Boustead to charge ahead after a robust FY17

SINGAPORE (May 24): CIMB Research is maintaining its “add” call on Boustead Singapore and raising its target price to 96 cents from 88 cents previously while noting a strong balance sheet for potential mergers and acquisitions (M&As).
Selling the new Silk Road

China should beware what it wishes for

(May 19): To Indian eyes, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s big Belt and Road Forum – which attracted 29 heads of government and representatives of 130 countries – looked awfully familiar. It looked, in fact, like an imperial durbar – the sort of gra

Global Economy

Kiwis get twitchy as foreigners flock to New Zealand and don't leave

WELLINGTON (April 27): An unprecedented influx of immigrants is exacerbating a housing shortage and stretching infrastructure such as schools and hospitals, sparking heated political debate around the issue ahead of this year's general election.

Global Markets

Australia's biggest pension fund mulls US infrastructure buys

SYDNEY (April 11): President Donald Trump’s plan to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure with US$1 trillion ($1.4 trillion) of private and public investment over a decade is drawing interest from 10,000 miles away.

Understanding the risks lurking behind China’s one belt one road initiative

SINGAPORE (Jan 27): When the People’s Republic of China first introduced the One Belt One Road (OBOR) programme, its intention was to maximise its underutilised capacity in the steel, construction and engineering industries and extend its global influen

RHB strategy for 2017

A better year for Keppel

SINGAPORE (Jan 12): RHB is keeping its “buy” call on Keppel Corp with a target price of $6.52 on the basis that its property and infrastructure arms, Keppel Land and Keppel Infrastructure, will continue to support the group’s earnings.

Investing strategies

Here’s how you can invest in Asean for 2017

SINGAPORE (Jan 9): The Asean countries posted mixed performances in 2016, as Thailand and Indonesia outperformed the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index by 16.8% and 12.1% respectively.

Results

CSE Global reports 53% drop in 3Q earnings to $4 mil on lower revenue

SINGAPORE (Nov 9): CSE Global posted a 52.7% drop in earnings for 3Q16 to $4 million from a year ago on the back of lower revenue.

Results

OKP’s 3Q earnings double to $2 mil on higher revenue

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): OKP Holdings, the infrastructure and civil engineering company, has posted $2 million of earnings for 3Q16, double the $1 million of net profit recorded in the previous year.   
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