Piyush Gupta

DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta says the global outbreak is the “single biggest crisis” he has seen. In terms of impact, Gupta says the world has not seen anything like “the height of dimensions of this crisis… from an economic standpoint”.

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): While DBS Group Holdings CEO Piyush Gupta is confident of the bank’s prospects in Hong Kong, the political turmoil there has prompted the bank to take a prudent approach for its operations in the territory.

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): Piyush Gupta, the chief executive officer of DBS Bank, has become the first Singapore CEO to been named among the top 100 best-performing CEOS by the Harvard Business Review (HBR).

SINGAPORE (July 29): DBS Group Holdings may have achieved 11% growth in total income of $7.26 billion and 12% growth in net profit of $3.254 billion for 1HFY2019 but these growth rates may not be repeated in the second half, cautions CEO Piyush Gupta.

SINGAPORE (July 4): Unresolved tensions between the US and China today can be likened to the great rivalry between the ancient Greek cities of Athens and Sparta, according to DBS Group Holdings CEO Piyush Gupta.

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): Looking to the future, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta sounded a cautious note. For one, mortgage bookings have fallen by 30% to 40% since additional cooling measures were announced in July last year, he said. However, loan growth should continue

(Sept 6): Regulators need to increase their scrutiny of non-bank firms that are moving into the financial business, according to the chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asia’s largest lender.

SINGAPORE (June 21): Singapore is pushing ahead with the embracing of electronic payments, with plans in the pipeline to lower its dependency on cash as well as eliminate cheques.