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Singapore economy
Recovery in electronics exports pushes Singapore's NODX up by 7.7% in August
Things are looking up for Singapore’s trade sector, with NODX expanding 7.7% in August 2020.
September 17, 2020
Broker's Calls
Asean banks face 'long road to recovery', DBS top pick here: Maybank
Analysts warn of Singapore experiencing “one of the strongest contractions in the region” due to its open and trade-driven economy
September 15, 2020
Stocks To Watch
Frasers Property: Asset recycling, restructuring for greater liquidity the key catalysts for this developer
Frasers Property (FPL) – which gained just 3.68% last year – underperformed its peers City Developments (+42%), UOL Group (+37.5%) and CapitaLand (+26.2%), excluding dividends. Since the start of this year, CapitaLand is up a further 5%.
January 17, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
Thailand strives to catch up to Singapore, Hong Kong on digital banking
Authorities in Thailand are trying to keep pace with the digital banking transformation in Asia.
January 10, 2020
Yield watch
Perpetual bond issuance all the rage in Thailand, but changing accounting standard may threaten parade
(Oct 28): A recent increase in the issuance of perpetual bonds in Thailand seems to be linked to local companies’ desire to lock in low interest rates, but the new accounting standards coming into effect next year signal something much more intriguing.
October 25, 2019
Currencies
Emerging Asia’s US$5 trillion reserves put to test in currency war
(Aug 7): It used to be that a buildup in foreign reserves was seen as a bulwark against currency shocks and swift turns in investor sentiment.
August 07, 2019
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
SIA Engineering to establish line maintenance JV in Thailand with NokScoot
SINGAPORE (April 1): SIA Engineering Company (SIA EC) is establishing a $2.74 million line maintenance joint venture (JV) company in Thailand with low-cost carrier (LCC) airline, NokScoot Airlines.
April 01, 2019
Property
NOON Capital, Asia Capital Real Estate partnership debuts with launch of US$25 mil Phuket project
SINGAPORE (Dec 17): NOON Capital and Asia Capital Real Estate (ACRE) on Monday announced the launch of a US$25 million ($34 million) project in Phuket, Thailand, as part of a partnership that will see the two companies sink up to US$150 million into a Tha
December 17, 2018
Dine in
Harvesting history
SINGAPORE (Nov 12): As a former science and mathematics teacher, Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago is acquainted with numbers as intimately as he is with the complexities of winemaking. From alcohol percentages to landmark years, not to mention the bin
November 19, 2018
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Bangkok's 'Dr Love' woos Chinese couples with fertility tours
(Oct 19): From a luxury spa in central Bangkok, Wei Siang Yu hopes to lure Thailand’s latest tourist target: couples needing a bit of extra magic to make babies.
October 19, 2018