- FinanceBloomberg
Singapore Millennials Stuck With the Folks as Home Prices Spiral
Almost 70 percent of Singaporeans aged between 21 and 37 say they don’t have a structured savings plan to fund a home purchase, and therefore live with their parents.
- FinanceBloomberg
Pineapple Power Is Coming Soon to a Cannery in the Philippines
One of Dole Philippines Inc.’s biggest pineapple production and canning operations will start to get power from the fruit’s waste in an effort to cut costs and boost sustainability.
- FinanceBloomberg
Philippines Decision Guide: Stage Set for a Pause in Rate Hikes
After five successive interest-rate increases, the Philippine central bank may be ready to pause.
- FinanceBloomberg
Real Crazy Rich Asian Wedding Is Said to Cost $100 Million
Asia’s richest man – oil-and-telecom tycoon Mukesh Ambani – is set to give away his daughter Isha to billionaire Ajay Piramal’s son, Anand.
- FinanceBloomberg
Strong Advanced Economies Fuel Record 2018 Remittance Flows
Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to jump by almost 11 percent this year to a record of $528 billion in 2018, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief. This increase is on top of a 7.8 percent gain last year.
- FinanceBloomberg
How Asia Fell Out of Love With China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Countries are discovering that the promise of Xi Jinping’s signature infrastructure program is too good to be true.
- FinanceBloomberg
Philippines Seeks China's Help in Countering Fake Cigarettes
The Philippines will seek China’s help in halting the proliferation of counterfeit cigarettes, its Department of Finance said.
- FinanceBloomberg
Noble's Ignoble End Leaves a Stain on Singapore: David Fickling
Opinion: The looming insolvency of once-mighty commodities trader Noble Group Ltd. is an overdue reckoning for a company that has long sailed close to the wind.
- FinanceBloomberg
A New Singapore Cabinet Could Propel Stocks Higher, OCBC Says
A younger Cabinet with tech- and media-savvy members would put more focus on making Singapore a “smarter” nation and may even cut corporate and personal taxes.
- FinanceBloomberg
Singapore to Slow Residential Land Sales as Curbs Crimp Demand
Singapore will slow the government sale of residential land sites in the first half of 2019 because supply has spiked and demand has cooled after the imposition of further property curbs.
- FinanceBloomberg
Inflation Is the Grinch Stealing Christmas in Philippines
Christmas will be a little less merry this year for Filipinos as soaring prices force many families to scrimp on festive food and gifts.
- FinanceBloomberg
SGX Is Said to Reshuffle Listings Team as Competition Heats Up
Singapore Exchange Ltd. is rejigging its listings team as it seeks to boost its international footprint and fend off competition from regional bourses.
- FinanceBloomberg
Where Rich Asians Pay the Most for a Luxury Lifestyle
Where Rich Asians Pay the Most for a Luxury Lifestyle
- NewsReuters PH
Asian shares in Nov post biggest monthly gains in 10 months
Asian shares posted their biggest monthly gain in 10 months in November on hopes U.S.-China trade tensions would ease and on expectations of fewer U.S. rate hikes in the coming quarters. Investors were expecting the Trump-Xi meeting in the G20 summit to provide some breakthrough in the trade talks and
- NewsReuters PH
EM ASIA FX-Asian currencies gain on Sino-U.S. trade truce
"However, this is better seen as a temporary truce, while structural issues surrounding U.S.-China trade relations have not been resolved yet." The White House said on Saturday President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would not boost tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese
- NewsReuters PH
UPDATE 1-Philippines' Petron exports diesel in rare move - traders
Top Philippine oil refiner Petron Corp exported a diesel cargo in November in a rare move, and offered a December-loading shipment, trade sources said on Monday. Petron sold a November-loading diesel cargo with 50 parts-per-million (ppm) sulphur for export, the first time in several years, they said
