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Prudential’s quarterly new business profit rises on strong Hong Kong, China growth
Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 09:05 AMPRUDENTIAL on Wednesday (Apr 30) reported a 12 per cent rise in new business profit for the first quarter, as the Asia-focused...
South-east Asia may see most gas projects approved in a decade
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia could this year see the highest number of final investment decisions on gas projects in a decade, which could potentially boost output by 18 per cent,...
AIA Group’s value of new business jumps on strong Hong Kong sales
Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 08:26 AMHONG Kong-based insurer AIA Group reported a 13 per cent rise in its first-quarter value of new business (VONB) on Wednesday, bolstered...
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds, cancels ‘Titanfall’ game
Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 07:15 AM[NEW YORK] Electronic Arts (EA) is laying off hundreds of workers and cancelling a Titanfall game that was in development at its...
UK sets out new rules for crypto as it aligns with US on approach
[LONDON] Britain will bring cryptocurrencies under compulsory regulation, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday as the government signalled it would cooperate closely with the United States on the...
Europe: Earnings-driven moves take Stoxx 600 to sixth consecutive daily gain
EUROPEAN shares extended gains to a sixth session on Tuesday, with financials giving support following earnings from HSBC and Deutsche Bank, though focus was on how companies are assessing the...
Indonesia’s state banks eye bigger share of growing wealth market in Singapore
[JAKARTA] Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in Singapore’s competitive wealth management sector.This comes as...
New wave of SME buyers mining for ‘diamonds in the rough’ in Singapore, Asean
[SINGAPORE] New types of buyers are emerging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Unlike traditional private equity (PE) firms, these niche players are open to smaller deals and have...
‘Hostile and political act’: White House clashes with Amazon over idea to disclose tariff costs
The White House on Tuesday blasted Amazon over a proposal to show the cost of President Trump’s tariffs next to the price of some products on its e-commerce site.“This...
Malaysia’s Petronas and Commonwealth LNG in talks for term supply
Petronas is in talks to buy at least one million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Commonwealth LNGPublished Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 09:56 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian...
