Entrepreneurship
Marco Polo Marine subsidiary PKR Offshore aims for Taiwan listing in 2026
The move will fund PKR Offshore’s fleet expansion to serve offshore wind energy markets [SINGAPORE] Marine logistics provider Marco Polo Marine’s (MPM) indirect subsidiary, PKR Offshore (PKRO), is planning...
OCBC establishes blockchain-based digital US commercial paper programme
[SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank announced on Monday (Aug 25) the introduction of a US$1 billion digital US commercial paper (USCP) programme using the blockchain.This allows for near-instantaneous short-term US dollar...
Mizuho, MUFG join race by Japan’s banks for money manager deals overseas
[LONDON/TOKYO] Japanese banks Mizuho and MUFG are targeting buying or partnering with overseas money managers, they told Reuters, joining other Japanese financial companies aiming for a larger share of...
Vietnam billionaire’s taxi firm takes on grab in South-east Asia
[JAKARTA] Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong is looking to disrupt ride-hailing sectors across South-east Asia as his taxi company Green & Smart Mobility, or GSM, battles Grab Holdings...
Hospitality lags while industrial S-Reits defy tariff concerns in H1 results
[SINGAPORE] While the hospitality sector “disappointed” in the latest half-year results for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), the industrial sector turned in a better-than-expected performance despite concerns over...
Goldman’s US$500 million Texas expansion takes shape in Dallas
[DALLAS] Goldman Sachs’ US$500 million bet on Texas is poised to put a stamp on the Dallas skyline. The storied investment bank’s new office complex is ascending out of...
Starbucks throttles operations at US coffee plants to curb costs
[CHICAGO] The Starbucks plants that roast and package the company’s coffee beans in the US are cutting two days of weekly production as part of management’s efforts to cut...
Marketing Simplified: What I Learned From Thousands of Brands
After a decade of building marketing strategies for thousands of brands, I realized something important: marketing doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, the most effective marketing approaches can...
ECB officials sticking to steady-rates plan after trade deal
[FRANKFURT] European Central Bank (ECB) officials are increasingly convinced they can keep interest rates unchanged in September, according to sources familiar with the matter who do not see the...
Ransomware hack hit Orange telecom, data published on dark web
Telecommunications companies are attractive targets for hackers as they store valuable financial information on customers as well as critical data and communication from governments and businessesPublished Sat, Aug 23,...
