Entrepreneurship
Grab, Sea see loan books surge in Q2 as financial services drive growth
Grab’s loan portfolio jumps 197% year on year, while Sea’s Monee grew loans by 62.5% to hit US$11.1 billion[SINGAPORE] Financial services is emerging as an increasingly important growth engine...
Hedge fund tax break grips Hong Kong as banks fear exodus
The move is a challenge to Singapore and Dubai, both of which have made efforts to attract asset managersHONG Kong’s move to cut taxes for hedge funds has set...
Stocks to watch: SIA, Elite UK Reit, Koh Brothers Eco Engineering
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Aug 18): Singapore Airlines (SIA) : SIA on Monday said that group passenger...
Gold slips on firmer US Treasury yields and oil prices; traders await US Fed minutes
Elevated energy prices tend to raise inflationary fears and bolster expectations of higher interest rates by the US FedPublished Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 07:59 AM — Updated Tue,...
SIA deploys over 160 AI applications in push to become leading ‘digital airline’
To date, the carrier has identified more than 550 potential applications for generative AI use cases[SINGAPORE] Improved customer satisfaction and more efficient crew scheduling are among the benefits seen...
Meta faces potential penalty of up to US$1.4 trillion as landmark social media trial begins
This concerns claims that the firm deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to encourage compulsive use among young users[AUSTIN] Meta Platforms is headed to court on Tuesday (Aug 18) for...
US to announce steps to help refiners produce more fuel, energy chief Wright says
Persistently high pump prices above US$4 a gallon spell trouble for Trump’s Republican party in the upcoming midterm elections in NovemberPublished Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 06:24 AM[MIDLAND, Texas]...
Oil climbs as fading US-Iran peace hopes raise supply risks
Both brent crude and US WTI crude contracts gained more than 5% last week following attacks on tankersPublished Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 06:01 AM — Updated Tue, Aug...
European shares edge lower as luxury stocks weigh; US-Iran tensions linger
Goldman Sachs raised its 12-month target for the Stoxx 600 to reach 695 points from 660 previouslyPublished Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 05:50 AMEUROPEAN shares settled lower for a fourth...
Konstantin Sintsov: Business Expansion, Philanthropy and Community Impact
Konstantin Sintsov is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who helped found Rusagrotrans, the grain-hauling operator that reshaped how agricultural cargo moved by rail across the region. Since 2019, when he...
