Daily Briefing: US & China trade envoys meet; HSBC exits US retail banking; Australian state locks down

28 May 2021 - Singapore Business Review
Trade envoys from the US and China talk on the phone for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. From AP Trade envoys from the US and China talked by the phone for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. Biden has yet to announce his approach on the US-China trade war ...
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Daily Briefing: STB, Airbnb Experiences unveil virtual tourism platform; Startup Cavago aims to be the Airbnb for horse-riding community

23 Oct 2020 - Singapore Business Review
And Costa Rican firm OMNi aims to bring electric motorcycle-sharing to SG. From ChannelNewsAsia: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will partner with Airbnb Experiences to offer a variety of online tourism experiences to global audiences amidst the “new international tourist climate.” In a news release, ...
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Daily Briefing: Razer's mask production line starts operations; Insurtech Axinan clinches Series A+ funding

27 Apr 2020 - Singapore Business Review
And fund management firm Sistema Asia ties up with Russia’s state fund. From CNA: Gaming company Razer announced that its fully automated mask manufacturing line was now operational and has begun production. Around 5 million masks a month can be produced and the manufacturing capacity "can be scaled ...
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Daily Briefing: SIA implements no-pay leave days for pilots; Waste management firm Blue Planet bags $36m

25 Mar 2020 - Singapore Business Review
And Expara Ventures launches accelerator programme for COVID-19 solutions. From CNA: Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots will be required to take some days of no-pay leave a month from April as part of cost-cutting measures the national carrier is putting into place. In an internal email seen by CNA, the ...
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Daily Briefing: Hotels roll out staycation packages; Automation startup Novocall raises $700,000 seed funding

12 Mar 2020 - Singapore Business Review
And Credence Partners has launched its first venture capital fund. From Channel News Asia: With more Singaporeans unsure about travelling overseas due to the spike in COVID-19 cases across the world, hotels here are gearing up to entice people to take staycations instead. Several hotels CNA spoke to ...
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Daily Briefing: Life3 Biotech to build agri-food facility; Demand for sanitisers, thermometers on the rise

21 Feb 2020 - Singapore Business Review
And WhatsHalal raises funds in its latest seed round. From e27: Biotech startup Life3 Biotech is set to develop a plant-based alternative protein production facility to enhance food security. The project is supported by Singapore Land Authority and Singapore Food Agency. The facility will be built in ...
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Daily Briefing: Maybank Kim Eng cuts 5% of Singapore staff; Beauty salon booking platform Vaniday shuts down

11 Dec 2019 - Singapore Business Review
And bridal studio Beautiful Love Wedding suddenly closed. From CNA: Maybank Kim Eng, the investment banking arm of Malaysian lender Maybank, has cut about 5% of its Singapore workforce as part of a "comprehensive restructuring" of its operating model. In all, 3% of its total workforce will be affected ...
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Daily Briefing: Tribe Accelerator raises $21.5m for portfolio firms; Cosmetics retailer Sasa exits Singapore

3 Dec 2019 - Singapore Business Review
And agri trade platform DiMuto clinches funding from SGInnovate. From e27: Government-supported blockchain accelerator Tribe Accelerator has facilitated the fundraising of $21.5m for its participating companies through its ecosystem of corporate and investor partners. The fund was announced on the first ...
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Daily Briefing: Clifford Capital to co-found platform for securitising infra debt; MOM expands training programme for PMETs

29 Nov 2019 - Singapore Business Review
And a StanChart stalwart joins UOB’s technology and operations department. From DealStreetAsia: Temasek-backed Clifford Capital has joined forces with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to establish Bayfront Infrastructure Management, a platform to raise institutional capital for infrastructure ...
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Daily Briefing: Hackcelerator HyperHack to debut in Singapore; Spacetech startup Aliena raises $1.41m

5 Nov 2019 - Singapore Business Review
And 25 NTUC FairPrice outlets will extend charging for plastic bags by a year. From e27: HyperHack, which describes itself ‘the world’s first global sustainability hackcelerator’, will kick off on 8 November with a 3-day hackathon in Singapore. HackHack marks the start of the HyperX hackathon-to-accelerator ...
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