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ST Index up on Wednesday, mirroring regional indices
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Wednesday (Jul 23), mirroring regional indices.The STI rose 0.6 per cent or 23.02 points to 4,231.28. Across the broader market,...
Citi targets Middle East ultra-rich with push to hire private bankers
[ad_1] [DUBAI] Citigroup’s private bank is planning a hiring drive for the Middle East region as part of the Wall Street giant’s global expansion of its services to the ultra-wealthy.
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Japan vows more US rice imports within tariff-free quota
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jul 23, 2025 · 12:34 PM[TOKYO] Japan will import more rice from the United States but within the existing tariff-free quota, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on...
Indonesian oil giant Chandra Asri buys 11.9% stake in Hiap Seng Industries; shares up 58.3%
[ad_1] Future partnerships between both companies could be on the horizon, says Hiap Seng Industries [SINGAPORE] Indonesian petrochemical producer Chandra Asri has purchased an 11.9 per cent stake in the...
Hiap Seng shares soar 75% after Indonesian oil giant Chandra Asri buys 11.9% stake
[ad_1] Shares end Wednesday at multi-year high of S$0.021; future partnership between both companies could be on the horizon, says Hiap Seng CEO Max Tan[SINGAPORE] Indonesian petrochemical producer Chandra Asri...
Morgan Stanley faces Finra probe on client-vetting: report
[ad_1] The firm has been working on fixing its client-screening practices after the US Federal Reserve for years raised concerns about risk-management controls in the firm’s wealth-management unitPublished Wed, Jul...
Asia: Tokyo’s Nikkei leads rally after Japan-US trade deal
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Tokyo stocks rallied with the yen on Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump’s tariffs, including those...
BOJ’s Uchida warns of downside risks to economy on trade uncertainty
[ad_1] [KOCHI, Japan] Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said risks to economic activity and prices were skewed to the downside due to “extremely high” uncertainty over trade policy, even...
DFI Retail Group jumps 12.7% to three-year high on H1 profit growth
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of DFI Retail Group hit its highest price in more than three years on Wednesday (Jul 23), after the supermarket and retail store operator posted higher underlying...
BlackRock restricts use of company devices for China travel
[ad_1] Global banks have scaled back their presence in the world’s second-largest economy in the past few years amid slowing economic growth and escalating trade disputes. Published Wed, Jul 23, 2025...
