Investments in productive assets, tangible and intangible, are critical to a country’s development. And for developing countries, in particular, foreign direct investment (FDI) is key. FDI brings with it not only capital funding but new technology, managerial expertise, know-how and skills — imp...

Singapore is the largest sustainable finance market in Southeast Asia, accounting for about 50% of sustainable debt issuances cumulatively.Hence, there is an urgent need to mobilise private capital to sustainable projects, says Indranee Rajah, minister at the prime minister’s office; and second mi...

The sale of the retail malls under Mercatus Co-operative, a unit of NTUC Enterprise Co-operative, will be keenly watched, says DBS Group Research analysts Geraldine Wong and Derek Tan in a June 23 report.On June 16, Bloomberg reported that the NTUC unit is exploring a sale of its retail malls, AMK H...

DBS Group Research on Thursday (Jun 23) said it expects the <a href="/real-estate/mercatus-co-operative-hires-jp-morgan-for-strategic-review-seen-to-have-bundled-4" target="_blank">potential sale of Mercatus Co-operative’s stakes</a> in AMK Hub, Jurong Point...

Times are tough. Period. Just when the world was reaching the light at the end of the tunnel, another tunnel has appeared and again the light seems far away. The Covid-19 pandemic is almost history, but the world is smack in the middle of an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as tension...

Homegrown blockchain-based technology provider for payments clearing and settlement Partior is set to bring its technology to the global markets.Since becoming fully operational in October last year, the firm has been building out its services and focusing on scalability, its CEO Jason Thompson tell...

DBS Group Research analysts Andy Sim, Geraldine Wong and the Singapore research team are recommending investors buy into staple consumer plays such as Sheng Siong and Kimly as prices in Singapore continue to increase.In March and April, the Singapore consumer price index (CPI) saw y-o-y increases of...

Sembcorp Marine’s (SCM) management has taken pains to explain the rationale for the proposed combination of its business with that of Keppel Offshore & Marine (KOM). Investors have, by and large accepted the rationale and possibly necessity of such a combination. What investors are questioning...

With a summer surge in travel demand on the cards in the US, DBS Group Research analysts Geraldine Wong, Tabitha Foo and Derek Tan are “excited” about the prospects of a rebound in operating metrics in US hospitality properties.“We see a variety of positive indicators starting from major US ai...

DBS Group Research is keeping its “buy” recommendation on ARA US Hospitality Trust (ARAHT) with an unchanged target price of 70 US cents (97 cents), as recent sector-wide data shows a front-ended loaded recovery unfolding as summer break works its magic this holiday season.In a June 14 report, a...