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LOGISTICS real estate giant ESR Cayman, the sponsor of Singapore mainboard-listed ESR-Reit, on Thursday said it will offer S$225 million worth of five-year notes at par.

DISRUPTIONS to regional supply chains amid the Covid-19 outbreak have bumped costs up by almost 20 per cent for some traders and distributors as they scramble to find alternative suppliers outside of China, a senior executive at OCBC told The Business Times (BT).

YOUNG leaders from six prominent business families in Singapore, which include Goldbell Group and Super Group founder's investment firm Apricot Capital, are behind a S$5 million fund to provide financing help for local enterprises hit by the impact from the virus outbreak.

A REBOUND in investments due to favourable financial market conditions gave a fillip to Great Eastern's fourth-quarter bottom line.

RIDE-HAILING firm Grab and insurer Chubb are providing driver-partners and delivery-partners a free insurance benefit effective Wednesday until March 19.

RIDE-HAILING giant Grab and insurer Chubb are teaming up to provide drivers and food delivery service providers with a free insurance benefit, effective Wednesday until March 19.

STANDARD Chartered has appointed Kahina van Dyke as global head, digital channels and client data analytics at the bank’s corporate, commercial and institutional banking (CCIB) division. She will be based in Singapore.

GREAT Eastern Holdings on Wednesday posted a net profit of S$287 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2019 more than double the S$136.9 million a year ago.

THERE is a huge, untapped market opportunity in Asia, driven by under-served populations. Today, there are over one billion people in Asia who live in poverty. Yet, they are already spending over US$2 trillion annually on basic goods and services such as food, housing, clothing and telecommunications....

THE first trust in history is said to date back to the 12th century crusades in England, when landowners left to fight and conveyed ownership of their land to others to manage in their absence.