UBS JV to acquire Credit Suisse Japan wealth management business
ZURICH: UBS said on Monday its Japanese wealth management joint venture with SuMi TRUST Wealth Management Co, will acquire Credit…
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Soaring coffee bean prices grind local business owners’ profits
JAKARTA: Coffee roasteries and cafe owners are grousing as bean prices reach record highs amid falling harvest outputs and strong…
Jakarta has ‘no idea’ about Brunei HSR network
The Indonesian government has denied any knowledge of a proposal by a Bruneian infrastructure company to build a high-speed railway…
Clean energy conversion a key global trend
Believing that green energy conversion is a key trend as the world adapts to climate change and moves towards sustainable…
China may overtake Japan in patent filings at EPO
CHINA is likely to overtake Japan and become the third-largest patents filer at the European Patent Office this year, according…
Funds’ bearish CBOT corn bets clash with thinner US plantings
SPECULATORS maintained their big short in Chicago corn in front of pivotal US government data showing US farmers planting fewer…
ECRL to be completed by end-2026, operational from January 2027
SEPANG: The Transport Ministry is confident that the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will be completed on schedule in December…
UK factories report first growth in nearly 2 years, PMI survey shows
LONDON: British manufacturers reported their first overall growth in activity in 20 months in March thanks to recovering demand in…
ECRL extension near Thai border mulled
Malaysia is considering extending its ongoing RM50bil rail project closer to its border with Thailand, as it seeks to reduce…