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Briefs: Tharman warns against crypto, Grab to list in New York, IMF upgrades GDP forecast
These are the news highlights this week.
April 09, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs: Grab mulls US IPO, Singapore's GDP forecast for 2021, Biden's US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill
"Client demand is rising... We continue to evaluate it ... and engage on it." - Goldman Sachs' president on Bitcoin's popularity.
March 12, 2021
Company in the news
Grab mulls US IPO through SPAC merger
The company is seeking to expedite its listing process, according to people familiar with the matter.
March 11, 2021
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Watsons and Grab announce regional health and beauty partnership
The partnership will span across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
January 19, 2021
Broker's Calls
Digital bank will not hurt Singtel's ability to pay dividends: UOBKH
UOBKH says it sees “little earnings impact” in the near term and assumes the digital bank will break even in four-to-five years.
December 14, 2020
Disruption and Digitalisation
DBS and CGS-CIMB see digital bank licence win as 'positive longer-term development' for Singtel
DBS has upped its TP to $2.75 while CGS has maintained its TP at $3.10.
December 07, 2020
STI watch
STI dips slightly despite Singapore factory output growth in November
Week-on-week, the STI gained 1.1% from 2,805.95.
December 07, 2020
Banking & finance
MAS awards digital bank licences to two consortiums, two entities
Four licences to operate digital banks in Singapore have been awarded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today.
December 04, 2020
M&A
Grab makes foray into retail wealth management with acquisition of robo-advisory Bento Invest
With this acquisition, Bento will be rebranded as GrabInvest with products launched on the Grab app in the first half of the year in Singapore. GrabInvest will be the fifth core business vertical under Grab’s financial services arm, Grab Financial Group.
February 04, 2020
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Grab will invest US$150 million in AI to build regional super app
SINGAPORE (Sept 5): Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup Grab Holdings Inc intends to invest US$150 million ($207.5 million) into artificial intelligence research over the next year, accelerating its expanding business that now includes food delivery, dig
September 05, 2019