Markets & Investing

Investment firm Sinostar PEC to inject $240m for China plant

The plant has a production capacity of processing about 200,000 tonnes of polypropylene per annum.

Singapore and Sichuan firms team up for business deals

Amongst the deals is the establishment of the Singapore Innovation Centre for SMEs in Sichuan.

Surbana Jurong Capital and Mitsubishi forms US$500m fund for urban developments

The JV will gear towards projects like rail-related developments and affordable housing.

Singapore firms led US' investments in Asia in 2017

Investments grew 7.41% to US$274.26b, surpassing China and Japan.

GIC partners with GLP to launch US$2b China fund

It will focus on income-generating logistics facilities in China.

EDBI and GIC join US$100m funding for UK-based fintech firm

ACORN machine opened its regional office in Singapore.

Singaporeans grew portfolios in Europe with US$3.4b investment in H1

This led Singapore to be the most active in Asia for outbound investment.

Grab eyes US$1b additional funding for 2018

This would be on top of the US$2b they secured in earlier funding rounds this year.

Two in 5 startup builders in SEA prefer to launch in Singapore

They are keen on access to capital and the quality of a startup ecosystem.

Singapore is the top recipient for start-up funding in SEA

Startup funding for the Lion City hit $7.23b in 2017 alone.

Chart of the Day: First-time Asian bond issuances in Singapore hit $27.4b in 2017

They mainly came from Australia, China, India, Korea and ASEAN.

Singapore lags Thailand in corporate disclosure practices

But companies’ disclosure rates improved from 47% to 55% in just two years.