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U.S. falls in new ‘financial inclusion’ ranking, a global measure of access to financial services, researchers say

“Financial inclusion,” defined as individuals and businesses having access to useful and affordable financial products, has declined in the U.S.,…
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Leaders in Southeast Asia say they want to be friends with both the U.S. and China

SINGAPORE — The U.S. and China have been in a political tussle for years now — but other countries shouldn’t…
Finance

Standard Chartered-owned crypto firm Zodia launches in Singapore

Zodia Custody, a company that helps large institutions store their crypto, launched in Singapore on Tuesday in a bid to…
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Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…
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Singapore’s OCBC bank suffers brief outage, shares gain 1%

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank OCBC suffered a short outage on Monday that affected its digital and card…
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Singapore’s UOB expects ‘some upside’ to interest income after Fed rate hike

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank is expecting “some upside” in interest income in the next quarter, after the U.S. Federal Reserve…
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Singapore’s ‘squeaky clean’ image takes a beating as scandals rock the government

SINGAPORE — Political scandals are rare in Singapore. The city-state has long touted its clean government and incorruptible image to…
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OCBC is looking to Greater China and Southeast Asia for a $2.2 billion boost in revenue

Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has set its sights on “longer term opportunities” in Greater China and Southeast Asia and expects…
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World’s spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore

Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of…
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Here are the top 15 companies to work for in Singapore, according to LinkedIn — most are new on the list