Britain eases travel rules for countries including Thailand
LONDON – Britain will scrap tough Covid-19 quarantine requirements for 47 destinations including South Africa and Thailand on Monday and make it easier for people to arrive from…
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Dozens of US kids and parents stuck in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – Almost two dozen children and their parents from San Diego County in California are trapped in Afghanistan after they visited the country this summer, the authorities said. The…
Global consortium including DBS outlines plans on sustainability
SINGAPORE – Banks can help the world move towards a more sustainable future by adopting standards that allow them to report social and environmental considerations more fully, said a global…
Citigroup exits 13 global consumer banking markets, including China
NEW YORK – Citigroup announced on Thursday (April 15) that it will exit 13 international consumer banking markets, shifting its focus to wealth management and away from retail banking in…
Singapore draw investments from TikTok owner ByteDance, PayPal
Singapore’s business-friendly reputation continues to draw foreign investments – particularly from the technology sector – the dismal global economic climate notwithstanding. Among the firms…
US looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday (July 6) that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
“I…
StanChart’s troubled loans top $854m to problem companies including Hin Leong
LONDON – Problem loans at some of Standard Chartered’s large clients may top US$600 million (S$854 million) as a string of corporate scandals coincides with woes at firms hit by the…
Iraq bans entry of travellers from seven countries, including Singapore
BAGHDAD – Iraq indefinitely extended an entry ban on travellers from China and Iran and instituted similar bans on travellers from Thailand, South Korean, Japan, Italy and Singapore, the…
N26 reaches 5 million customers including 250,000 in the US
Challenger bank N26 has reached 5 million customers. In 2019 alone, N26 managed to add over 2.5 million customers. And the company’s growth rate seems to be accelerating as N26 reached 3.5…