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Microsoft launches AI QuickStart programme for SMEs
Backed by IMDA and UOB, the scheme supports digitally mature firms in rolling out artificial intelligence solutions Microsoft on Friday…
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Mizuho reports 14% rise in Q3 profit, expands buyback programme
Its profit has increased to 329.9 billion yen from 289.2 billion yen in the year-ago period Mizuho Financial Group said on Monday (Feb 2)…
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About 30 SGX listcos show early interest in Value Unlock programme to lift valuations
Market participants say weak disclosure and poor investor engagement often drive mispricing on the exchange – gaps the initiative aims to…
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SID launches new platform for listcos’ board chairs as ‘Value Unlock’ programme opens for applications
This aims to support national efforts to strengthen the development of Singapore’s equities market Board chairs of companies listed on the…
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SID launches platform for listcos’ board chairs as Value Unlock programme opens for applications
This aims to support national efforts to strengthen the development of Singapore’s equities market Board chairs of companies listed on the…
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Straits Trading launches senior-living programme in Singapore, Malaysia
It aims to build an integrated independent value-chain in the senior living business Mainboard-listed The Straits Trading Company on…
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‘Value Unlock’ programme will help companies bridge gap with investors: industry players
Two training grants of up to S$15,000 and S$200,000 per company will be made available Industry players say training grants are important…
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CDLHT sets up S$1.5 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme
CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT), a stapled group consisting of CDL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (H-Reit) and CDL Hospitality…
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Thai Cabinet approves 44 billion baht stimulus programme to boost growth
South-east Asia’s second-largest economy has been hit by US tariffs, high household debt, weak consumption, and a strong currency…
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OCBC launches upskilling programme to turn mortgage specialists into wealth advisers
OCBC has launched an “intensive four-month” upskilling programme to train mortgage specialists as wealth advisers, equipping them with…
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IVAS expands valuation programme across Asia, develops new global standards for intangible assets
The Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS) signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with two educational institutions to…
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OCBC establishes blockchain-based digital US commercial paper programme
OCBC Bank announced on Monday (Aug 25) the introduction of a US$1 billion digital US commercial paper (USCP) programme using the…
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OCBC establishes US$1 billion digital US commercial paper programme based on blockchain
OCBC Bank announced on Monday (Aug 25) the introduction of a US$1 billion digital US commercial paper (USCP) programme using the…
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Bank of America to buy back US$40 billion of shares in new programme
The announcement follows buyback plans from some of the biggest US banks after they passed this year’s US Federal Reserve stress tests…
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UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday (Jun 30). The…
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IHH Healthcare unveils S$5 million programme to fund healthcare research and pilot projects
Integrated healthcare provider IHH Healthcare on Friday (Jun 27) announced the launch of a S$5 million programme to fund clinical research…
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Amazon Web Services and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spur AI transformation
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government agency Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) on Thursday (Jun 26) launched a programme to accelerate…
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Google Cloud and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spearhead AI development among companies
Digitally-mature companies keen on doing more in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) will now have the opportunity to tap a new…
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Keppel divests S$80 million of assets as part of multi-billion dollar monetisation programme
Asset manager Keppel is divesting its stakes in a New-York based company and an integrated agricultural logistics park in China to unlock…
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Wee Hur sets up S$500 million medium-term note programme
Notes to be issued may be in Singapore dollars or any other currency, in various amounts and tenors, and may bear interest at fixed,…
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MAS to shortlist fund managers for S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by Q3
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will shortlist fund managers for its S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme by the…
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Singtel initiates its first share buyback programme of up to S$2 billion; incorporates cloud business
The buyback will be delivered over the course of three years until financial year 2028 and involves the purchase of shares in the open…
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Hongkong Land to sell 147,025 sq ft of One Exchange to HKEX, launch share buyback programme
Property group Hongkong Land will sell 147,025 square feet (sq ft) of One Exchange Square to Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator for…
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UOB proposes special dividend, share buyback programme as it unveils long-awaited capital return plans
The bank’s disciplined approach of pursuing long-term growth with stability has served it well, says CEO UOB’s board has announced a S$3…