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Why India’s Fuel Prices Are Sky-High When Oil Isn’t
With rising crude prices still at half their record high, drivers in much of the world are still enjoying pain-free visits to the pump. That’s not the case in India,…
Read MoreWorld LNG Market Forecast 2018 – 2022
Westwood Global Energy Group expects global LNG capital expenditure (Capex) to total US$236 billion over the 2018 – 2022 period, based on its latest analysis of sanctioned and upcoming projects. This…
Read MoreFintech Patent Application Streamlined in Singapore
Applicants need to furnish a “Fast Track” document to be recognised as fintech. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched a fintech Fast Track initiative which provides an expedited…
Read More2018 Outlook Positive Despite Global Trade Risks, Says MAS
It expects Singapore’s full-year GDP growth to come in at slightly above middle of 1.5% to 3.5% forecast range. Singapore’s economic outlook for the year remains positive despite…
Read More‘Cyber Blindspot’ Threatens Energy Companies Spending Too Little
Less than 0.2 percent of industry revenue is for cybersecurity Executives seen as too set in past to fight off the future What’s the cost of securing the nation’s…
Read MoreUAE Banks to Experience Strong Liquidity This Year
Dubai: The liquidity situation in the UAE’s banking sector is much more comfortable due to surging oil prices, as compared to the previous two years, and banks are expected to…
Read MoreCentral Bankers Can’t Agree on Regulations for Cryptocurrencies
The differences in approach mean the effectiveness of having rules, if any, is limited. (Bloomberg) The joke doing the rounds at last week’s spring meetings of the International…
Read MoreTotal, Google Cloud Team Up to Develop Oil, Gas AI Solutions
Total S.A. and Google Cloud have signed an agreement to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for subsurface data analysis in oil and gas exploration and production. The agreement focuses on…
Read MoreSingapore Maritime Week: Singapore pledges US$5m for International Maritime Organization
SINGAPORE – Singapore will pledge an enhanced technical cooperation and training package valued at US$5 million (about S$6.5 million) for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its member states. Minister…
Read MoreSmartphone Banking Booms in Asia As Digital Penetration Expands Threefold
Mobile banking has grown at least twofold in Emerging Asia to outpace other e-banking types. Smartphone banking is on the rise in Asia as it has outpaced all other e-banking…
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