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3 Biggest Cyber Threats Faced by Financial Institutions Today & How to Avoid Them
SINGAPORE: According to cybersecurity solutions provider Check Point Software Technologies, the financial sector currently faces a total of cyber threats from three main areas, namely: The SWIFT network, consumer banking…
Read MoreSingapore Favours ‘Organic’ Policy in Move Toward Open Banking
BLOOMBERG: Singapore wants its lenders to share data with financial technology and other non-bank firms, but doesn’t plan to force the issue, according to a central bank official. The transition…
Read MoreAbu Dhabi Launches First-Ever Competitive Oil & Gas Bid Round
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is offering six oil and gas blocks for bidding in a first-ever competitive exploration and production bid round as part of its strategy to expand…
Read MoreWatch Out, the Robot Shipbuilders Are Coming
Hyundai Heavy tests powerful robot that can curve steel plates Machines seen as crucial as industry emerges from deep slump A robot invasion is underway in one of the last…
Read MoreUAE Says Most Countries In Oil Cut Deal Like Idea Of Long-Term Alliance
REUTERS – A majority of the OPEC and independent oil producers participating in a current deal to cut supply like the idea of a long-term producers’ alliance, the energy minister of the…
Read MoreAverage spending on major upstream oil and gas projects falls to 10-year low in 2017
SINGAPORE – The number of upstream oil and gas (O&G) projects sanctioned in 2017 has more than doubled over 2016, but the average capital expenditure for each major project fell…
Read MoreSingapore a regional gateway for LNG traders
Singapore offers liquefied natural gas (LNG) traders a strategic location, infrastructure and a trading ecosystem that can help them unlock regional business, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and…
Read MoreMAS urges financial institutions to remain vigilant against cybersecurity threats
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued an advisory to remind financial institutions to remain vigilant against cybersecurity threats, following recent reports of cyber incidents overseas. Malaysia’s central bank…
Read MoreSoutheast Asia braces for trade war by bolstering growth
Policy makers across Southeast Asia are bracing for a fallout from a US-China trade war, turning their focus on bolstering their domestic markets to cushion the blow. China’s proposal Wednesday…
Read MoreThai banks bear the brunt of lower SME lending rates
TMB and KBANK are poised to suffer the most should they opt to accommodate SMEs. Thailand banks are projected to bear the weight of lower lending rates but the negative…
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