Top StoriesStandard Chartered, DBS successfully test blockchain trade finance platformGBO CorrespondentOctober 7, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 7, 202001698 The platform is expected to assist banks fight fraud in lending and commodity trade space
Top StoriesJapan’s NEC to take over Avaloq for $2.2 billionGBO CorrespondentOctober 7, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 7, 202001394 NEC, Japan’s IT major will take over Avaloq, a Warburg Pincus-backed software company for $2.2 billion, media reports said. The acquisition marks a push for
UnassignedBahrain sets new radio communication rules to attract foreign investorsGBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 202001311 The national frequency plan is the first of its kind for Bahrain and the Middle East
Top StoriesSAL Heavy Lift acquires majority stake in IntermarineGBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 202001458 Intermarine will be operated as an independent brand within SAL Heavy Lift
Top StoriesSingapore’s Xfers launch country’s first XSGD stablecoinGBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 202002309 Xfers will be Singapore’s first-ever national currency-denominated tokens
Top StoriesFuelLNG bolsters development for Singapore’s first ever LNG bunkering vesselGBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 6, 202001725 The LBV is manufactured and designed by Keppel O&M
Top StoriesYour.MD raise funds worth €25mn for new developmentsGBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 202001756 Your.MD has witnessed a 350 percent surge in its overall users in the past 12 months
Top StoriesUnicaja and Liberbank holds informal talks to establish $117.13 billion lenderGBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 202001602 The deal will see combined market value of around 1.7 billion euros by both banks
Top StoriesUAE sees surge in high net worth individualsGBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 202001901 Dubai recorded the highest with 49,500 millionaires, 2,300 multimillionaires and nine billionaires
Top StoriesSaudi Aramco, Sumitomo Chemical lend $2bn loan to bolster JV’s working capitalGBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 2020 GBO CorrespondentOctober 5, 202001796 Sumitomo Chemical will provide 37.5 percent of the loan