Andy Mukherjee

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19 Feb 2020, 08:00 am

Singapore pops a potent anti-viral. Is it enough?(Feb 19): Five years ago, when Singapore last aimed for a budget shortfall anywhere near as large as the one announced Tuesday, it was mainly because the city-state wanted to press on with the airport’s fifth terminal — one that will only be ready in the 2030s. The goal of the stimulus this time ...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

19 Feb 2020, 08:00 am

06 Dec 2019, 08:00 am

Singapore keeps building until the buyers comeSINGAPORE (Dec 6): You’ll build and they’ll come? Well, don’t bet on it. That’s what Singapore’s authorities seem to be telling property developers, who are flooding the market with new homes.

By Andy Mukherjee / theedgesingapore.com

06 Dec 2019, 08:00 am

Commentary

07 Jul 2019, 08:00 am

Dr Mahathir looks beyond Malaysia's first century(July 7): One year after a historic regime change, Malaysia’s politics remain a combustible cocktail of sleaze and power lust. At least the economy is on the right track, even if it’s nowhere close to fulfilling its potential. Over the coming years, Malaysia plans governance improvement...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

07 Jul 2019, 08:00 am

Commentary

28 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

No Chinese belt, road or bedrooms for MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): Perplexed, wounded, indignant or still optimistic. The Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. can put any spin it wants on its Forest City project, a $100 billion Malaysian township whose fate suddenly has been thrown into doubt after Mahathir Mohamad’s pointed refus...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

28 Aug 2018, 08:00 am

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18 Jul 2018, 08:00 am

Singapore, save your water baby from MahathirKUALA LUMPUR (July 18): A homegrown Singaporean company that owns one of the financial center’s three seawater desalination plants is struggling to stay afloat. Whether Hyflux Ltd. sinks or swims will matter to creditors and shareholders. The strategic stakes, though, are far higher. ...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

18 Jul 2018, 08:00 am

Commentary

27 Jun 2016, 08:00 am

Singapore property gets a prop with a whiff of Brexit: Bloomberg GadflySINGAPORE (June 27): For all the damage it's doing to a fragile global economy, Brexit might have some unintended positive consequences. Among them, perhaps, a soft landing for Singapore's wobbly property market. With hindsight, the seemingly excessive $3.4 billion that Qatar Investment...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

27 Jun 2016, 08:00 am

Commentary

10 Jun 2016, 08:00 am

Singapore's crowdfunded debt party lacks equity punch: Bloomberg GadflySINGAPORE (June 10): Don't let the city's 1% interbank interest rates fool you. Money is tight in Singapore. Lenders are lifting credit standards for riskier borrowers. It doesn't help that the island's real-estate market is in the doldrums, and business owners who could have raised new...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

10 Jun 2016, 08:00 am

Commentary

27 May 2016, 08:00 am

SGX only gets posh London address with Baltic Exchange: GadflyWhat does Singapore's bourse hope to get out of its takeover of the Baltic Exchange? On the face of it, a lot. Faced with stagnating revenues from its securities business, Singapore Exchange has been looking to diversify its revenue base. But since its attempt to purchase Australia's AS...

By David Fickling and Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

27 May 2016, 08:00 am

Commentary

26 May 2016, 08:00 am

By David Fickling and Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

26 May 2016, 08:00 am

Commentary

25 May 2016, 08:00 am

BSI woes should help India seal tax deal with Singapore: Bloomberg GadflySINGAPORE (May 25): Now that Singapore has made BSI Bank the second financial institution to get kicked out of the city in 32 years, New Delhi has a window to plug a money-laundering loophole in its tax agreement with the island nation. Singapore's unexpected decision Tuesday to show th...

By Andy Mukherjee / Bloomberg

25 May 2016, 08:00 am

Indonesia detains judge for alleged bribery in palm oil case involving Wilmar's unit

Apple, Nvidia score relief from US tariffs with exemptions

Fahmi gives telcos until 5pm today to resolve internet issues, or face stern action

Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump

Road closures, diversions during upcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Malaysia

BHPetrol to build 30 new stations in rural areas nationwide

Buyout firms get creative on Gulf trips in bid for bigger checks

IMF bets billions on Milei’s chainsaw to avert past debacles

China March new bank loans rise to 3.64 trln yuan, beating expectations

Hong Kong's last major opposition party moves towards disbanding

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