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businesstimes.com.sg > property > cape-town-housing-booming-many-residents-are-unhappy-about-it

Cape Town housing is booming but many residents are unhappy about it

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1139+ words) More than one-third of its residences are reserved for short-term rentals on Airbnb [CAPE TOWN, South Africa] On a Cape Town corner, two blocks from the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, near high-end grocery stores, smash burger joints and…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > asean > future-foods-rm50-million-rise-was-years-kneading-and-proving

Future Food's RM50 million rise: leadership lessons

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (148+ words) Future Food's RM50 million rise was years in the kneading and proving'The Business Times Future Food's RM50 million rise was years in the kneading and proving Founder Sean Tan has built a leadership style anchored on understanding, not commanding The strategies and…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > property > cape-towns-housing-crisis-meets-airbnb-boom

Cape Town’s housing crisis meets Airbnb boom

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (709+ words) It has more short-term rental units than bigger cities such as Barcelona and Berlin [CAPE TOWN] The laughter of children echoed against walls lined with dozens of mattresses in a large, dim room of an illegally occupied building in Cape…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > barclays-sees-surge-africa-asia-cross-border-deal-flows

Barclays sees surge in Africa, Asia cross-border deal flows

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (370+ words) The Middle East, India and Singapore are doing more transactions in the region, and this will likely increase in 2026 [JOHANNESBURG] Barclays has a strong pipeline of deals across its investment and private-banking businesses in Africa as cross-border deal flow picks…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > singapore > pm-wong-heads-south-africa-g20-summit-followed-first-official-visit-ethiopia

PM Wong heads to South Africa for G20 summit, followed by first official visit to Ethiopia

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (740+ words) This marks his first visit to Africa since taking the helm [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, before making his first official visit to Ethiopia over a five-day trip from Friday (Nov 21), the…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > trump-says-no-us-officials-will-attend-g20-south-africa

Trump says no US officials will attend G20 in South Africa

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (149+ words) PRESIDENT Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month, reviving debunked claims of white citizens being systematically "killed and slaughtered" in th... Read more at The Business Times. Trump says no US…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > global > singapore-firm-anchors-west-africas-mega-mine-inside-winning-internationals-simandou-play

Singapore firm anchors West Africa’s mega mine: Inside Winning International’s Simandou play

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (173+ words) The company leverages the city-state's connector strengths to reshape global high-grade iron-ore trade Read more at The Business Times. Singapore firm anchors West Africa's mega mine: Inside Winning International's Simandou play The company leverages the city-state's connector strengths to reshape…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > global > trump-sets-19-tariff-thailand-cambodia-10-global-baseline-rate-ahead-deadline

Trump sets 19% tariff rate on Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia; 10% global baseline rate

8+ mon, 7+ hour ago  (389+ words) Taiwan got a 20% levy. US PRESIDENT Donald Trump will keep minimum global tariff rates at 10 per cent, resisting prior suggestions he could raise the floor to 15 per cent or higher, according to a White House statement on Thursday." The White…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > lifestyle > bt-luxe > kalkudah-sri-lanka-beauty-and-beach

Kalkudah, Sri Lanka: Beauty and the beach

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1212+ words) This remote hotel on the coast offers the perfect environment for an intimate, secluded getaway THE STORY OF SRI LANKA'S Kalkudah Beach House begins as almost all home-buying stories do: with someone falling in love with a place and imagining…...

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businesstimes.com.sg > international > global > trump-announces-tariff-rates-14-countries-including-25-malaysia-32-indonesia

Trump announces tariff rates for 14 countries, including 25% on Malaysia, 32% on Indonesia

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1609+ words) Despite the US president's contention that foreign countries pay his tariffs directly, the burden actually falls to American importers [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump unveiled the first in a wave of promised letters that threaten to impose higher tariff rates…...