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• S'pore, India discuss ways to boost relations
  April 23, 2008
  The Straits Times, Wednesday: Singapore and India sat down yesterday to discuss....[ Details ]
• INTERVIEW - DBS sees growth in China, India, Indonesia
  September 13, 2006
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings said on Wednesday ...... [ Details ]
• INTERVIEW - DBS sees growth in China, India, Indonesia
  September 13, 2006
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings said on Wednesday ...... [ Details ]
• India focus of Fund-Bank meet
  Mumbai September 12, 2006
  India is set to share the centrestage with China at the upcoming IMF-World Bank...... [ Details ]
• Foreign majors want a pie of growing factoring biz
  Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 0000 hours IST
  MUMBAI, SEPT 11:  Given the increasing demand for factoring services, foreign players such as Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) and GE Capital are getting into the factoring business ...... [ Details ]
• Temasek ups India exposure
  Mumbai September 06, 2006
  Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, has substantially increased its exposure to India....... [ Details ]
• Strides to acquire Singapore generics co
  September 2006
  Strides Arcolab has announced signing an approximately Rs 60-crore deal ...... [ Details ]
• Singapore Tourism Board's roadshow launched
  Chennai, August 29, 2006
  Singapore Tourism Board on Tuesday launched its 10-day long roadshow titled "Singapore:...... [ Details ]
• Temasek barred from raising stake in ICICI Bank - sources
  Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:00 PM IST
  MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India has not allowed Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd....... [ Details ]
• ... but says, Indian customs yet to comply with CECA norms
  Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 0000 hours IST
  SINGAPORE, AUG 28:  Singapore government has said that even as India signed the much-hyped Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) ...... [ Details ]
• Singapore woos Indian cos, relaxes listing regulations
  TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006 02:43:14 AM
  SINGAPORE: Indian companies are being wooed by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to trade on its platform by easing the listing norms....... [ Details ]
• Listing made easy for Indian cos in SGX
  Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 0000 hours IST
  SINGAPORE, AUG 28:  Bend the rules of the game if you have to do business....... [ Details ]
• Four Indians among Singapore's Richie Rich
  28 Aug, 2006 0208hrs IST
  NEW DELHI: Here's another example of the growing wealth among the non-resident Indians....... [ Details ]
• Attractive valuations, an emerging pan-India presence and strong occupancy and tariff rates would drive Hotel Leela's earning's growth.
  Sunday, Aug 27, 2006
  We reiterate our buy on the Hotel Leela Venture (Leela) stock and recommend exposure with a one/two-year perspective....... [ Details ]
• Singapore keen to invest in Indian metro SEZs
  August 25, 2006
  Singapore is eyeing cities like Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai for developing special economic zones (SEZs)....... [ Details ]
• VSNL to invest $600 m in submarine cables
  Friday, Aug 25, 2006
  MUMBAI: VSNL has announced its intention to build two new submarine cable systems, ..... [ Details ]
• India, Singapore seek `interoperability' of air forces
  SINGAPORE: India and Singapore have held their first-ever air staff talks as part of the ongoing process of improving linkages...... [ Details ]
• M&A hits $25.6 bn in Jan-June `06
  Mumbai August 21, 2006
  India Inc has done more mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2006 than in the whole of 2005. ...... [ Details ]
• Singapore to give full banking status to SBI, ICICI
  18 August 2006
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is  willing to offer  two Indian banks, State Bank of India(SBI) and ICICI Bank...... [ Details ]
• World's largest matrimonial website opens regional office in Singapore
  18 August 2006 1732 hrs
  Shaadi.com, one of India's largest internet brands and the world's largest matchmaking website,...... [ Details ]
• Singapore ready to give full banking status to SBI, ICICI
  Mumbai August 18, 2006
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is now willing to open the doors for two Indian banks..... [ Details ]
• Exports drive India’s growth story
  Thursday, August 17, 2006 at 0000 hours IST
  Indian exports are steadily underwriting the country’s growth story....... [ Details ]
• India, Singapore to enhance defense co-operation
  15 August 2006
  Singapore is keen to formalise its budding defence links with India and sign an agreement on troop training, ...... [ Details ]
• Jet Airways announces direct Delhi - Singapore Service effective Sep 06, 2006
  14 August 2006
  Jet Airways India Ltd has announced the launch of its new international flight linking New Delhi,...... [ Details ]
• eSys to invest $227M in India
  Tuesday, August 01, 2006
  SINGAPORE: eSys Technologies, an IT component distribution company, has announced a $227 million investment plan in India...... [ Details ]
• Sabre-Temasek India Fund Aims to Raise 250 Bln Rupees
  Last Updated: July 31, 2006 06:11 EDT
  July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sabre Capital Worldwide Inc. and Temasek Holdings Pte aim to raise 250 billion rupees ($5.3 billion)...... [ Details ]
• Singapore IT company to invest Rs 1,000 crore in India
  July 30, 2006
  Singapore, July 30. (PTI): IT component distribution major eSys Technologies has ....... [ Details ]
• Sabre-Temasek India Fund Aims to Raise 250 Bln Rupees (Update4)
  July 31, 2006
  July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Sabre Capital Worldwide Inc. and Temasek Holdings ....... [ Details ]
• eSys to invest $227M in India
  Aug 01, 2006
  SINGAPORE: eSys Technologies, an IT component distribution company....... [ Details ]
• Jet Airways announces direct Delhi - Singapore Service effective Sep 06, 2006
  Aug 14, 2006
  Jet Airways India Ltd has announced the launch of its new........ [ Details ]
• India, Singapore to enhance defense co-operation
  Aug 15, 2006
  Singapore is keen to formalise its budding defence links with India and sign an agreement on
  troop training, Singapore's defence minister said on Monday........ [ Details ]
• Exports drive India's growth story
  Aug 17, 2006
  Indian exports are steadily underwriting the country's growth story........ [ Details ]
• Singapore ready to give full banking status to SBI, ICICI
  August 18, 2006
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is now willing to
  open the doors for two Indian banks ........ [ Details ]
• World's largest matrimonial website opens regional office in Singapore
  18 August 2006
  Shaadi.com, one of India's largest internet brands and the
  world's largest matchmaking website, has picked ........ [ Details ]
• Singapore to give full banking status to SBI, ICICI
  18 August 2006
  The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is willing to offer
  two Indian banks, State Bank of India(SBI) and ICICI Bank ........ [ Details ]
• M&A hits $25.6 bn in Jan-June `06
  Aug 21, 2006
  India Inc has done more mergers and acquisitions in the first half of
  2006 than in the whole of 2005......... [ Details ]
• India, Singapore seek `interoperability' of air forces
  Aug 25, 2006
  INGAPORE: India and Singapore have held their first-ever air staff talks as part of the
  ongoing process of improving linkages under the bilateral Defence Cooperation Agreement. ....... [ Details ]
• VSNL to invest $600 m in submarine cables
  Aug 25, 2006
  Funding through strategic partnership and internal accruals........ [ Details ]
• Singapore keen to invest in Indian metro SEZs
  August 25, 2006
  Singapore is eyeing cities like Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai for developing
  special economic zones ........ [ Details ]
• Expansion in north India
  Aug 27, 2006
  We reiterate our buy on the Hotel Leela Venture (Leela) stock and recommend
  exposure with a one/two-year perspective ........ [ Details ]
• Four Indians among Singapore's Richie Rich
  [ 28 Aug, 2006
  NEW DELHI: Here's another example of the growing wealth
  among the non-resident Indians. And no, these ........[ Details ]
• Listing made easy for Indian cos in SGX
  August 29, 2006
  SINGAPORE, AUG 28: Bend the rules of the game if you have to do
  business. This is the mantra bein ........ [ Details ]
• Singapore woos Indian cos, relaxes listing regulations
  AUGUST 29, 2006
  SINGAPORE: Indian companies are being wooed by the Singapore Exchange
  (SGX) to trade on its platform ........ [ Details ]
• ... but says, Indian customs yet to comply with CECA norms
  August 29, 2006
  SINGAPORE, AUG 28: Singapore government has said that even as India
  signed the much-hyped Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement ........ [ Details ]
• Temasek barred from raising stake in ICICI Bank - sources
  Aug 28, 2006
  MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India has not allowed
  Singapore's Temasek ........ [ Details ]
• Singapore Tourism Board's roadshow launched
  August 29, 2006
  Singapore Tourism Board on Tuesday launched its 10-day long
  roadshow titled "Singapore: Where Great ........ [ Details ]
• Strides to acquire Singapore generics co
  September, 2006
  Strides Arcolab has announced signing an approximately
  Rs 60-crore deal to acquire the ........ [ Details ]
• Temasek ups India exposure
  September 06, 2006
  Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, has
  substantially ........ [ Details ]
• Foreign majors want a pie of growing factoring biz
  September 12, 2006
  MUMBAI, SEPT 11: Given the increasing demand for factoring services,
  foreign players such as Development Bank ........ [ Details ]
• India focus of Fund-Bank meet
  September 12, 2006
  India is set to share the centrestage with China at the upcoming
  IMF-World Bank (Fund-Bank) meet in Singapore ........ [ Details ]
• INTERVIEW - DBS sees growth in China, India, Indonesia
  September 13, 2006
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings
  said on Wednesday........ [ Details ]
• Just how special are India's SEZs?
  July 20, 2006
  In addition to tje SEZs, the Indian government is pushing for
  Special Investment Regions ........ [ Details ]
• India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Senior Minister Goh Chock-Tong.
  Business Times 19th July
  Singapore and India have enjoyed a special economic relationship since the........ [ Details ]
• Singapore eases listing, fund raising norms
  July 20, 2006
  Singapore, which has found its status as Asia's chief financial hub under threat
  from a resurgent Hong Kong, thanks to huge Chinese initial public offerings ........ [ Details ]
• Jetstar Asia mulls tie-up with Jet Airways
  July 06, 2006
  Its parent company Qantas has already sought a code sharing with Jet Air........ [ Details ]
• Indian banks beat Asian peers, costs kept tight
  July 08, 2006
  The Indian banking sector has scored over its counterparts even in developed
  countries such as Japan, Singapore and Australia. Indian banks posted........ [ Details ]
• Singapore now woos travellers from non-metro cities
  July 11, 2006
  Lucknow - Singapore is tapping tourist traffic from non-metro cities like Lucknow
  that is emerging as ........ [ Details ]
• GIC to focus investment on China, India
  The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) will focus its future
  investment on emerging markets like China and India, Channel........ [ Details ]
• Temasek to foray Indian MF mkt; eyes big buyout
  Singapore-based Temasek Holdings is in talks with an MNC fund house in India for a
  complete buyout to foray into lucrative mutual funds market here......... [ Details ]
• T N Ninan: RBI as investor
  Writing in the Reserve Bank of India's monthly Bulletin, Governor Venugopal Reddy
  has suggested that India could follow ......... [ Details ]
• Ireka Land Company working deals in Vietnam, India
  Singapore's Ireka Corporation property unit Ireka Land Sdn Bhd is negotiating with
  parties in Vietnam and India to develop ......... [ Details ]
• India, Singapore to enhance air connectivity
  SINGAPORE: India and Singapore have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding
  (MoU) to enhance air connectivity......... [ Details ]
• India is exciting, but not without hassles
  A growth rate of 7-8 per cent is sustainable for India and very good in Asian
  terms. But investing in India is also very challenging........ [ Details ]
• Embassy Plans First Indian Property Trust Offering in Singapore
  July 4 (Bloomberg)
  Embassy Group, an Indian developer whose buildings house
  the offices of Hewlett-Packard Co. and AT&T Inc........ [ Details ]
• With deals galore in subcontinent, 3i Group to expand investment
  Published: June 19, 2006
  SINGAPORE 3i Group, Europe's biggest publicly traded buyout
  $182 million jackup drilling rig from Singapore`s Keppel FELS Ltd,....... [ Details ]
• Tech Mahindra plans IPO
  THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006 01:10:12 AM
  Tech Mahindra, the software unit of Mahindra & Mahindra
  plans to sell at least $100 million in shares through an initial public....... [ Details ]
• Flextronics bets big on manufacturing
  WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006 03:05:33 PM
  BANGALORE: India's emerging success as a big market for consumer
  electronics and hardware products, has spurred the $15.9-billion,....... [ Details ]
• KepLand forms joint venture to develop condos in India's Kolkata
  Posted: 29 June 2006 2131 hrs
  SINGAPORE: Keppel Land is expanding its presence in India
  The Singapore property developer has formed a joint venture....... [ Details ]
• CC Wong guides Singapore's first MSCI India listing
  Clifford Chance Wong, the firm's Singapore partnership, set a new
  standard there last month when it advised on the world's first....... [ Details ]
• Indian firm orders jackup drilling rig
  Jun 15, 2006, 14:45 GMT
  India`s Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. has ordered a
  $182 million jackup drilling rig from Singapore`s Keppel FELS Ltd,....... [ Details ]
• India has huge potential, and companies are lining up
  New Delhi, June 12, 2006, www.hindistantimes.com
  International sports marketing and management companies are
  making a beeline for India. Neo International Sports Academy (NISA),....... [ Details ]
• Singapore Pacific Healthcare eyes Mumbai Reuters
  Thursday, June 08, 2006 12:01 IST, http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1034170
  SINGAPORE: Singapore's Pacific Healthcare Holdings Ltd, a specialist healthcare
  provider, said on Thursday that it would open a hospital in Shanghai....... [ Details ]
• Indian Inc flocks SGX
  The Financial Express, Posted online: Tuesday, June 06, 2006, 0000 hours IST
  MUMBAI, JUNE 5: With the Singapore government planning to relax a few listing
  requirements for the Singapore Exchange (SGX)...... [ Details ]
• Indian visitor Rahul Gandhi calls on MM Lee
  Posted: 05 June 2006 2047 hrs
  Rahul Gandhi, a member of India's Lower House of Parliament, has
  called on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew........ [ Details ]
• Punj Lloyd buys 88% in Sembcorp arm
  Our Economy Bureau, New Delhi June 03, 2006, www.business-standard.com
  Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd Ltd has acquired
  88 per cent stake in Singapore-based SembCorp........ [ Details ]
• India's Dexcel plans Singapore holding company
  EE Times, June 02 2006, 9:55 AM EDT)
  BANGALORE, INDIA: Dexcel, a design services firm based here, will form a holding
  company in Singapore and convert itself into a subsidiary of the new company.,..... [ Details ]
• Bank of India rolls out CBS
  NT Bureau, Chennai, June 2: http://newstodaynet.com/02jun/bu4.htm
  Bank of India (BOI) has adopted a Core Banking Solution software,
  Misys Midas Plus, for its 16 overseas branches,....... [ Details ]
• RBI puts fresh riders on Singapore banks
  The Financial Express, Posted online: Friday, June 02, 2006, 0000 hours IST
  NEW DELHI, JUNE 01: Three Singapore banks, DBS Holdings, Overseas Chinese Banking
  Corporation and United Overseas Bank, entitled,....... [ Details ]
• India, Singapore to share intelligence in terror fight
  www.thehindu.com, Wednesday, May 31, 2006: 1715 Hrs
  MAY 31: Singapore, May 31 (PTI): Entering a new phase of cooperation,
  India and Singapore today agreed to share key intelligence inputs to deal...... [ Details ]
• Ascendas to develop space at Mahindra IT Park
  Staff Correspondent , www.hindu.com, Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  MAY 31: Ascendas India, a provider of business space solutions and a
  wholly owned subsidiary.,..... [ Details ]
• Indo-Singapore trade growing at 41% annually
  Our Bureau / Mumbai , May 29, 2006
  MAY 29: The growth of Singapore-India bilateral trade has outpaced the growth
  of Singapore-China bilateral trade.,..... [ Details ]
• Singapore Airport, Air-India win B'lore deal
  Thursday, May 18, 2006
  MAY 17: Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd., the ground-handling
  unit of Singapore Airlines Ltd., and Air India Ltd.,..... [ Details ]
• SATS bags contract to handle cargo operations at Bangalore new airport
  By Loh Kim Chin, Channel News Asia 16 May 2006
  SINGAPORE: Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) has clinched a deal to
  run cargo operations at a new airport in Bangalore, India. ,..... [ Details ]
• Singapore takes a leaf out
  TIMES NEWS NETWORK SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2006
  The city-state is aggressively marketing its institutions in India
  through educational fairs,..... [ Details ]
• IIM pips B-schools to storm Singapore: Raja Bose
  Times News Networks Sunday, May 14, 2006
  SINGAPORE: The crouching tiger took the big leap on Saturday afternoon
  as Indian education came of age with a roar,..... [ Details ]
• UTI Intl set to launch overseas infra fund
  May 08, 2006 Business Standard
  HYDERABAD, MAY 5 : The state-owned Bank of India (BoI) has sought permission from the Reserve Bank of India,..... [ Details ]
• BoI awaits RBI nod for Tier-II funds
  May 06, 2006
  HYDERABAD, MAY 5 : The state-owned Bank of India (BoI) has sought permission from the Reserve Bank of India,..... [ Details ]
• Singapore: India–Singapore trade rises over 110%
  April 11, 2006
  High Commission of India in Singapore in association with partners in India and Singapore will,..... [ Details ]
• Celebrating India Week launched in Singapore
  SINGAPORE, April 10
  A Celebrating India Week organized by the Indian High Commission in Singapore,..... [ Details ]
• Temasek plays the border beats
  Thursday, April 13, 2006 22:50 IST
  Temasek, the Singapore-based foreign institutional investor (FII), among the early,..... [ Details ]
• CII to take delegation to Singapore for 'India Week
  zeenews.com, 9.4.2006
  Industry chamber CII will take a seven-member delegation comprising of corporate,..... [ Details ]
• Singapore shores beckon Calcuttans.
  The Telegraph, Friday, 31 March 2006
  With people from the city streaming to the island state like never before,..... [ Details ]
• Singapore’s PSA buys 21% in ONGC-SCI joint venture
  Financial Express MUMBAI, MARCH 8
  An arm of Singapore’s PSA International Ltd has bought a 21% stake in..... [ Details ]
• Singapore firm to give Ranchi a makeover
  The Times of India Wednesday, March 08, 2006
  RANCHI: A Singapore-based consulting firm is being appointed to improve civic..... [ Details ]
• Temasek buys 9.9% stake in Tata Tele
  Mumbai March 09, 2006
  Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL), the telephone services arm..... [ Details ]
• Singapore firm seen in Vizag realty deal
  Business Standard Mumbai March 08, 2006
  A Singapore-based infrastructure development company is all set..... [ Details ]
• Tata Steel signs $500 m ECBs
  Financial Express Wednesday, March 08, 2006
  Tata Steel Ltd has signed an external commercial borrowing..... [ Details ]
• XLRI to start Singapore classes in June
  The Times of India March 07, 2006
  The Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, will set up a campus in Singapore..... [ Details ]
• Singapore likely to recognise Indian medical schools
  The The Financial Express March 08, 2006
  Singapore likely to recognise Indian medical schools..... [ Details ]
• Withdrawal from India airport bid a disappointment: SM Goh
  The Business Times January-17 -2006
  Withdrawal from India airport bid a disappointment: SM Goh..... [ Details ]
• India plays key role in regional integration: SM Goh
  The Business Times January-22 -2006
  India plays key role in regional integration: SM Goh..... [ Details ]
• SM Goh to help scout for investors in Indian SEZs
  The Business Times January-22 -2006
  SM Goh to help scout for investors in Indian SEZs..... [ Details ]
• SM Goh: S'pore investments in India will go up
  The Business Times January-17 -2006
  SM Goh: S'pore investments in India will go up..... [ Details ]
• Adfactors Public Relations launch operations in Singapore
  Singapore , December 2005
  Adfactors Public Relations, India,s largest corporate and investor communications consulting firm..... [ Details ]
• UOB to kickstart India operations
  www.business-standard.com
  Anindita Dey / Mumbai October 12, 2005
  Close on the heels of the meeting of Monetary Authority of Singapore with the Reserve Bank of India, United Overseas Bank (UOB) has decided to come to India .... [ Details ]
• Tata Consultancy, Infosys Profits Climb on Overseas Orders
  www.bloomberg.com
  Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India's biggest software company, and No. 2 Infosys Technologies Ltd. said second-quarter profit climbed as they won more orders from overseas clients such as ABN Amro Holding NV..... [ Details ]
• Uniproducts India to form JV with Juken Technology, Singapore
  Vicky Karantzavelou - Friday, October 07, 2005
  Source: IRIS (08 October 2005)
  Uniproducts (Q, N,C,F)* (India) Ltd`s board has approved the draft Shareholder's agreement with the Juken Technology Ltd .... [ Details ]
• Singapore Airlines to fly to Hyderabad from Singapore
  www.traveldailynews.com Friday, October 07, 2005
  From 30 October 2005, Singapore Airlines customers can enjoy direct services from Singapore to India`s fifth largest metropolis