by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
How a global scandal touching royals, intelligence networks and illicit finance is testing the city-state’s hard-won reputation as Asia’s premier financial hub When the United States Department of Justice released more than three million pages of documents...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS EXECUTIVE SUMMARYAs February 2026 begins, the fragile Gaza ceasefire — brokered in October 2025 — faces its most serious structural threat yet, not from the rubble of Gaza itself, but from the occupied hills of the West Bank. Israel’s...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Visa’s acquisition of two Argentine payments platforms — Prisma and Newpay — from Advent International is a story that appears, at first glance, to belong entirely to Latin America. It does not. Decoded through the lens of Visa’s accelerating global...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tech-Led Rally, Structural Outlook & Economic ImpactFebruary 2026 | Straits Times Index | SGX Research 5,001.56STI Close (19 Feb 2026)+1.3% on the session 5.0%2025 GDP GrowthRevised upward — highest in years +8.1%STI YTD Gain (as at Feb 12)Historic 5,000 breach on...
by chung chinyi | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Implications, Outlook & Strategic Responses for Singapore Investors and Policymakers Executive SummaryOn February 18, 2026, global equity markets delivered a second consecutive session of gains, led by technology stocks and buoyed by robust AI-sector momentum....
