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Mercedes Ruehl

Singapore correspondent

Mercedes Ruehl is the Financial Times' Singapore and Southeast Asia correspondent. She was previously the Asia technology correspondent based in Singapore and Hong Kong and she also led the FT's newsletters and audience engagement team in Asia. Prior to that she spent six years reporting in Australia on business, finance and politics for The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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  • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
    Singapore
    Singapore considers money-laundering checks for luxury cars and handbags

    Single family offices could also face stiffer rules as value of assets under investigation swells to $2bn

    The Merlion statue and financial district skyline in Singapore
  • Monday, 2 October, 2023
    Asia-Pacific economy
    Asia faces one of worst economic outlooks in half a century, World Bank warns

    Sluggish post-pandemic recovery, China’s property crisis and US trade policies expected to hinder growth next year

    People walk past residential buildings in Beijing
  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    Vista Equity Partners LLC
    Singapore’s GIC ditched Vista stake after founder’s tax scandal

    Sovereign wealth fund’s move underlines reputational risks faced by buyout firms

    Robert Smith
  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    Asia-Pacific companies
    South-east Asian conglomerates’ returns fall at end of ‘golden age’

    Consultancy Bain says region’s corporate groups have ‘lost their edge’ after decades of outperforming global peers

    A nearly deserted bridge in Kuala Lumpur
  • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
    TikTok Inc
    Indonesian ban on social media transactions deals TikTok major blow

    Video app can no longer facilitate ecommerce sales on its platform in what had been its largest market

    Zulkifli Hasan, Indonesia’s minister of trade, said the rules, which apply to all social networks, were to ensure fair competition
  • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
    Airbus SE
    Indonesia vows to sue UK over Airbus corruption probe settlement

    Jakarta unhappy it was shut out of British share of €3.6bn deal after helping Serious Fraud Office with investigation

    A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330
  • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
    Singapore
    Singapore banks tighten scrutiny of clients after money-laundering scandal

    Customers from China in spotlight as waiting times stretch to four months to open accounts

    A low-angle view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Cayman Islands
    Cayman Islands to open Singapore office to lure Asia’s wealthy

    Caribbean territory lays out ‘red carpet’ to attract hedge funds and family offices from region

    Downtown Georgetown in the Cayman Islands
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    VinFast LLC
    VinFast says most of its electric vehicles have been sold to a related party

    Filings underscore limited demand for EVs from Vietnamese start-up that briefly had higher market cap than Ford

    A woman looks at the dashboard screen of a VinFast car in a showroom in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    US trade
    US and Vietnam unveil billions in semiconductor and AI deals

    Biden hails moves to strengthen chip supply chain as countries upgrade ties

    US president Joe Biden and Vietnam’s president Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    The Big Read
    Can Singapore hold on to its reputation as Asia’s ‘safe haven’?

    The city-state has long prospered as a global hub but some question whether the model is still working

    Montage image of Singapore’s skyline with illustrations representing China’s and the US’s flags
  • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
    US foreign policy
    Vietnam and US upgrade relations in move to counter China

    Biden signs deal between former foes during Hanoi visit in response to Beijing’s assertiveness

    US president Joe Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Sunday
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    TikTok Inc
    Indonesia threatens to curb TikTok’s shopping platform

    Minister accuses Chinese-owned viral video app of ‘monopolistic’ business practices

    TikTok signage
  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    VinFast LLC
    How a Vietnamese tycoon built a carmaker worth more than General Motors

    Shares of VinFast have eclipsed those of more established rivals even though it sold just 24,000 cars last year

    An employee works at the VinFast car factory in Haiphong, Vietnam
  • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
    Singapore
    Singapore seeks documents from banks in money laundering probe

    Authorities widen $737mn investigation that has cast scrutiny on financial hub’s embrace of foreign wealth

    Skyscrapers illuminated at dusk in Singapore’s central business district
  • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
    News in-depthWirecard AG
    Wirecard’s byzantine fraud grips courts in Munich and Singapore

    A complex international set-up and an absconded top executive have made going tough for investigators

    From left: Markus Braun, Jan Marsalek and James Henry O’Sullivan
  • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
    VinFast LLC
    Vietnamese EV maker worth more than Ford or GM after US listing

    Lossmaking VinFast’s market capitalisation tops $85bn following New York debut

    A VinFast factory in Haiphong, Vietnam
  • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
    News in-depthSingapore
    Singapore’s scandalous summer stokes unease over succession planning

    Corruption probes tarnish ruling party’s clean reputation as it plots generational transfer of power

    Office workers walk out for a lunch break at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    Singapore
    Singapore’s PM defends governance after scandals

    Lee Hsien Loong admits ruling People’s Action party has ‘taken a hit’ ahead of leadership change

    Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
    Wirecard AG
    Wirecard’s auditor EY was too gullible, Singapore suspect claims

    Asian trustee of German payments firm admits fabricating documents

    Singaporean Shan Rajaratnam arriving at the State Courts for a Wirecard hearing
  • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Singapore’s GIC warns of the end of an era for private equity

    Sovereign fund says high valuations, lower leverage costs and low interest rates are ‘not coming back any time soon’

  • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
    Asia-Pacific equities
    Foreign investors sidestep China in rush into Asian stocks

    Net inflows into ‘ex-China’ emerging markets exceed those into China for first time since 2017, according to Goldman Sachs data

  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    OutlookSingapore
    What Taylor Swift tells us about Singapore vs Hong Kong

    The rivalry between the two cities has been sharpened by the US singer’s international tour plans

    Taylor Swift with her back up dancers performing on stage
  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Asian tech rivals pare back ‘superapp’ approach as losses mount

    Grab and GoTo built big followings across south-east Asia but are now cutting marginal businesses

    Delivery workers for the Grab and GoTo apps
  • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
    Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd
    Singapore’s Temasek reports worst returns in 7 years

    Value of state-owned investor’s portfolio slides after ‘the most challenging year for markets over the last decade’

    Rohit Sipahimalani
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