Ovais Subhani
Senior Business Correspondent
Ovais joined The Straits Times in 2019, months before the Covid-19 pandemic, and made everyone realise why access to technology and free trade is vital to their lives. He started his career in Singapore with Reuters in 2000 as its Asia treasury correspondent, covering the region’s currency and bond markets. He also worked as the South-east Asia markets correspondent. Before ST, Ovais was news editor at Bloomberg’s world commodities desk. The experience at the newswires gives Ovais an understanding of how the economy and capital markets work and how policy choices affect everything.
Latest articles
In official filing to US, S’pore denies trade surplus, rejects claims exports due to excess capacity
Energy shock from Iran war to hit S’pore sectors like property and F&B; bunkering already affected
MAS allows for stronger Singdollar, raises 2026 inflation forecasts on Iran war energy shock
No quick relief for oil and LNG prices as S’pore, Asia face uncertain return to normal supply: Analysts
Singapore faces risk of slower growth, higher inflation as Middle East conflict drags on: DPM Gan
BioNTech to wind up Singapore vaccine manufacturing plant by early 2027
MAS faces tough Singdollar policy decision in April amid risks of higher inflation, slower growth
Shipping disruption from Middle East crisis reaches ports in Asia, including Singapore
Singapore seeks deeper ties with Germany to boost trade between ASEAN and EU: Gan Kim Yong
Electricity prices could stay higher for longer after attack on world’s top LNG plant
