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Saudi WEC invites bids for Jubail water, power project

DUBAI / Reuters Saudi’s Water & Electricity Co (WEC) invited proposals to develop Jubail Phase 3, an integrated water desalination and power plant in the country’s Eastern Province, according to a tender posted on its website. The project, which an industry source estimated to be worth about $5bn, is expected to generate 1.17mn cubic metres of water per day and ...

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Grab to buy Uber’s S East Asia business

Bloomberg Grab, the dominant ride-hailing service in Southeast Asia, is close to finalising a deal to acquire Uber Technologies Inc.’s business in the region and may sign a deal this week or next, according to people familiar with the matter. Under terms of the proposed agreement, Grab would buy out Uber’s operations in certain markets in Southeast Asia and Uber ...

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Singapore bourse to ease rules to woo tech firms

Bloomberg Singapore Exchange Ltd. is stepping up efforts to bring technology companies to its market. The bourse last year proposed allowing dual-class shares, a structure favored by tech founders because it lets them keep control after going public. Now SGX wants to loosen some of the recommended restrictions it planned to impose on dual-class listings, such as a minimum market ...

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