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Uber insures 450,000 Indian drivers for free

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. rolled out a free insurance programme for more than 450,000 drivers registered on its ride-hailing app in India to attract more drivers. The San Francisco-based company, which this week chose a new chief executive officer, said that it’s teaming up with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., the South Asian country’s largest private non-life insurer, to cover ...

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Singapore’s home sales surge even as foreign demand subdued

Bloomberg After years of declines, Singapore’s home sales are on a roll, even as purchases by foreign buyers have remained muted. Stringent stamp duties levied by the government have had the intended effect of damping speculative foreign demand, with foreign buyers accounting for just 6 percent of purchases in the first half, data from Cushman & Wakefield show. That compares ...

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Chinese developer Greenland discloses overdue debt

Bloomberg Greenland Holdings Corp., China’s fourth-biggest developer by property sales, said it had overdue loans of $69.2 million in some units in the northeast province of Liaoning at the end of June, underscoring concerns about the company’s debt problems. Companies under Greenland’s unit in Liaoning had overdue short-term debt of 247.5 million yuan, as well as 210 million yuan in ...

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