Bloomberg Singapore pledged more incentives to encourage green lending, measures that may propel its way in a race to be a global sustainable-financing hub. The city-state will launch a $2 billion green investments programme, according to Monetary Authority of Singapore board member Ong Ye Kung. The central bank’s funds will go to projects with a “strong green focus,” and to ...

Bloomberg India’s Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will meet his counterpart US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, on November 13 to discuss “outstanding bilateral issues,” the government said in a statement. The talks come days after India exited a China-backed trade agreement covering much of Asia, citing domestic concerns. Goyal will also take part in the BRICS trade ministers’ meeting ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc unveiled its first vehicles built in China, a milestone for Elon Musk’s company as it prepares to start sales of domestically-made electric sedans in the world’s largest auto market. Assembled in Tesla’s new Shanghai Gigafactory, which only broke ground in January, the first Model 3 sedans came in blue and were emblazoned with the brand name in ...