Singapore/London/New York, June 9, 2008 Starting on June 16, The Business Times - Singapore’s most influential daily financial newspaper - will begin publishing the breakingviews.com column, expanding the reach of the editorial voice of breakingviews.com into South-east Asia, one of the world’s most vibrant economic regions.
The columns will contain a selection of breakingviews.com's agenda-setting commentary on the top financial events around the globe, selected by BT’s editorial staff for their relevance and originality to its elite Singaporean readership.
Created in 1999, breakingviews.com has established a presence in Europe, the US and Asia. Its website provides members of the global financial elite with valuable insights. It also has partnerships with newspapers worldwide including Germany's Handelsblatt, France's Le Monde, Spain's El Pais, Italy’s La Stampa, India’s Mint and The National in the UAE, reaching more than two million readers daily.
"We are thrilled to kick off our planned expansion in Asia by associating with The Business Times,” said Rob Cox, US Editor. "BT’s high-quality editorial standards and its hold on Singapore’s finance and business elite make it the ideal platform for our brand of punchy and analytical financial commentary.”
BT's Editor Alvin Tay said: "breakingviews.com has a well-deserved reputation for timely, sharp and insightful commentaries, particularly on issues relating to the financial markets. We at BT are delighted to be able to offer this rich content to our 100,000-strong readership, both in print and online. We look forward to a long and happy partnership with breakingviews.com."
breakingviews delivers independent financial commentary in real time throughout the business day to more than 15,000 professionals among the world's top investment banks, hedge funds, institutional investors, corporations, sovereign wealth funds, law firms and public relations advisors.
BT, a member of the Singapore Press Holdings group, was launched in October 1976 as Singapore began its rapid development as a regional financial centre and business hub. Now firmly established as South-east Asia's leading business daily, BT focuses on Singapore and Asian news and trends, but developments elsewhere in the world are also covered in considerable depth as Singapore's business interests are global.
For further information, please contact:
Rob Cox
US Editor
breakingviews.com
rob.cox@breakingviews.com
Office: +1 646 467 5532
Mobile: +1 203 482 1416
Vikram Khanna
Associate Editor
The Business Times
vikram@sph.com.sg
Office: +65 6319-6319