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Ranamita Chakraborty

Ranamita Chakraborty

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Ranamita graduated from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University with a Masters in International Relations. She joined BT on Sept 18, 2024 and covers the capital as well as insurance markets. 

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Winners at Emerging Enterprise Awards 2026. From left: Yuen Tat Yan, managing director of Hyperscale DCS; Desmond Ho, CEO of Alpha AI Technology; Nivedita Venkateish, CEO and founder of XEL Lifecare (AIRE); William Yeung, CEO and co-founder of MediConCen; Tyler Peh, CEO, chief marketing officer and co-founder of Woosa Sleep; Inthira Kalanjiam, CEO and founder of Lafre Global; Leong Yew Wei, CEO and founder of Matwerkz Technologies; Rendy Aditya Wachid, CEO and founder of Raesaka Amanah Widyakarya (Parongpong Raw Lab); Steven Ng, director of Geomax Rubber Innovative Products.

Nine companies from Singapore and the region bag top honours at 2026 Emerging Enterprise Awards

2026-10-26T14:00:00.000Z
Representatives from IHLs, STB, SHA and Saceos at the signing ceremony to launch the new joint chapter for students from ITE and five polytechnics.

New hospitality and tourism chapter to give ITE and polytechnic students more industry exposure

2026-10-23T05:19:11.000Z
From left: Claressa Monteiro, BT audio head; Tan Yee Hern, Capstone Aluminium assistant managing director; Sharon Teo, Inspire-Tech CEO; and Tiger Wang, MariBank Singapore consulting director for SME business solutions.

Financing growth: How SMEs can tap digital banks for working capital

2026-10-21T23:00:00.000Z
The Serra Residences is on the former site of Pastoral View and adjoining land at Bassein Road, which Far East Organization acquired 16 years ago.

Far East Organization’s The Serra Residences sells less than a quarter of units released at average S$3,460 psf

2026-10-18T13:21:51.000Z
The OCBC SME Index is up at 51.9 in Q3, from 51.3 in the previous quarter.

Singapore SMEs in expansionary mode despite uneven outlook: OCBC

2026-10-16T07:33:08.000Z
Dellen Soh leads Minor Food, which has more than 2,700 outlets in two dozen countries and over 30 brands.

‘If you can make it in Singapore, you can make it anywhere’: Minor Food CEO

2026-10-14T03:00:00.000Z
Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo says SMEs must consider whether AI tools can support human activities, with an eye towards “practical, purposeful and meaningful” adoption.

IMDA expands digital support for SMEs

2026-10-13T11:51:43.000Z
Asean Economic Community’s Satvinder Singh speaking at a fireside conversation at ACCA’s annual conference.

Singapore’s 2027 Asean chairmanship could advance sustainability, regional energy integration

2026-10-09T11:39:10.000Z
Coverage for some of the largest data centres are worth more than the insurance market can comfortably absorb under a single policy, broker Howden says.

US$7 trillion data-centre boom is creating gaps in insurance cover within Apac: report

2026-10-07T10:18:44.000Z
Panellists at the SID Chairperson Guild Forum. From left: UBS’ Lee Wen Ching, Avanda’s Sherman Lim, LGI’s Tan Lee Tee and Fullerton Fund Management’s Shawn Ang.

Dividends or growth? EQDP fund managers say capital allocation is key to valuations

2026-10-01T10:13:47.000Z
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