DBS Bank India launches 'India-Singapore Connect' in Association with CNBC-TV18
The India-Singapore strengthens as both countries partnered in the context of the ‘Asian Century’. To further strengthen India-Singapore these ties, DBS Bank India is launching an initiative to bring together stakeholders from varied sectors in both countries to identify synergies and create opportunities.
Since opening its first office in Mumbai in 1994, DBS Bank has now been present in India for 30 years. The bank’s partnership with CNBC-TV18 to launch the ‘India Singapore Connect’ is also a celebration of this milestone, by further deepening the dialogue and the exchange of ideas and best practices. This effort will spread over the rest of the year and will also leverage DBS Bank’s established linkages in both Singapore and India to include perspectives from government leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, economists and opinion leaders that will help contextualise key themes that are relevant to this corridor, covering regional trade, investment flows, innovation, emerging technology, sustainable development and cross cultural interests.
“As we celebrate three decades of growth in the country, DBS Bank reaffirms its commitment to India and to continuing to deliver value to customers as a trusted partner over many more decades to come. We envision the ‘India-Singapore Connect’ to be both a celebration of strong bilateral ties, while also looking aheadto further deepen existing relationships and forging new ones through meaningful interchange between both countries. As the largest bank in South-East Asia, it is a privilege for DBS to be able to catalysegreater collaboration between India and Singapore”, Said Surojit Shome,Managing Director and CEO, DBS Bank India.
This milestone program will kick start with a curtain raiser episode featuring an interview with Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director, DBS Group, led by Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18, focusing on how the paradigm of the India-Singapore corridor has evolved and how its strengths can serve as a blueprint for developing successful economic and people-to-people relationships between the nations. It will conclude with an exclusive event- the ‘India-Singapore Connect Summit’ to be hosted in Mumbai, which will see thought leaders and dignitaries from across the region share insights and actionable pathways for inclusive growth.
“As India’s premier business news platform, we at CNBC-TV18 are passionate about curating meaningful conversations and focusing on issues that matter. We are proud to partner with DBS Bank India on the ‘India-Singapore Connect’ campaign that touches upon many transformational trends, as seen through the eyes of corporate and cultural leaders in two of Asia’s fastest-growing economies. It presents us with an invaluable opportunity to combine forces with DBS Bank to help develop an important bilateral relationship”, said Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18.
DBS will provide a range of banking services for large, medium, and small enterprises and individual customers in India, aiming on a seamless customer experience that helps them ‘Live more, Bank less’. This bank is first among the large foreign banks in India to start functioning as a completely owned, locally incorporated subsidiary of a leading global bank.
