India – DBS Bank India and television channel CNBC-TV18 have teamed up to launch the ‘India-Singapore Connect’ initiative, now in its 30th Year in India. This media initiative will celebrate and deepen bilateral relations between India and Singapore, and will bring together stakeholders from diverse sectors in both countries to identify synergies and create opportunities for charting a mutually beneficial way forward.
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.
This milestone program will kickstart 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.
Surojit Shome, managing director and CEO at DBS Bank India said, “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.”
He added, “We envision the ‘India-Singapore Connect’ to be both a celebration of strong bilateral ties, while also looking ahead to further deepen existing relationships and forging new ones through meaningful interchange between both countries. As the largest bank in Southeast Asia, it is a privilege for DBS to be able to catalyse greater collaboration between India and Singapore.”
Meanwhile, Shereen Bhan, managing editor at CNBC-TV18, commented, “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.”
