S’pore defends Air India bet as part of overseas growth
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s government defended Singapore Airlines’ stake in Air India yesterday, saying the flag carrier must expand overseas to grow and the
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The remarks, made in parliament, cap two weeks of public scrutiny over a request by Air India for about US$1.5 billion (RM6.1 billion) of fresh equity from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines that was first reported by Reuters.
An opposition lawmaker objected to using any funds from Temasek, the state investor that majority-owns Singapore Airlines, to back the Indian carrier. Temasek then publicly supported Singapore Airlines, which holds a 25.1% stake in Air India.
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