viernes, 15 de junio de 2018




Asia Daily Briefing - The bind for Singapore's water supply


June 15, 2018

COMPANY IN FOCUS: 

Singapore water 

company's tap runs 

dry amid debt crisis

SINGAPORE -- Since it began 
 business in 1989, Hyflux has
 helped free Singapore from its reliance on Malaysia for water. But now,
 the innovator in desalination -- and supplier of 30% of Singapore's
 water needs -- is mired in a 
debt crisis that could threaten 
the security of the entire city-state.

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