SINGAPORE: After a record 24 straight months of negative readings, consumer prices in Singapore have finally stopped falling. Data released last Friday (Dec 23) showed the consumer price index (CPI), a measure of headline inflation, flat at zero per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore authority on high alert
SINGAPORE: The naughty list for Singapore financiers has rarely been so long. From the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-linked scandal to a 333-count front-running case and the largest market-manipulation prosecution in Singapore’s history, this year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's tech strategy chief talks about the future of research
The Nikkei sat down with Lim Chuan Poh, chairman of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research -- or A*STAR, for short -- to talk about recent bilateral collaboration and the city-state's strategy for science and tech development. How will A ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar to weaken further in uncertain 2017
SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar may have recovered some lost ground after hitting multi-year lows against the greenback last week, but this momentum is unlikely to be sustainable when the new year comes around, analysts told Channel NewsAsia. Alongside ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to record iris scans of citizens
It is convenient, contactless and non-intrusive and can be completed in seconds," he said. He added that iris scan technology augmented Singapore's use of photographs and fingerprints as identity verification methods, noting that fingerprints could wear ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore DTAA amendment to modify capital gains tax exemption on cards
NEW DELHI: India and Singapore would hold key dialogue here on Thursday and Friday to conclude protocol to amend bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement or DTAA which will modify capital gains tax exemption. India-Singapore DTAA came into force in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s year of misbehaving moneymen puts financial watchdog on high alert
Ravi Menon, the head of Singapore’s central bank, summed up the city’s mood as the 1MDB-related cases escalated in July: “We can do better.” “2016 was the year of significant crackdown in Singapore,” said Hamidul Haq, a lawyer at Rajah & Tann ... ( read original story ...)
Affluent Malaysians now more cost-conscious on holidays — UOB survey
A survey by UOB entitled Affluent Consumer Survey 2016 showed that more than seven in 10 polled have chosen Asian destinations for their vacations, with Singapore (46%) and Thailand (42%) topping the list. The survey polled 509 respondents in Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Defaults Seen as Bellwether for 2017 Asia Distress (1)
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s commodities-related defaults could turn out to be the canary in the mine. Despite a modest rebound in resource prices, restructuring specialists including KPMG and Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee see more Asia-Pacific commodities and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Defaults Seen as Bellwether for 2017 Asia Distress
Singapore’s commodities-related defaults could turn out to be the canary in the mine. Despite a modest rebound in resource prices, restructuring specialists including KPMG and Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee see more Asia-Pacific commodities and shipping ... ( read original story ...)
POSB adds 60 locations to cash-point network
Senior executives from enterprises in Singapore got together to discuss data security, policy, sovereignty and privacy earlier this year. Participants included representatives from the financial, hospitality and telecommunications sectors. Topics of ... ( read original story ...)
How Southeast Asia Female "Millennipreneurs" Are Killin' It In Business
Grace Clapham is one of the leading female entrepreneurs from Singapore who is smashing the glass ceiling with all her achievements. It’s important to be fearless. That is how we create progress within business. Southeast Asia has been more traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Year of Misbehaving Moneymen Puts MAS on High Alert
The stakes could hardly be higher for a city that relies on finance for 13 percent of its economy and has 200,000 jobs tied to the industry. With exports sliding and the local oil services industries in a slump, Singapore needs to protect the reputation ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore businesses fear worse economic situation in 2017: SBF survey
... climate in Singapore has deteriorated this year, according to companies polled in a new survey, with almost half expecting the coming year to be even worse. This was one of the findings of the latest annual National Business Survey conducted by the ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses find 2016 tough, expect 2017 to be tougher: Survey
... of local businesses felt that Singapore's economic climate has declined in 2016 and nearly half of the companies polled expect the situation to worsen in 2017, according to latest findings from the National Business Survey released on Wednesday (Dec 28). ( read original story ...)
New property launches in 2016: What did well, and why
2016 has been a watershed year for the Singapore property market. Nevertheless, the year saw some major deals and noteworthy new property launches take place. As the year comes to a close, let us reminisce what captured attention in the property scene ... ( read original story ...)