SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks rose to their highest level in one and a half years on Thursday (Mar 16), taking cues from overnight gains on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve signalled a more gradual pace of monetary tightening. The Straits Times Index ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to host International Champions Cup for next 4 years
SINGAPORE: Singapore will be the designated Southeast Asia host for the International Champions Cup for the next four years. This comes after the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Thursday (Mar 16) signed a four-year partnership with Catalyst Media Group to ... ( read original story ...)
Hunting unicorns, Singapore Exchange turns to dual share system
SINGAPORE Singapore's plans to become the first Asian bourse to allow dual class share listings is catching the attention of tech entrepreneurs and could help turn a staid market into a buzzing tech hub, as the city-state looks to rebrand its image. ( read original story ...)
Fedex Small Business Grants contest expanded to China
FedEx Express has expanded its Asia FedEx Small Business Grants Contest to help more small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) connect with a world of opportunities. Following the program’s regional debut in Hong Kong and Singapore last year, this year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore passport ranks No. 4 in the world, top in Asia for visa-free access
SINGAPORE - The Singapore passport continues to be widely accepted globally, reaching its highest ever ranking at No. 4 on this year's Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index against a global trend of decreased travel freedom. The number of countries and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Halt Losing Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, falling almost 10 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,135-point plateau, although the market may stop the bleeding on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Plan to Woo More Unicorns Would Be a ‘Game Changer’
Singapore Exchange's boldest move in years is designed to make it the go-to-place for potential IPOs for Southeast Asian start-ups, such as ride-hailing services Grab and GO-JEK, and online retailers Tokopedia and India's Flipkart. Such a change ... ( read original story ...)
Double delight for Accenture innovation in US and Singapore
As Banking Technology reported last month ... marketing and performance reporting for a number of leading financial institutions”. Meanwhile, in Singapore, the firm has unveiled another one of its “liquid studios”. Last week, it opened one in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore holds off competition from China to scoop Asia's top university title
(CNN)Asia's best colleges were announced Thursday and for the second year in a row, Singapore has emerged top of the table. The National University of Singapore (NUS) was announced as the best college in Asia in the Times Higher Education supplement ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks to reap surprise benefits from real estate
Asset quality for home loans will stabilise. Singapore banks are more than likely to get a boost from the recent easing of property rules. According to UOB KayHian, the fine recalibration of seller’s stamp duty represents the first relaxation of demand ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For March 16
Singapore morning news by AEC News Today is your one stop source for Singapore news on matters of governance and policies affecting Asean business communities. Singapore beats Hong Kong to claim title of ‘World’s Best Airport’ Research firm SkyTrax ... ( read original story ...)
“Corridors of Diversity”: Showcasing the Secret of Singapore's Public Housing Success
Singapore’s first Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing blocks were erected in November of 1960, in response to a severe lack of adequate housing for the country's 1.6 million citizens. Fast forward to 2017, and over 80% of the Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's 2016 average resident unemployment rate highest since 2010
SINGAPORE: The annual average resident unemployment rate rose slightly from 2.8 per cent in 2015 to 3 per cent in 2016, the highest since 2010, according to the finalised figures from the Manpower of Ministry (MOM) released on Wednesday (Mar 15). According ... ( read original story ...)
Analysts boost Singapore's 2017 growth forecast to 2.3%: MAS survey
SINGAPORE: Analysts have boosted their growth forecast for Singapore’s economy for 2017 to 2.3 per cent, up from 1.5 per cent, according to a quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday (Mar 15). This reverses a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Changi voted best airport
Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the world's best airport by air travellers for the fifth consecutive year at the 2017 World Airport Awards in Amsterdam, organisers Skytrax say. Besides nabbing other titles such as the best Asian airport and the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's Jimi Hendrix back to do shows
With his electrifying guitar skills, colourful dressing and commanding stage presence, musician Ray Anthony made his name in the late 1960s and 1970s as Singapore's Jimi Hendrix. Singapore’s Jimi Hendrix Ray Anthony performing at the DBS Auditorium in ... ( read original story ...)