SINGAPORE -- When it comes to attracting and keeping the world's best business talent, Singapore is second only to Switzerland, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2017 report released by the French business school INSEAD. For the annual ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Tipped To Open Under Pressure
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has finished lower in three straight trading days, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index remains just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, and the market may open in the red ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ties with Germany for 'most powerful' passport: Index
SINGAPORE: Singapore has tied with Germany as the country with the most powerful passport in the world after a change in Ukraine's visa rules, according to a passport index by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital. The index previously ranked ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Hong Kong reaffirm longstanding friendship
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying reaffirmed the longstanding friendship between Singapore and Hong Kong, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a media statement on Tuesday (Apr 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops talent competitiveness index in Asia Pacific for the 4th year running
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday (Apr 18) retained its top spot in Asia Pacific for the fourth consecutive year in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), an annual benchmarking report that measures the ability of countries to attract and develop ... ( read original story ...)
12th Singapore Maritime Week To Guide Industry In Navigating Through Challenging Times
Singapore Iron Ore Week 2017 will bring together industry players from both the demand and supply sides. With an impressive line-up of speakers including representatives from BHP Billiton, Tata Steel, Rio Tinto, Citibank and SGX, participants can expect to ... ( read original story ...)
3 Credit Card Sign-Up Offers That Will Lure You In
The competition is tough for banks and other credit card issuers in Singapore! This is why most have employed ... In partnership with the famous taxi-booking app, Citibank wants to reward its Citi Cash Back Card applicants with S$70 worth of Grab vouchers ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t Say Bojio: Marina Mandarin Singapore 30% Off Buffet With DBS/POSB Cards (1 – 30 Apr)
In the month of April, we get to enjoy many deals, one of which includes this buffet. Enjoy 30% off lunch & dinner buffet at Marina Mandarin Singapore, AquaMarine with DBS/POSB cards. Celebrating the diversity of food from around the world, AquaMarine ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aims to have more than 80 per cent of its buildings green by 2030
By 2030, Singapore hopes to have more than 80 per cent of its buildings on the green standards, either through the implementation of future buildings using green technology, or by retrofitting old buildings into the new architectural code. Going green has ... ( read original story ...)
26 students shortlisted for OCBC Bank internship on 'bank of the future'
SINGAPORE - Twenty-six students will embark on a quest to come up with innovative ideas for a bank of the future, as part of a unique internship programme by OCBC Bank, which is also designed to hone their entreprenuerial skills and banking sector experience. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May End Losing Streak
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has moved lower in back-to-back sessions, sliding almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,140-point plateau, although the market may stop the bleeding on ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank launches internship for Singaporean undergraduates
It aims not only to introduce participants to the world of banking, but feature the deliberate inculcating of entrepreneurship skills and knowledge. From the pool of applicants, 26 penultimate-year undergraduates from the top Singapore universities ... ( read original story ...)
DBS customers to have access to 24/7 foreign exchange
SINGAPORE — DBS Bank customers will be able to transact currency exchanges in 12 major currencies through their DBS Internet banking and mobile banking platforms sometime in the third quarter of the year, said the Singapore bank on Tuesday (April 18). ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering : ST Engineering's Electronics Arm Wins Contracts Worth S$464m in 1Q2017
Rail Electronics & Intelligent Transportation contracts of about S$67m were secured from local and overseas customers. These include the supply of the Passenger Information System to CRRC Qingdao Sifang for 400 of Chicago's 7000 Series rail cars; delivery ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For April 18
Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following a three-year slide in prices. PROCTER & Gamble (P&G) will invest more than US$100 ... ( read original story ...)
Small countries like Singapore, Switzerland must cooperate in fintech: Swiss Finance Minister
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Switzerland are not competitors when it comes to the development of financial technology (fintech) and with both countries being small financial hubs, it is important to cooperate, said Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer. Mr Maurer ... ( read original story ...)