‘Mortgage critical to realistic housing policy’

“The most efficient focus of housing policy is for the government to assist millions of Nigerians obtain lower-interest mortgages; this is how most citizens are helped to acquire houses in many countries with successful housing policy such as ... ( read original story ...)

DBS sells 900,000 StarHub shares for S$2.45m

SINGAPORE - DBS Group Holdings sold 900,000 shares of StarHub, Singapore's second-largest telco after Singtel, for about S$2.45 million on Nov 13, according to a filing with the Singapore Exchange. The aggregate proceeds suggest an average unit price of S$ ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Big Week In Blockchain Progress

According to reports in the Business Times, Singapore’s central bank participated in a three-hour-long meeting late last week with Hong Kong to discuss the initiative, which has a lot of concerns to consider before the rollout. Reports said officials are ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to deploy driverless buses from 2022: minister

Driverless buses will appear on some roads in Singapore from 2022 as part of plans to improve mobility in the land-scarce city-state, its transport minister said Wednesday. Singapore has so far avoided the massive traffic jams that choke other Asian cities ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Customs warns against trade with North Korea

SINGAPORE: Singapore has said it “will not hesitate” to investigate and take action against anyone found guilty of flouting recently imposed rules to suspend all trade with North Korea. In an e-mail to The Straits Times, Singapore Customs said it ... ( read original story ...)

Has the Singapore property market turned the corner?

According to the latest real estate forecast report published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC, we’re seeing the end of the dark night of the soul for the local property scene as Singapore leapfrogs its way from near the bottom of the table to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore offers J&K help in ‘critical areas’: Drabu

"Singapore has a separate Master Plan for Water-based Activities in the country and a similar concept could be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir for rejuvenation of waterways and water resources," the Finance Minister said. Get latest news & live updates on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Wealth Firms Weather Tax Transparency, Minister Says

the city-state’s senior minister of state for law and finance. “I don’t think there’s any significant outflows” since June, when Singapore signed up for a multilateral framework that facilitates the exchange of information on tax issues ... ( read original story ...)