Welcome to a brand-new week, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The local stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Monday at 3,488, up 1.3% or 44 points. ( read original story ...)
Singapore competition agency to look closer at Uber tie-up with ComfortDelGro
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition commission said on Monday it plans to do further in-depth assessment of the tie-up between the city-state’s top taxi operator, ComfortDelGro, and Uber [UBER.UL], after an initial review. The agency said it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019
Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said the tax would be levied on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is hiking its GST, but not until 2021 or later
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore confirmed it plans to hike its sales tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2025. Pushing a change till at least three years away surprised some, after ... ( read original story ...)
Design extraordinaire Chantal Hamaide curates Singapore furniture showcase
The long-running International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) has booked influential French designer Chantal Hamaide to curate its maiden Carte Blanche showcase. The fair, along with co-located shows, the 35th ASEAN Furniture Show and NOOK Asia 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: What you need to know
Singapore Business Review will do a live coverage of the event. Keep checking out this link for an updated feed of announcements. More From Singapore Business Review ( read original story ...)
Singapore hits record US$229m of fintech funding in 2017: KPMG
The high in fintech funding was mainly attributed to two of Asia's 10 biggest deals - with a combined value of over US$130 million - taking place in Singapore in the fourth quarter. The deals are mobile commerce startup GoSwiff's US$100 million purchase by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Viral video captures disturbing activities of Westwood Secondary School students
Is this in Singapore?" In the video, a student can be seen bullying continuously one of his classmates. The video showed that two students were throwing chairs to a boy who was seated at his table in a classroom with his mobile phone. While one boy failed ... ( read original story ...)
At Origin Bar, cocktails are inspired by districts in Singapore like Chinatown and Little India
Photographer captures the dual lives of Singapore Armed Forces NSmen in stunning photo project New telco Zero1 is launching unlimited mobile data plans at the cut-throat price of $19 a month This Singapore Casket ad for Valentine’s Day is fake as hell ... ( read original story ...)
Australian’s Gold-As-A-Service Mobile App SendGold Launches in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 19 February 2018 - SendGold , a Gold-as-a-Service app that enables physical gold investment and payments in a digital environment, today announced the March 2018 launch of its app in Singapore. With the growing demand for gold ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s e-payment space gets overcrowded
The interest in fintech has resulted in the rise of new e-payment schemes in Singapore, however, this also presents a challenge in infrastructure, BMI Research revealed. A report revealed that the unique mobile payments such as NetsPay, DBS Paylah ... ( read original story ...)
KPMG Report: Singapore Hits Fintech Funding Record with $229 Million in 2017
Two of the top 10 deals in Asia took place in Singapore during Q4 of 2017. Mobile commerce startup GoSwiff brought in $100 million in funding whereas, global asset management fintech player Smartkarma raised $13.5 million, according to KPMG’s Pulse of ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile the preferred choice for Chinese New Year sales conversions
On the same day, desktop saw a 164% sales increase in Singapore, followed by mobile app (134%) and mobile web (105%). Local fashion marketers told us that they in fact, started pushing out Chinese New Year campaigns between December until three weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says plans to raise sales tax to 9 percent ‘sometime’ in 2021-2025
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Monday announced it plans to raise its sale tax to 9 percent from 7 percent, but said the change will be only be made “sometime” between 2021 and 2015. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told parliament of the plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Gearing economy up for greater emphasis on Asia, new tech, ageing population
SINGAPORE - Amid Singapore's strong position riding on a global upturn last year, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat outlined in his Budget speech on Monday (Feb 19) three major shifts in the coming decade: a greater economic emphasis on Asia, the emergence ... ( read original story ...)
Live Blog: Singapore Budget 2018
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat is set to unveil on Monday (19 February) the proposed Budget for the fiscal year starting 1 April 2018. Many economists believe the government will announce a hike in the goods and services tax (GST) by one ... ( read original story ...)