Economists Split on Singapore Central Bank Tightening: Survey

Economists are split on whether the Monetary Authority of Singapore will change its policy stance in April amid subdued inflation pressure. Four of seven economists see the central bank shifting to a tightening stance next month, according to a Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)

OCBC builds S$240m regional data centre

SINGAPORE - OCBC Bank has built a S$240 million regional data centre designed and customised to its requirements. The new facility is believed to be the first such purpose-built centre developed and owned by a Singapore bank. The data centre is designed to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s most popular districts with homebuyers

Singapore’s real estate prices are picking up and some analysts predict that they will continue to rise as buyer interest returns. But clearly, some neighbourhoods are more popular among homebuyers than others. So to help better understand buyer ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stock market issuance starts strong this year

Companies in Singapore have recorded their strongest start in raising funds this year via the equity capital markets (ECM) since 2013. Firms have so far raised USD816.9m through the ECM for the year-to-date, data from Thomson Reuters showed on Friday 16 March. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For March 19

With sales stagnating and high rent and manpower costs eating away at his profits, Azan Tengku, the director of Singaporean gift company Kalms, decided to close down his stores and move all his products into vending machines. Singapore was the target of a ... ( read original story ...)

Struggling Singapore retailers turn to vending machines

SINGAPORE: With sales stagnating and high rent and manpower costs eating away at his profits, Azan Tengku, the director of Singaporean gift company Kalms, decided to close down his stores and move all his products into vending machines. Kalms, which has ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Singapore to grow family office business

Bank of Singapore, the private bank of OCBC Bank, is looking to expand its family office business as the city-state rolls out the red carpet for wealthy investors. "We are seeing increasing demand for families moving into the next generation to set a ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Singapore to enhance family business segment

Bank of Singapore, the private bank of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, is looking to expand its family office business as the city-state rolls out the red carpet for wealthy investors. “We are seeing increasing demand for families moving into the ... ( read original story ...)