Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), started the new year positively. For the month of January, the index rose 4%, or 121 points, to 3,190. Of the 30 Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on banks
In a recent interview with The Edge Singapore, Harsh Modi, banking analyst at JPMorgan for Southeast Asia, indicated that Singapore banks stood out as the most visible in terms of margins and loan gro... ( read original story ...)
Chinese travel spending, mobile transactions on the up: Alipay
In 2018, about three-quarters of Chinese tourists used mobile payment on their most recent trips to Singapore, Thailand or Malaysia, surpassing that for the US and Canada (61%), the UK, France and Ger... ( read original story ...)
POSB sheds spotlight on familial ties this CNY with the ‘Po’ family
With this campaign we hope to bring families closer, and at the same time refresh the long-standing affinity that POSB has with people in Singapore,” she added. “It’s without a doubt, family is very i... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Likely Rangebound On Friday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday halted the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 30 points or 0.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,190-point ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Travel Insurance Singapore Review 2019
The listed prices of DBS travel insurance plans are on the pricey side, but as with many an insurer, it’s the ongoing promotions that make prices attractive. With the current 60% off promotion for all ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Has a Shipping Rival Less Than 30 Kilometers Away
Indonesia wants to re-position its Batam island as an alternative shipping and manufacturing hub to Singapore with a potential to draw $60 billion in new investment. Batam and nearby islands -- locate... ( read original story ...)
How banking jobs in Singapore have totally changed – and what to do now to get them
If you needed any more convincing that banks in Singapore are increasingly becoming havens for technologists, new data reveals the vast extent of their tech hiring. More than a quarter (27%) of ... ( read original story ...)
Condor extends distribution agreement with Sabre, and expands presence in Asia
SINGAPORE, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced an extended distribution agreement with Condor ... ( read original story ...)