SINGAPORE: Singapore-based DBS Group expects the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) rate-setting panel to make a 25-bp cut in the repo rate at the June 6 meeting, taking the total cut to 75 basis points ... ( read original story ...)
IPC Wins Two SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2019
today announces the win of two awards in the Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2019. Best Connectivity for Financial Services - Connexus Cloud earned IPC the award for ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘Fake News’ Law Gives Singapore Worrisome Powers
Singapore this month joined the rapidly growing list of countries seeking to shield their citizens from harmful content online by passing anti-fake news legislation. While critics have focused on the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam emerges as top electronics manufacturer: Singapore’s DBS bank
Vietnam is poised to become a leading electronics powerhouse in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in the coming years if it sustains its current pace of growth, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ohmyhome to help simplify housing transactions in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based property tech startup Ohmyhome is all set to kick off operations in the Klang Valley by the end of June. The firm’s foray into Malaysia marks an ambitious push to ... ( read original story ...)
Woman arrested for allegedly pocketing mobile phone sets worth S$300,000
SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday (May 25) after she allegedly pocketed more than 400 sets of mobile phones worth about S$300,000. The police said in a media release that they ... ( read original story ...)
SembMarine is now looking cheap but beware of the risks: OCBC
SINGAPORE (May 30): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “hold” call on Sembcorp Marine (SMM) while lowering its fair value estimate to $1.60 from $1.77 previously upon slashing its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dethrones US as most competitive economy
Thanks to advanced tech infrastructure, skilled labour, immigration laws, and business efficiency. Singapore ranked as the world's most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, the IMD World ... ( read original story ...)
From sky farms to lab-grown shrimp, Singapore eyes food future
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, the tiny Southeast Asian city-state, is an unlikely place for a farming revolution. With tiered fish farms, vegetable plots atop office buildings and lab-grown shrimp, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank sees Southeast Asia as ‘haven’ from trade war
United Overseas Bank Ltd. is betting Southeast Asia will shield it from the escalating trade war between the US and China, distancing itself from the approach of its two main rivals that have expanded ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says property price curbs achieved stabilisation goals
SINGAPORE: Almost a year after intervening to stem soaring property prices, Singapore has done what it set out to do and stabilized the property cycle, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong ... ( read original story ...)
Gojek Hits 10M Rides After 6 Months In S’pore – To Introduce More Benefits For Top Drivers
The Indonesian ride-hailing giant launched its beta app in Singapore on 29 November 2018, with DBS and POSB card holders getting priority access to the service. Then, its service only covered selected ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam on track to overtake Singapore in decade: DBS
NEW YORK -- Vietnam's economy could grow as much as 6.5% a year over the next ten years and exceed Singapore in size by 2029, according to DBS Bank. Fundamentals including improvements in ... ( read original story ...)
MAS says Singapore does not manipulate currency for export advantage
The US Treasury Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies (UST Report) released on Wednesday, May 29, has placed Singapore on the monitoring list for currency manipulation. The US Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore : Smu Partners With Citi Ventures to Offer Experiential Learning in Financial Technology in Singapore
May 29, 2019 (Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX) -- Singapore Management University (SMU) and Citi Ventures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer the Citi University Partnerships in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia added to US watchlist on currency practices
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (May 28) added Singapore and Malaysia to a watchlist of trading partners for currency practices, citing both countries' foreign exchange intervention ... ( read original story ...)