Singapore’s manufacturing sector, specifically electronics and precision engineering, saw a particularly sharp contraction, down 3.8 per cent year on year. In May, Singapore’s government downgraded ... ( read original story ...)
How To Choose Your Home Loan Singapore: 5 Important Factors To Consider Before Deciding
Choosing a home loan can be confusing. There are so many options to think about: fixed or floating interest rates, loan term, lock-in periods, subsidies, penalties and other special features. There ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy heads for slowest growth in a decade
Data showed there had been a contraction in Singapore’s manufacturing sector, specifically electronics and precision engineering, which was down 3.8 per cent year on year. Chua Hak Bin, an economist ... ( read original story ...)
Chance of Singapore easing monetary policy rises as economy flatlines: poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank is increasingly likely to ease monetary policy at its semi-annual meeting in October in a bid to boost an export-reliant economy being choked by the U.S. ... ( read original story ...)
Braving curbs, Chinese buyers lead foreign revival in Singapore’s luxury homes
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Foreigners are once again pouring money into Singapore’s high-end property market despite hefty levies introduced last year. And, it is the Chinese who are leading the return, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting HK business
Officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) made the request last month to wealth managers, including DBS and a unit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, the people said, declining to be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions wealth managers against aggressively courting Hong Kong business
"The message was that we shouldn't be taking undue advantage of what's going on in Hong Kong," a senior banking source said on condition of anonymity. Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s slowest growth in a decade raises recession risk
“It is quite disastrous... way below even the worst street forecasts,” said Selena Ling, head of treasury and strategy at OCBC Bank. The slump in Singapore - often seen as a bellwether for health of ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting HK business
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against aggressively marketing their services or making other efforts to woo clients to the city state by capitalizing on rival ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shock Contraction Sends Warning for World Trade
(Bloomberg) -- An unexpected contraction in Singapore’s economy in the second quarter sent a warning shot to the world economy as simmering trade tensions wilt business confidence and activity. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting HK business -sources
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG — Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against aggressively marketing their services or making other efforts to woo clients to the city state by capitalizing on rival Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shock GDP Contraction Sends Warning for World Trade
(Bloomberg) -- An unexpected contraction in Singapore’s economy in the second quarter sent a warning shot to the world economy as simmering trade tensions wilt business confidence and activity. Gross ... ( read original story ...)
Go-Jek and SCB raise delivery app competition
Its services are considered to compete directly with Singapore-based Grab. Go-Jek's Get has 20,000 motorcycle drivers for food and parcel delivery and 20,000 restaurant partners, with 1 million ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks as Trade Woes Worsen
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter as exports continued to plunge amid a worsening global economy. Gross domestic product in the trade-reliant city state ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore second-quarter GDP year-on-year growth slowest in decade, badly misses forecasts
The Singapore dollar weakened slightly on the GDP news, reaching S$1.3585 from S$1.3570 before paring the loss. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to deport Myanmar nationals linked to insurgent group Arakan Army
... Myanmar nationals are to be deported from Singapore after mobilising support for "armed violence against the Myanmar government", the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Wednesday (Jul 10). ... ( read original story ...)