According to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), Singapore currently imports more than 90 percent of her food supply. In 2016, less than one percent of land in the island state ... ( read original story ...)
SocGen Shuts Singapore Trade Commodity Desk After Hin Leong
Societe Generale SA is closing its trade commodity finance unit in Singapore after the collapse of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd. prompted the bank to halt fresh funding to such firms in the region. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange CEO: Asia’s strength lies in mutual growth and support
Hong Kong and Singapore are important and major financial hubs in Asia, and every link needs to be strong for the region to "prosper," says Singapore Exchange CEO Loh Boon Chye. ( read original story ...)
Market Report: Hong Kong’s Loss Could be Singapore’s Gain, Say Locals
As protests and legal changes continue to dog Hong Kong, Singapore is attempting to gain a bigger slice of the Asian legal business market. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Urged on by central bank, China weighs antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay – sources
China's top antitrust agency is looking at whether to launch a probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay, prompted by the central bank which argues the digital payment giants have used their dominant positions ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Duke-NUS is in the race to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine
Duke-NUS Medical School is developing a potential Covid-19 vaccine in partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Arcturus Therapeutics. Ooi Eng Eong, a professor at the medical school, says there are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shuts down second bank linked to 1MDB
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) orders Falcon Bank to cease operations in the city-state because of 'serious failures in anti-money-laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct' by senior mana ... ( read original story ...)