Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, or ANZ, has appointed Mara Chiorean as sustainable finance director, based in Singapore. Chiorean makes the switch from consumer goods firm Johnson & Johnson, ... ( read original story ...)
After Singapore, Bhutan adopts India’s BHIM-UPI
Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) is India’s digital payment application (app) that works through UPI, a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Hot Housing Market Faces Risks from Cooling Measures
The persistent rise in property prices has attracted the central bank's attention. These three sectors could be impacted should the authorities decide to rein in price rises. The post Singapore’s Hot ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio rise to US$282 billion amid pandemic
Temasek Holdings reported a 25 per cent rise in its portfolio value to a record US$282 billion in the year ended March 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports expands 8.8% in May
Singapore’s exports expands 8.8% in May Charmaine_Tadalan Thu, 06/17/2021 - 1:37 pm Body This is the 6th consecutive month of exports growth. Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 8.8% in ... ( read original story ...)
DHL Express Thailand launches next-day cactus export service to Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia
Cactus Export service helps local business owners meet growing overseas demand, with next-day delivery excluding customs inspection and clearance ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must reinforce position as resilient offshore trading hub for ferrous, steel sector: minister
Singapore's Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng said Tuesday that Singapore must reinforce its position as a resilient offshore trading hub for the ferrous ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 a driving force as more firms in Asia-Pacific embrace sustainability in finance: Citi report
SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic is prodding firms in the Asia-Pacific to action on sustainability, with many already embarking on meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, said a new ... ( read original story ...)
Lion Global Investors, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF in SGX
Lion Global Investors, OCBC Securities to list China-focused ETF in SGX admin1 Tue, 07/13/2021 - 2:13 pm Body The IPO runs from 12 to 28 July issued at S$2.00 each unit. Lion Global Investors and OCBC ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek records returns of 24.5%, highest in a decade
This all took a turn in the past year as the company logged a bumper group net profit of SG$57 billion ($42 billion) -- the highest in 10 years. Temasek holds significant stakes in the city-state's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio value, boosted by market rally
Singapore's Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) reported a 25% rise in its portfolio value to a record S$381 billion ($282 billion) in the year ended March 2021, with gains powered by a global equities rally ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s state investor Temasek reports record portfolio value of $283 billion
Singapore's state investment company Temasek said the net value of its portfolio grew to 381 billion Singapore dollars (around $283 billion) in the financial year ended March 31. The portfolio ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio, spurred by market rally
Singapore's Temasek Holdings reported a 25% rise in its portfolio value to a record S$381 billion ($282 billion) in the year ended March 2021, with gains powered by a global equities rally and the ... ( read original story ...)
Australia-Singapore travel bubble ‘more likely to happen’ end-2021: Minister
A senior Australian government official has indicated that quarantine-free travel arrangements with Singapore could take place by the end of the year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 60 MW floating PV array up and running
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said earlier this year that the city-state needs to “innovate and use technology” to overcome its resource scarcity problem. With one of the world’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
NTU student allegedly used mobile phone to look under woman’s clothes on campus
Nicholas Tan Siew Chye is also accused of taking upskirt pictures of a woman in a lift at a Canberra Road block of flats.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)