Addressing the forum's discussion on fostering a carbon market in Asia, Ms Nikki Kemp, Director of the Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC) at Singapore Management University, highlighted the ...
HSBC Ventures into Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy
HSBC, headquartered in London, ventures into Southeast Asia’s burgeoning digital economy, poised to reach $600 billion by the decade’s end, up from $218 billion last year. With a digitally native ...
Singapore leads Southeast Asia in financial management interest
It was driven by rising per capita income and a growing wealthy demographic. Singapore leads Southeast Asia in interest in personal finance management, with a significant indicator of 9.8%, according ...
The Climate Conversations – Singapore’s fight to protect the endangered straw-headed bulbul
The Climate Conversations podcast heads outdoors in search of a beloved songbird – the straw-headed bulbul. Fewer than 1,700 of these birds remain in the wild worldwide, largely due to habitat loss ...
48% of Singapore crypto investors to double down on Bitcoin in the next 12 months: IRCI
Against the backdrop of the upcoming Bitcoin halving event in April, 48% of Singapore crypto investors will continue to double down on Bitcoin over the next 12 months, according to the 2024 ...
More Gen Z and boomers in Singapore buying into crypto: Poll
Crypto adoption among Generation Z, or those aged 18 to 25, has grown to 47 per cent in 2024 from 38 per cent in 2021. The take-up by boomers – those aged over 55 – has risen to 30 per cent from 19 ...
Deutsche Bank boosts Singapore dollar bond presence
Deutsche Bank has bolstered its Singapore footprint and expanded its investor base by effectively raising SGD$400m ($296m) in senior non-preferred notes. After its initial offering in September 2022 ...
4 Singapore REITs with higher dividend yields than CPF OA & SSB
The CPF OA and SSB offer interest rates lower than the current inflation rate of 3.6%, which means they may not keep pace with rising prices ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank confident of growing cross-border QR code payments 4 times more in 2024
The evolution of the payment landscape, coupled with travel becoming the new normal again, has given us confidence...” — OCBC ...
3 Singapore stocks reaching 52-week highs in share prices
SINGAPORE: Some Singapore stocks are surging in price, with major companies hitting their 52-week highs,... The post 3 Singapore stocks reaching 52-week highs in share prices appeared first on The Ind ...
Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara draws more investor interest after Probowo presidential win
The mammoth project to re-locate the capital from Jakarta will cost an estimated S$39 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore is the largest foreign investor in VN in Q1
Vietnam has attracted a total of US$6.17 billion in foreign investment in the first quarter of this year with Singapore being the largest investor accounting for 41.3 per cent of the investment influx ...
Singapore extends suspension of ‘non-specifically permitted’ remittances to China
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today (27 March) issued a notice to extend, for a further six months until 30 September 2024, the suspension of the use of channels that are not specifically ...
Crypto Hit by $63 Million Hack of ‘Munchables’ Game in One of Year’s Biggest Exploits
The crypto sector suffered one of its biggest security incidents this year after a hacker swiped $63 million from a blockchain-based game.
Crypto scams and fraud down in 2023 but online sales of illicit drugs up, says report
Data compiled by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs on March 27 showed that total global payments into addresses connected to fraud or scams dropped to US$12.5 billion (S$16.8 billion) in 2023 from ...
Singapore companies can benefit from Indonesia’s tech, energy sectors, ministers say
Mr Airlangga was speaking on the sidelines of the Indonesia-Singapore Business Forum held at Hilton Singapore on March 27. The event was organised by Enterprise Singapore, the Embassy of the Republic ...