At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was down 10.70 points, or 0.33% to 3,216.91 after trading between 3,215.70 and 3,230.60. Volume of 1.52 billion shares worth S$893.11 million ...
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is ...
Singapore Has a Luxury Housing Market in Flux—That Means Opportunity for Savvy Buyers
Collectively, the Core Central Region incorporates Singapore’s most prestigious luxury addresses, including exclusive shopping in Orchard, Boat Quay nightlife and the city’s network of green spaces.
ADB expects Singapore’s economic growth to soar and inflation to slow but “several factors could keep rice prices high in 2024”
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economic growth to soar in the next two years, fuelled by a surge... The post ADB expects Singapore’s economic growth to soar and inflation to slow but “several factors could ke ...
Smart City Index 2024: Singapore Ranked 1st In Asia, 5th In The World
Singapore has gained two places to become the only Asian city among the top five smartest cities in the world in 2024. The index, produced by the Swiss business school Institute for Management ...
Singapore real estate investment sales plummet 25.2% to S$4.3b in Q1
Residential deals accounted for almost half of the investment activity. According to a report from Knight Frank, with Singapore real estate investment activity ending 2023 on a quieter note, hamstrung ...
Stock Market Live: Broader indices trade higher in a weak market; Bharti Hexa lists at 32% premium
Pacific markets showed a mixed trend as investors evaluated economic data from Singapore and South Korea and also awaited China's trade ...
South Korea’s Waterbomb music festival headed to Singapore this August; UOB pre-sale in May
Waterbomb is one of the largest summer music festivals in South Korea, and it has already ventured into Japan and Thailand.
Do you need to pay tax on gains from selling property, shares or financial instruments in Singapore?
While Capital Gains Tax is not imposed in Singapore, there can be taxable gains from the sale of property. Find out more.
Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Upto $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says
Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program.
Singapore’s economy misses forecasts with 2.7 percent growth
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent on-year, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Friday, faster than the previous three months but weaker than the 3.0 percent projected in a ...
The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore
Even as it draws to a close, the case - the biggest of its kind in Singapore - has raised inevitable questions. The money that paid for their plush lives in the country, prosecutors said, came from ...
Singapore Central Bank Keeps Policy Unchanged for Fourth Straight Time
SINGAPORE—The Monetary Authority of Singapore kept its monetary policy unchanged for a fourth straight review, and said the current policy is needed to keep a restraining effect on imported inflation ...
US$670 million Singapore shopping centre deal backed by Chinese tycoon Du Shuanghua flops after regulator rejects plan
The proposal to buy Far East Shopping Centre fell through after a firm linked to Du failed to get approval from the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Singapore economy grew 2.7% in Q1, but growth over previous quarter slowest in a year
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy in the first three months of 2024 grew at its weakest quarter-on-quarter pace in a year as manufacturing slowed, but economists see growth strengthening ahead.
SGX total securities market turnover value down 15% y-o-y to $23.79 bil in March
On SGX Commodities, total derivatives traded volume rose 32% m-o-m in March to a record-high 6.4 million contracts. This brought total volume in 1Q2024 to 16.5 million contracts, up 56% y-o-y.