According to a 2023 report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, there are 5,700 US firms operating in the city state. As of 2021, more than 190,000 people are working in American MNCs.
Daily Cuts – Guarding the mental health of Singapore’s prison wardens
Guarding prison inmates is not only physically demanding – it can be a mentally gruelling job too. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak to Rashida Mohamed Zain, Senior Assistant Director and Lead Psychologist at the Psychological and Correctional Rehabilitation Division,
Singapore leads APAC in life sciences investments
Singapore emerged as a Life Sciences hub in the Asia Pacific, accounting for the majority of investment volume in the space in the first nine months of 2024.
Reasons to invest in Singapore banks
SINGAPORE’s top three banks have achieved substantial earnings growth over the past two years, supported by an elevated interest rate environment. This has led to impressive year-to-date share price ...
Murphy leads all-island trade mission to Singapore
Stormont economy minister Conor Murphy has arrived in Singapore to lead an all-island trade mission to the world’s largest fintech trade event, Singapore Fintech Festival. The four-day trade mission, ...
CMC Invest Singapore celebrates significant growth in its first anniversary
CMC Invest Singapore reported a 237% increase in net assets invested and a 272% expansion of its client base over the past year.
Singapore-backed multi-jurisdiction Common Ground Taxonomy to debut at COP29
EU taxonomy initiative's co-chair revealed that an expanded version will be launched in November, with hopes to add large economies like Brazil and Indonesia to become “a globally ...
Standard Chartered and Ant International complete SGD-denominated blockchain transaction
British multinational bank Standard Chartered and Ant International have successfully completed a liquidity transfer in Singapore dollars (SGD) using Ant’s blockchain-based Whale platform. The new ...
Singapore logistics sector expects steady growth as hub role strengthens
In the latest quarterly OCBC SME Index – which tracks the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore – the transport and logistics industry’s score rose to 51.2 in the third ...
World Precision expects loss after tax for 3QFY2024 in profit guidance
The group adds that it also expects a loss after tax for the full-year FY2024 period ending Dec 31. Shares in World Precision Machinery closed flat at 27.5 cents on Nov 5.
Singapore’s Keppel to buy Japanese AI-ready data centre
Singapore's Keppel said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy an artificial intelligence-ready data centre facility being developed by Japan's biggest property group Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo. The deal comes ...
Singapore survey offers rare gauge of public views on 38 Oxley Road – demolish or keep?
The saga resurfaced after the death of Lee Wei Ling at the age of 69 last month, with Lee Hsien Yang, 67, calling on his 72-year-old brother, now a senior minister, and the Singapore government to ...
Fidelity increases IPO-bound Lenskart valuation by 12% to $5.6 billion
In June this year, IPO-bound Lenskart raised $200 million in secondary investment from Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek and Fidelity. As value in startup companies grows, secondary ...
Singapore’s Keppel to Buy Japanese AI Data Centre Amid AI Boom
(Reuters) - Singapore's Keppel said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy an artificial intelligence-ready data centre facility being developed by Japan's biggest property group Mitsui Fudosan in Tokyo.
POSB steps up financial literacy efforts for youths, families in the heartlands
POSB on Saturday (Nov 2) held a financial literacy event – carnival-style – in Yishun, attracting about 800 attendees. Read more at The Business Times.
USDG: Global Dollar Network Launches Singapore-Based Stablecoin with Robinhood, Kraken Partnership
Seven major crypto companies launched USDG, a Singapore-based stablecoin that will share 97% of reserve earnings with network participants while competing against established players Tether and USDC.