Here are the ways you can get hold of the notes if you're a DBS, OCBC, or UOB bank member: Pre-booking for collection at bank branches: Online pre-booking is required, from Jan. 7. Collection of ...
EY calls for innovation advancement support, tax system tweaks in its Budget 2025 wish list
PROFESSIONAL services firm EY called for more support for the whole-of-nation advancement in research, innovation and digital economy, as well as the maintenance of a relevant tax system in its Budget ...
Market watchers less bullish on Singapore stocks this year
Economists said this year is likely to be less smooth sailing than 2024, with demand from major trading partners directly impacting Singapore's export-reliant economy.
Singapore shares rise on first trading day of 2025; STI up 0.4%
Losers beat gainers 284 to 246, with 812.8 million securities worth S$581.4 million changing hands. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore economy beats forecasts in Q4 of 2024 but analysts see tougher 2025 growth outlook
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, the economy expanded 0.1 per cent, down from the 3.2 per cent growth in the third quarter of 2024. For full-year 2024, the economy grew 4 per cent, ...
Leading the Quantum AI Revolution: AQSolotl Solidifies Milestone Collaboration in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Singapore, January 2, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Quantum technology jointly developed at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and National University of Singapore (NUS) ...
Jail for ‘instrumental player’ in syndicate that sold bank accounts used to launder money
Goh Soon Lee received, processed and sent out 34 ATM cards between July and October 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
One-off payment incoming for about 11,000 junior OCBC employees in February and April 2025
Specifically in Singapore, approximately 4,000 junior employees, including new hires and unionised staff, will receive a one-off payment of S$1,000 each.
Pre-booking of CNY bank notes starts Jan. 7, collection at DBS, OCBC, UOB: MAS
Here are the ways you can get hold of the notes if you're a DBS, OCBC, or UOB bank member: Pre-booking for collection at bank branches: Online pre-booking is required, from Jan. 7. Collection of ...
Bookings to collect fit-for-gifting notes for Chinese New Year to start from Jan 7
SINGAPORE: From Jan 7, the public may make bookings to collect fit-for-gifting bank notes for Chinese New Year, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday (Jan 2). These "fit notes" ...
Business sentiment improves for 2025; manpower costs, uncertain demand still top concerns
SINGAPORE businesses are more positive on the economic outlook for this year, even as rising manpower costs and demand uncertainty remain as key concerns, based on the annual national business survey ...
SGX Group chairman calls for ‘bold and decisive actions’ to solve stock market’s ‘longstanding issues’
A myriad of structural and policy issues must be addressed, certainly by SGX, but also with policymakers, regulators and all players within the ecosystem,” says Koh Boon Hwee.
China stocks lead losses in Asia as manufacturing slows; Singapore annual GDP growth rises to 4%
China's Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing purchasing managers' index for December fell to 50.5, missing economists' estimates of 51.7 in a Reuters poll.
Private home prices in Singapore rose 2.3 per cent in Q4, but overall growth slowed to 3.9 per cent in 2024
SINGAPORE: Private residential property prices rose 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter due primarily to a last-minute surge in new home sales, reversing a modest drop in the third quarter. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s HDB resale prices rose 9.6% in 2024, with price growth slowing in Q4
SINGAPORE: Prices of Housing Board resale flats rose 9.6 per cent in 2024 – a quicker pace than the 4.9 per cent increase recorded in 2023. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Private Home Prices Rebound on Sales Surge
Singapore's Housing and Development Board said separately on Thursday that flash estimates show resale prices for public housing climbed 2.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter, easing slightly from ... ( read original story ...)