Singaporean investors are increasingly aware of cryptocurrency, with 94% of respondents familiar with at least one digital asset, according to the latest ...
Singapore climbs to fourth in global startup index
Singapore has climbed to fourth place in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index by research platform StartupBlink. The country moved up from fifth in 2024 and has made significant progress since 2020 ...
Singapore ranks 4th globally in startup ecosystem
Singapore advanced to fourth position in the 2025 global start-up ecosystem rankings, improving from fifth place in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index by StartupBlink.
Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 0.7% in April; headline inflation is unchanged at 0.9%
SINGAPORE] Singapore’s core inflation came in higher than expected in April, driven by higher food and services prices, while headline inflation stood pat, data from the Department of Statistics ...
Six men in Singapore charged over child sexual exploitation offences, including commercial sex with 12-year-old
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Six men aged between 22 and 41 were charged on May 23 over child sexual exploitation offences. Kok Chuan Yuan, 37, faces two charges relating to commercial sex with ...
Mukesh Ambani pledges Rs 75,000 crore for North-East, sees ‘Singapore-like success’; Gautam Adani to invest Rs 50,000 crore
Reliance Industries and Adani Group have pledged substantial investments of Rs 75,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore respectively, at the Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025.
More companies, including some from Singapore, eye listings in Hong Kong
Singapore biotech firm Mirxes began trading in Hong Kong on May 23 at a valuation exceeding US$1 billion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trust Bank’s FY2024 net interest income soars 124.7% to S$72.8 million; losses narrow
SINGAPORE] Trust Bank on Friday (May 23) reported net interest income of S$72.8 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024, up 124.7 per cent from S$32.4 million a year ago. Read more at The ...
Trust Bank revenue doubles to S$97m whilst losses narrow in 2024
Costs reportedly rose only 4% in 2024, the Singapore-based digital bank said. Trust Bank’s revenue rose 148% to S$97m in 2024 from S$39m in 2023, according to a report. Operating losses narrowed to ...
Issue 149: Funds take lion’s share of global blended finance volumes; Singapore upgrades sustainability reporting training syllabus
Blended finance at critical crossroads, says Convergence; accounting regulator publishes guide for sustainability reporting trainers Read more at The Business Times.
Foxconn among potential bidders for Singapore chip assembly firm UTAC in US$3 billion deal
HONG KONG] Taiwan’s Foxconn is among potential bidders for the Singaporean semiconductor assembly and testing business UTAC Holdings in a deal that could value the company at about US$3 billion, two ...
Singapore launches world’s first national ESG utility for Scope 1 and 2 reporting
An entity spun-off from the Singapore central bank now offers SMEs a free tool that automatically converts utilities data into basic climate metrics.
Appointments in new Cabinet show climate change remains a priority for Singapore
A notable development is the creation of an Energy, and Science and Technology portfolio within MTI. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Visually impaired users in Singapore may soon use voice commands to book a Grab ride
Grab employees have donated 80,000 voice samples to enhance the tool's ability to understand Singaporean accents. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s core inflation edges up in April; price risks seen tilted to downside
Singapore's key consumer price gauge came in above expectations in April, data showed on Friday, but it remained at a low level and authorities said the risks to inflation were tilted to the downside ...
Singapore market a ‘safe haven’ amid global volatility; market reforms signal upside potential: Morgan Stanley
SINGAPORE] Analysts from Morgan Stanley are strong on Singapore equities, as the market continued to outperform global stocks year to date – with a total return of 13 per cent. Read more at The ...