Singapore-headquartered agribusiness and commodities giant Olam International has secured US$5.2bn in financing across three loan facilities, as it presses ahead with a major operational overhaul. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2021 GDP growth forecast to be 6.6%
The Monetary Authority of (MAS) announced in a report on Wednesday that economists and analysts polled in the Survey of Professional Forecasters expect Singapore's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to ... ( read original story ...)
Prima Food Solutions automates operations with Nimbly Technologies and records operational cost savings of up to 74%
Prima Food Solutions automates operations with Nimbly Technologies and records operational cost savings of up to 74%. SINGAPORE, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nimbly Technologies ... ( read original story ...)
90 unlinked COVID-19 cases among 177 new locally transmitted infections in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 177 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections as of noon on Wednesday (Sep 1), including 90 with no links to previous cases. This is the highest daily number of locally ... ( read original story ...)
Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust announce USD 68 Million Investment Fund in Artificial Intelligence
Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust announced the establishment of the GIB Ventures AI Fund, which will invest up to USD 68 million in startups transforming artificial intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust announce fund
Global Investment Bank and Capital Trust announced the establishment of the GIB Ventures AI Fund which will invest up to USD 68 million in startups transformin ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered and Linklogis launch supply chain finance platform
Standard Chartered and Chinese fintech Linklogis will establish a new supply chain finance marketplace in Asia after inking a joint venture agreement. The bank says the platform, to be called Olea, ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Singapore Exchange to issue easier rules for SPAC listings -sources
Singapore Exchange is preparing to roll out easier guidelines for listings of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in the city-state, which would make it the first major Asian bourse to ... ( read original story ...)
Half of 180 new COVID cases in Singapore unlinked
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (1 September) confirmed 180 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 67,800. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Becomes First Country To Remove Remaining BSE Restrictions On Canadian Beef
SwiftcurrentOnline.com is Swift Current's only source for community news and information such as weather and classifieds. ( read original story ...)
Shopee Boss Becomes Singapore’s Richest Man With A Net Worth Of RM82 Billion
The chairman and co-founder of the parent company behind Shopee, Forrest Li, has become Singapore's richest person According to a report by Bloomberg published yesterday, 31 August, the Sea Limited ... ( read original story ...)
Shopee boss becomes Singapore’s richest man with USD20.2 billion fortune
The most recent update to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (a daily ranking of the world's richest people) has seen Singaporean tech magnate Forrest Li climb to become the country's richest man, and ... ( read original story ...)
LSEG launches a Singapore unit dedicated to sustainable finance innovation
LSEG has locations in London and Singapore and its customers and partners around the globe assist in the application of strategic analysis, emerging technology, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM wins $275,000 in latest defamation suits
Singapore's high court ordered two news bloggers to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong a combined S$370,000 ($275,113) in damages on Wednesday, over an article about the status of the home of his late ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech firm Fomo Pay secures three new licenses from MAS
Fomo Pay now holds four out of the seven key regulated activities under Singapore’s payment services act licensing framework. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s work pass tightening may push up business costs; balance needed to draw skilled talent
Business leaders, experts said if cut-offs are raised too high it will be perceived by multinationals as a tax on foreign talent.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)