The planned merger with Altimeter Capital Management will see Singapore’s ride-hailing giant list in New York. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Holds Policy as Pandemic End in Focus
Singapore’s central bank kept key policy settings unchanged as the city-state focuses on economic recovery amid a global vaccination drive, while saying its accommodative stance “remains appropriate.” ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore posts surprise economic growth in first quarter, with GDP expanding 0.2 per cent year on year
The country’s export-dependent economy grew 0.2 per cent from the same ... from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of 2021. One-eighth of Singapore’s foreign workforce lost jobs last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MAS Holds Policy Stance While Softening Dovish Tone
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s central bank kept its main monetary settings unchanged, while signaling a slightly less dovish tone going forward as it cautiously eyes a brighter recovery from the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy unexpectedly grows in the first quarter of 2021
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the Singapore economy to shrink 0.2% in the first quarter from a year ago. ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy rebounds with 0.2pc growth in Q1; first quarterly expansion in a year
Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, April 14 — After a year of decline, Singapore’s economy has turned the corner, expanding by 0.2 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP grows 0.2% in Q1 2021, MTI advance estimates
SINGAPORE:The Singapore economy grew by 0.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2021, a turnaround from the 2.4 per cent contraction in the previous quarter. On a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank leaves policy unchanged
Singapore's central bank left its monetary policy settings unchanged on Wednesday, as widely expected, and said its current accommodative policy stance remained appropriate. SINGAPORE, April 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP grows 0.2 percent in Q1
SINGAPORE, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry said Wednesday that based on advance estimates, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.2 percent year on year in ... ( read original story ...)
Three retirement trends that will help Singapore employers evolve their rewards strategy
Given the percentage of the working population in Singapore comprising foreigners who are not eligible for CPF, close to 50% of the organisations surveyed offer supplementary retirement benefits to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Grab to list on Nasdaq via S$53b merger with US outfit
One of the private investors is Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek. Grab started as a ride-hailing mobile application before expanding into food delivery and digital payment services. Unlike ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in Singapore faked ‘burglary’ to steal S$57,000 worth of cash, items from family; some money used for her birthday
A young woman hatched an elaborate plan last July to steal more than S$57,000 worth of items from her family home in Bukit Batok. The plot involved roping in her boyfriend and his twin brother, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ekes out 0.2% GDP growth in Q1 with COVID in check
SINGAPORE -- The Singaporean economy grew ... "Growth of the sector was supported by output expansions in the electronics, precision engineering, chemicals and biomedical manufacturing clusters ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank leaves policy on hold as GDP rises 0.2% YoY in 1Q21
This puts Singapore among the first few Asian economies to turn the corner to positive year-on-year GDP growth (China and India are the other two). The electronics-driven export surge kept ... ( read original story ...)
Dyson plans to hire 250 more engineers and scientists in Singapore over next 5 years
SINGAPORE: British technology firm Dyson will hire 250 more engineers and scientists in Singapore over the next five years, as it pushes deeper ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to list in US in $40bn SPAC deal
The Singapore-based startup is set to have a market value of ... Tan and Gerstner, both Harvard Business School graduates, began talking about a deal early this year after being introduced by common ... ( read original story ...)