The quarterly survey polled around 40 to 50 senior executives in the real estate sector. The possible risk of the government stepping in to cool the market jumped from 19.2% in Q3 2020 to 44.7% in Q4 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s biggest penthouse just hit the market for $104 million, and it’s made up of 5 combined residences. Take a look inside.
Singapore’s largest penthouse has hit the market for S$138 million, or about $US103.7 million, Singapore’s Business Times first reported. ( read original story ...)
Time for Some ‘Huat Ah!’ this CNY 2021 with POSB’s #HuntYourZodiac Game
Add another level of fun to your travels during Chinese New Year with POSB's #HuntYourZodiac Game, as you catch all sorts of zodiac creatures! ( read original story ...)
Financial support tops Budget 2021 wishlist for SMEs in Singapore: UOB
CONTINUED wage support is top of the Budget 2021 wishlist for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, according to the UOB SME Outlook 2021 Study published on Wednesday. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines defers $3 billion of Airbus, Boeing deliveries
Singapore Airlines reached agreements with Airbus and Boeing on the postponement of aircraft deliveries worth a total of $3 billion. ( read original story ...)
ENGINE: East of Suez Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
Bunker availability continues to be tight in East of Suez ports, as pre-Lunar New Year bookings have put pressure on delivery schedules across most ports, stretching lead times for bunker fuels. ( read original story ...)
COVID app triggers overdue debate on privacy in Singapore
Government forced to amend law around app after it emerges police used the data to investigate a number of crimes. ( read original story ...)
Execs at Singapore’s Temasek Talk Hiring, Conflicts of Interest
After more than 17 years in the job, Temasek Holdings Pte. Chief Executive Officer Ho Ching -- who is also the wife of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong -- announced her retirement from the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Spin Its Wheels On Wednesday
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 30 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,935-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Should Singapore’s e-wallets be threatened by Google Pay?
Google is creating quite a buzz in Singapore these days. The cause for the stir? Its sleek and revamped e-wallet, Google Pay. Since last September, the tech giant has been rounding up customers for ... ( read original story ...)
TBWASingapore promotes managing partner Mandy Wong
She first began her career with TBWAKuala Lumpur as an entry level account executive on the global Tourism Malaysia business. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore supermarket chain Sheng Siong’s local focus during coronavirus pandemic lifted its fortunes
Singapore’s third-biggest supermarket chain reported soaring revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic, but its mass-market strategy means it is still seen as a budget option. ( read original story ...)
OCBC staff volunteers celebrate CNY with seniors online and offline
With this year's Chinese New Year celebrations being more muted, OCBC Bank staff volunteers adopted a hybrid volunteering model to bring festive cheer to seniors under the care of Care Corner ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS fourth-quarter profit slides 33% on loan losses, but is upbeat on outlook
Piyush Gupta, CEO of Southeast Asia's biggest lender, said latest economic data supported a strong economic rebound for 2021. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS fourth-quarter profit falls 33% on higher loan allowances
Singapore's DBS Group reported a 33% drop in its fourth-quarter profit, in line with market estimates, on the back of increased loan loss allowances in pandemic-hit markets. ( read original story ...)
UOB, commercial clients raise over $500k for charity
UOB and its commercial banking clients have raised more than $500,000 through the bank's annual Chinese New Year charity fund-raiser this year. The bank said on Monday that the money will go towards ... ( read original story ...)