Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI has raised $500 million in its first U.S. dollar bond issue, which the company will use to buy new aircraft as the global aviation industry prepares for a post-pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines raises US$500 million in US dollar debt debut
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has raised US$500 million (S$660 million) in its first US dollar bond issue, which the company will use to buy ... ( read original story ...)
SGX appoints Henry Cho as head of sustainable finance
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that it has appointed Ms Herry Cho to a newly created position of Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance reporting to SGX’s CEO Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Govt approves import of 50,000 tonnes of wheat
The cabinet committee on government purchase yesterday approved a proposal to import 50,000 tonnes of wheat. The committee gave the approval for the Directorate of Food to purchase the wheat from ... ( read original story ...)
Nokia secures 5G SA deal with Singapore’s M1
The Asian operator had launched its 5G non-standalone (NSA) network in parts of Singapore in September of 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
SGX appoints Herry Cho as new head of sustainability and sustainable finance
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has appointed Herry Cho (pictured) as its new head of sustainability and sustainable finance on Jan 13.The role is a newly-created position, which will report directly to ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart investment banking head emerges as frontrunner in CEO succession
Standard Chartered’s head of investment banking has emerged as the leading internal contender to replace Bill Winters as chief executive, according to people familiar with the matter. Simon Cooper is ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart investment banking head emerges as top contender for CEO – FT
Standard Chartered Plc's investment banking head Simon Cooper has emerged as the internal contender to replace Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to export 1,600 tonnes of rice at high price to Singapore, Malaysia
Vietnam will export 1,600 tonnes of rice at high price to Singapore, Malaysia – Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company will export 1,600 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says ramping up COVID-19 vaccination drive
More than 6,000 people in Singapore have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Wednesday, with numbers expected to rise substantially in the coming weeks as the ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo to close Singapore crude, fuel oil trading desk by April -sources
Japan's Sumitomo Corporation plans to close by April its crude and fuel oil trading desks in Singapore and relocate these trading functions back to Tokyo headquarters, two sources with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore opens COVID vaccine center in shuttered Changi terminal
The Singaporean government on Wednesday opened the city-state's first two coronavirus vaccination centers, including one inside a temporarily suspended terminal at Changi Airport, as officials look to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ranks low in residential price growth amongst 150 countries
New global index placed Singapore at 123 out of 150 countries. Residential property prices have steadily increased in Singapore in 2020 compared to 2019, but the country still ranks low in the Knight ... ( read original story ...)
13 cheapest SIM-only mobile plans in Singapore 2021 (<$20/month)
Gone are the days when you’d have to sign up with one of the big 3 telcos — Singtel, Starhub and M1 — just for mobile data.With one of these cheap SIM-only data plans, you’d no longer have to commit ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Hear Bill Allowing Use of Covid Tracing Data in Investigations
Singapore is speeding a new law through parliament to allow the use of contact tracing data for criminal investigations after recent disclosures spurred concern that the government was using the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘voracious’ GIC tops list of most active state-linked investors, ahead of China and Japan
According to a report by Global SWF comparing the activities of 438 state-owned investors, GIC came top, deploying US$17.7 billion into 65 deals. ( read original story ...)