... Board Rate (IBR), in which home loan interest rates are pegged to the bank’s Fixed Deposit rates. It is one of the more popular floating interest rate home loans in Singapore. Unlike rates pegged ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Singapore Rugby 7s 2019 Now Has A New Pool Party & Free DreamWorks Activities Included In Your Tix
You don’t have to be a die-hard rugby fan to enjoy HSBC Singapore Rugby 7s - heck, you don’t even need a basic grasp of the rules. FYI for the uninitiated: Rugby 7s is played by 7 players, with each h... ( read original story ...)
Business leaders call for flexibility in foreign-worker quota
SEE ALSO: Minister Heng Swee Keat urges enterprises to tap programmes, grants Teo Siong Seng, who chairs the Singapore Business Federation, noted that the the players in the services sector have achie... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank consolidates IT divisions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is consolidating its disparate technology functions under a single overarching structure. The new Technology Group will comprise the Data Analytics Group, Informati... ( read original story ...)
Best friends turned business partners and property developers in Indonesia
They barely broke even on that first business venture. Ng graduated from NUS Business School in 2009 and went to work in property consultancy Knight Frank Singapore. Chua did his pupillage and worked ... ( read original story ...)
China’s February crude imports surge 22 percent; gas imports drop from January
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s crude oil imports rose to the third-highest volume on record on a daily basis on increasing purchases by new private refineries, while natural gas imports eased a... ( read original story ...)
Beyond government grants: 4 levers toward creating the next Singapore unicorn
The government’s efforts to offer a range of support for Singapore’s diverse range of small businesses, from budding and mature startups to traditional businesses, were warmly received by the business ... ( read original story ...)
Working in Singapore
"I moved to Singapore to build up my own business. In fact, it was easier than expected. With InterNations I quickly got in touch with the lively expat community here." Are you an expat living in Sing... ( read original story ...)
Singapore companies, including rivals, can team up to expand overseas: Heng Swee Keat
But some business leaders said alliances between local companies when abroad do not happen easily. Mr Derrick Yap, chief executive of precision engineering company PBA Holding, observed that Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Retailer’s exit from Singapore’s electricity market: No need for warning bells
It is also one of the major players in Singapore’s electric vehicles charging station business, with a stated aim to setup 50 such stations across the city by this year. Whatever the case, RDP’s exit ... ( read original story ...)
Women now take up one-third of Singapore senior leadership teams: study
In Singapore, women now make up 33% of their companies' senior management team, the highest it has ever been in Grant Thornton International's study, Women in Business. This proportion beats the avera... ( read original story ...)
Singapore family businesses tech savvy and bullish about future
Singapore family businesses, traditionally perceived as resistant to change, are embracing emerging technologies for business success. The regional multi-country study, ‘Planning for prosperity: asses... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Successions in family restaurants need the love of food to marry the science of business operations
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans are not ... to shut down because age has caught up with the owners and their children don’t want to take on the business. There is also an element of pride that has led to many ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore startup Motorist launches vehicle management app to help drivers simplify car ownership
Singapore's leading automotive platform Motorist is proud ... Motorist is currently strong with selling, and that is why we'll be focusing our business on the buy, drive and maintain portion with the ... ( read original story ...)
First-ever team gold for Singapore at Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships
Singapore’s national women’s fencing team reached another milestone on Wednesday (6 March) when they clinched a first-ever women’s foil junior (Under-20) gold medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fenci... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Launches Pilot of TradeTrust Blockchain Shipping Initiative
The Singapore government will press ahead with a pilot of its blockchain-based maritime trade platform TradeTrust through an official partnership, trade news outlet Asia Middle East Maritime Focus ... ( read original story ...)