Singapore Sees Growth Exceeding 2% in 2017 as Exports Climb

Singapore’s government gave an upbeat outlook on the economy, saying it will probably expand more than 2 percent this year as exports continue to strengthen. The Ministry of Trade and Industry maintained its GDP growth forecast for 2017 at 1 percent to 3 ... ( read original story ...)

DBS India to take mobile-only bank account to desktops too

Mumbai: DBS India plans to widen the scope of the country's first mobile-only bank account to include desktop banking. The Indian arm of Singapore's largest bank had recently unveiled the country's first open architecture platform for distributing ... ( read original story ...)

Property: Is housing in Singapore affordable?

Affordable housing is an ongoing debate, which probably goes as far back as the moment public housing was invented. It’s not uncommon, especially in Singapore, for the affordability of homes to be a hot topic. You may be wondering why we can never come ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For May 24

Minister of Communications and Information, Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim (above) outlined four four frontier technology focus areas for the development of Singapore’s digital economy in his speech at the the Infocomm Media Business Exchange (imbX) opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

Internet speeds in Singapore among world’s fastest: Report

SINGAPORE: Singapore has some of the fastest Internet speeds in the world, both on mobile and broadband, according to a Speedtest market report released on Wednesday (May 24). Singapore logged an average fixed broadband download speed of 180.61 Mbps and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore fines ex-trader over Malaysia’s 1MDB saga

Singapore (AFP) - A former stocks trader was fined in Singapore Wednesday for his role in an international money-laundering scandal involving Malaysia's state fund 1MDB, the latest person to be penalised over the saga. Singapore, a regional financial ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines : to retire four A380s by 2Q18

Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) will retire four of its A380-800s by March of next year, ahead of the expected delivery of three new aircraft of the same type. The fleet change plans were highlighted in its annual report which was released last ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stocks end up 0.27 pct

SINGAPORE, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.27 percent higher on Wednesday, after Wall Street rose overnight to near records. Investors also cheered oil prices rallied above 50 U.S. dollars per barrel ahead of the major oil producers' meeting ... ( read original story ...)

Now Available: Singapore Consumer Electronics Report Q2 2017

Consumer electronics spending in Singapore is forecast to return to growth over the medium term after a period of adjustment 2014-2016 when several major product categories adjusted to replacement demand and a reduced flow of first-time buyers. There will ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore start-up said to file for US$1 billion IPO in the US

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE — Sea Ltd, South-east Asia’s most valuable start-up, has filed confidentially for a potential US initial public offering that could raise about US$1 billion (S$1.39 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)