BPCL could raise $1 billion next week

... will be sold through the company’s Singapore based subsidiary BPRL International Singapore Pte Ltd and will be of a five year tenure. Five banks, namely Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Plc, DBS Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and SBI Capital ... ( read original story ...)

Household Debt in Singapore – Trends and Causes Analyzed

Singapore US Korea Household Leverage Ratio Singapore 119% ... This is likely due to the fact that income growth lagged behind expenditures, thus forcing consumers to borrow to finance their purchases. In 2016, however, household spending flatlined ... ( read original story ...)

Owners of United Engineers said to be mulling sale

The biggest stakeholders of United Engineers Limited (UEL), which has a market capitalisation of $1.7 billion, have officially begun evaluating buyer interest in the 105-year-old Singapore property conglomerate, reported Bloomberg, citing sources privy to ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered hands global media account to Carat

Standard Chartered has awarded Carat its global media account, with strategy, planning and buying being headed up from the Dentsu Aegis agency’s Singapore office. According to Carat, the win comes after a competitive pitch. It is understood to have taken ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Indian club to be honoured at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

SINGAPORE: One of Singapore's oldest sporting clubs for Indians will be conferred with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award in Bengaluru during the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrations. The award will be given during the convention on January 9 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore midfielder Hafiz Abu Sujad to join Thai club BBCU

Hafiz Abu Sujad (left) will be leaving S.League club Tampines Rovers for Bangkok-based BBCU F.C. Singapore national and Tampines Rovers midfielder, Hafiz Abu Sujad, will be plying his trade in Thailand this coming season. Speaking exclusively to Yahoo ... ( read original story ...)

Property, oil stocks worth a look this year, says OCBC

The Singapore market has solid picks on offer that can deliver good dividend yield amid the volatility this year, especially those in the property sector, said head of OCBC Investment Research Carmen Lee. "At the start of this year, we decided to look more ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, a Heavy Exporter at a Low Multiple

Watch the video with Andrew Stotz or read a summary of the country profile on Singapore. Overall, growth in Singapore has remained slow. Unlike most of its peers in Asia, who are often led by private consumption, the Singapore economy is driven by net ... ( read original story ...)