50 Tankers Idle In Singapore, UAE Ports

Around 50 oil product tankers are idling at the ports of Singapore and Fujairah ... According to lobby group BIMCo, as quoted by Hellenic Shipping News, this January saw the addition of 12 newbuilds to the global VLCC fleet. Maintenance season in the ... ( read original story ...)

How much will it cost to live in Singapore in 2050

Of late, we have been hearing about how Singapore is becoming more and more expensive each year. ECA International, a global HR consultancy firm, published a survey recently on the cost of living in various cities in the world. Unsurprisingly, Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's total fertility rate dipped to 1.20 in 2016

SINGAPORE - Slightly more Singaporeans tied the knot last year but fewer had children, according to latest preliminary figures released on Friday (Feb 10). There were just 68 more marriages, bringing the total to 23,873 unions in which at least one spouse ... ( read original story ...)

DBS sells PwC Building in S$747 million deal

SINGAPORE - DBS Group Holdings said on Friday (Feb 10) it has agreed to sell PwC Building at Cross Street to an indirect subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp in a deal that values the 28-storey office tower at S$747 million. The deal is done through the ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered: the digital bank with a human touch

We are now offering credit cardholders in six markets (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and the UAE) up to 25 percent cashback for all global Uber rides. This collaboration is part of Standard Chartered’s digital agenda to deliver simple ... ( read original story ...)

Ex-DBS bankers back fintech remittance startup

SINGAPORE - Former DBS bankers are backing a fintech remittance-payments startup with the potential to disrupt the lucrative trillion-dollar global-payments industry. The homegrown fledgling, called SingX, on Thursday billed itself as a cheaper ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Stock Market May Challenge 3,100-Point Level

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market bounced higher again on Thursday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 30 points or 1 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,080-point ... ( read original story ...)

Boeing wins $13.8 billion order from Singapore Airlines

Seen here in a photo from September 2013 is a shot of the first Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER to be configured with its all-new interior at the gate at Boeing's Everett Delivery Center. (Photo: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY) Singapore Airlines agreed to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Unveils Growth Plan as Globalization Mood Darkens

Singapore unveiled a set of strategies that reinforce its long-standing commitment to economic openness, as the trade-dependent nation seeks to drive growth in the next decade after a “dark shift in mood away from globalization.” The country should ... ( read original story ...)