Category: BUSINESS

The UK secured an agreement in principle with Singapore for a Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) that will cut costs, slash red tape and pave the way for a new era of trade between both nations and the ... ( read original story ...)

Job losses, pandemic lockdowns, stagnant wages and inflation create unprecedented food insecurity for middle income families ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese fertiliser company Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group says that it has taken Sri Lanka to an arbitration centre in Singapore. It has refuted statements by Sri Lankas Agriculture Minister ... ( read original story ...)

(Xinhua/Liu Xu) China, Japan, Germany and the United States are among the nations set to be the biggest winners as investors look for the best places in the global fight against climate change, ... ( read original story ...)

Rents are expected to increase by 2-3% in 2022. A recent report by Savills says several micro and macro events will impact the future of Singapore’s industrial and logistics market. Micro events ... ( read original story ...)

Barclays plans to make key hires in investment banking and wealth management across Asia next year as the British lender plots its return to some of the world's fastest growing economies after a 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

Long black. Flat white. Iced latte. However you take your coffee, Ella — Singapore's first fully autonomous coffee barista — has got you covered. Ella is the multimillion-dollar brainchild of ... ( read original story ...)

Close economic ties between the UAE and Singapore have enormous potential to develop into wider ASEAN-Gulf trade relations, according to industry experts speaking today at the Global Business Forum ... ( read original story ...)

Chubb today announced the appointment of Kevin Bogardus as the Country President for its Singapore business, subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Bogardus replaces Scott Simpson who ... ( read original story ...)

A 52-year-old man who tried to smuggle 40 live birds through Woodlands Checkpoint in 2018 was sentenced to six months’ jail yesterday. Rosly Abdul Rahim, a Singaporean, had been offered S$100 (RM422) ... ( read original story ...)

The current manpower crunch, resulting from border restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, has been one of the biggest challenges businesses in Singapore have had to deal with this year. An ... ( read original story ...)

Results show workers are not complacent and are open to upgrading, the leaders say.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Posco International, the trading arm of the country’s leading steelmaker Posco, has set up a holding company in Singapore to expand its palm oil business, the company said Wednesday. The trading ... ( read original story ...)

Six Singapore bars are on this year's World's 50 Best Bars list - the most for any city - but the Republic no longer holds the honour of having The Best Bar in Asia. ( read original story ...)

A man who smuggled 40 birds into Singapore from Malaysia via the passenger seat of his car in 2018 was jailed for six months. ( read original story ...)

Manpower cost has emerged as a big challenge going forward, followed by demand uncertainty, travel restrictions and availability of staff.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)