With stay-at-home shopping, seamless fulfilment, and contactless distribution here to stay, last mile delivery becomes a big part of cust ... ( read original story ...)
Six arrested, 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in joint Customs-ICA operation
SINGAPORE - Authorities seized a truck and 8,580 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in 12 concrete blocks last Thursday (April 8).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
‘Green shoots’ of recovery for Singapore’s economy, although uncertainties remain: Economists
SINGAPORE: With better-than-expected data showing the economy back in expansion mode for the first quarter of 2021, economists said “green shoots” ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy to see an ‘outsized growth rebound,’ says OCBC economist
Singapore's economy grew for the first time since the outbreak ... A Division of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, ... ( read original story ...)
S$1 million penalty for Singapore branch of Swiss bank over non-compliance with anti-money laundering requirements
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS ... BJS’s AML/CFT control processes during customer on-boarding and in the ongoing monitoring of business relations with customers, which had placed ... ( read original story ...)
Agilent Named One of Singapore’s Best Employers
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Agilent Singapore has been recognized as one of Singapore’s Best Employers in 2021 for the second year-in-a-row by ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore dollar gains after cenbank holds fire, Indonesian bond yields rise
Singapore's dollar strengthened on Wednesday after its central ... Meanwhile, a Reuters poll showed Indonesia's trade surplus narrowed in March on rising imports. Among other currencies, the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Singapore posts surprise economic growth in first quarter, with GDP expanding 0.2 per cent year on year
The country’s export-dependent economy grew 0.2 per cent from the same ... from the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of 2021. One-eighth of Singapore’s foreign workforce lost jobs last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to list in US in $40bn SPAC deal
The Singapore-based startup is set to have a market value of ... Tan and Gerstner, both Harvard Business School graduates, began talking about a deal early this year after being introduced by common ... ( read original story ...)
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on N-Butanol imports from EU, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and US
The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on ‘Normal Butanol’ imports from the European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the US. Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd — which is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab to go public in world’s biggest $40bn SPAC merger
As part of Singapore-based Grab's agreement with the ... head of emerging markets fintech business at consultancy EY. Grab said its decision to become a public company was driven by a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Vegetables imported to Singapore from Tamil Nadu triple in price amid Covid-19
bananas and the seasonal palm fruit in export-grade bags. "We put fresh country vegetables and fruits on late night passenger flights from Tiruchirappalli to Singapore, so that they are in the shops ... ( read original story ...)
Perodua Aruz launched in Singapore
Perodua Aruz has entered Singapore, its first overseas market. Perodua Aruz is priced at SG$92,999 (RM286,409), inclusive of goods and services tax and certificate of entitlement (COE). “The Aruz’s ... ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Most Asian currencies flat, Singapore shares snap 5-day losing run
Singapore, S. Korea shares gain * China March exports and imports rise * Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia equities down By Sameer Manekar April 13 (Reuters) - Most Asian currencies were muted and ... ( read original story ...)
Oil prices climb on robust China data, Mideast tension
SINGAPORE (Reuters ... to $59.98 a barrel. China's exports grew at a robust pace in March in yet another boost to the nation's economic recovery as global demand picks up amid progress in ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets gain as Chinese exports rise
China reported its exports rose nearly 31% in March ... Stocks fell in Indonesia but advanced in Singapore and Taiwan Robert Carnell, Regional Head of Research Asia-Pacific at ING, expects trading in ... ( read original story ...)