Category: BUSINESS

SINGAPORE: Singapore may benefit from Hong Kong’s recent increase in stamp duty for overseas property buyers. According to Cushman & Wakefield, Singapore’s three-year slump in house prices could end this year as foreign investors in Hong Kong are ... ( read original story ...)

Weak business sentiment lowers spending on display ads. The growth in Singapore Press Holdings' earnings is largely dependent on its media business, which is highly affected by the city-state's economic prosperity of Singapore. According to UOB KayHian ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore boasts an agreeable business establishment and operation environment and promotes access to the burgeoning ASEAN region while featuring significant international linkages. Owing to its relationship with China, Hong Kong presents valuable ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's exchange rate-centred monetary policy was implemented ... lowering corporate tax rates and other steps to reduce the cost of doing business. In severe downturns, expansionary fiscal policy has been used (such as in 2009). ( read original story ...)

Jens Sturzenegger, a former branch manager at Falcon Private Bank in Singapore, became the first foreigner convicted in the city's probes linked to a Malaysian state investment fund. Sturzenegger, 42, pleaded guilty to six charges, including failing to ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore's exports in December jumped for a second month thanks to solid shipments to China in a tentative sign of recovery for the external sector, but analysts were cautious about the outlook amid protectionist concerns stoked by incoming U.S ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Exports in Singapore rose further last month, extending a rebound from November, according to figures released by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore on Tuesday (Jan 17). Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded 9.4 per cent in December ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s exports surged above economists’ forecasts for a second consecutive month, signaling a recovery in the trade-dependent economy. Key Points Non-oil domestic exports rose 9.4 percent in December from a year ago, International Enterprise ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE – For the second straight month, shipments of locally-produced goods registered a year-on-year increase in December as both electronic and non-electronic sectors delivered another solid performance. Latest data released on Tuesday (Jan 17 ... ( read original story ...)

"South Korea has already lifted a 12-year ban on Thai chicken imports, while Singapore has allowed 20 qualified Thai factories to export fresh poultry. On the back of the global economic recovery, the ministry's responsible officials are set to hold talks ... ( read original story ...)

Receive 75,000 Qantas Points when you spend $2,500 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months plus no annual fee for the first year. T&Cs, fees and charges. Online offer only. Click here to apply now. All-new Airbus A380 business class launches mid-2017 ... ( read original story ...)

The two subsidiary companies of Lakdhanavi Ltd and LTL Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, namely, Raj Lanka Power Company Ltd (RLPCL) and Lakdhanavi Bangla Power Ltd (LBPL) which operate two thermal power plants with the capacity of 104 MW in Bangladesh commenced their ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday that all foreign-registered cars will have to pay a Reciprocal Road Charge (RRC). The cars would be levied $4.48 per-entry when they enter Singapore via the Tuas or Woodlands ... ( read original story ...)

GENEVA & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- World-leading risk assessment and cybersecurity strategy services from PwC Singapore will be complemented by High-Tech Bridge’s award-winning web security testing platform ImmuniWeb®. PwC Singapore and High-Tech ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore shares rebounded yesterday following two straight days of losses amid a mixed showing across Asia. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 32.07 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 3,025.07 – up 62.44 points or 2.11 per cent for the ... ( read original story ...)

They are INSEAD-Singapore and NUS Business School. Two Singaporean institutions, INSEAD – Singapore and the NUS Business School at the National University of Singapore, are rated by research firm QS as both being outstanding for both graduate ... ( read original story ...)