Paytm wants to hit the market with its Rs 16,600 crore IPO at the earliest and very likely by October, sources said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Return to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) will not derail Singapore’s economic recovery: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s return to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) is not expected to derail its economic recovery, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore says Canadian bank robber will not be caned thanks to agreement with Britain
Singapore on Sunday said that a Canadian man sentenced for robbing a bank will not be caned as a result of the country’s extradition rules with Britain. David James Roach, 31, had stolen S$30,450 (£16 ... ( read original story ...)
DBS issued $6.2b in collateral-free loans to SMEs since start of Covid-19
DBS has made over 12,000 collateral-free loans totalling more than S$6.2 billion to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since the start of Covid-19, including nearly S$1 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines and Singapore Governments Top the Bill at Digital Pilipinas
Philippine government agencies, the private sector, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched 'Digital Pilipinas: A Closer Look at the Philippine Sandbox', a movement to trigger ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Aiming to Start Quarantine-Free Travel in September
Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September, marking the first time it’s set out a timeline to reopen borders that have been mostly shut ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to review Covid-19 rules in early August, ease measures for vaccinated people if situation under control
Rules could be eased further by early September, with larger group sizes allowed.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB Offers SMEs Access to Xero’s Cloud-Based Accounting Platform in Digital Push
Xero has expanded its collaboration with UOB to offer SMEs that qualify for the UOB Start Digital pack free access to its platform. ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian ups target price as iFAST Corp posts record AUA again
UOB Kay Hian Research analyst Clement Ho is maintaining “buy” on iFAST with a raised target price of $11.50 from $7.96 previously. ( read original story ...)
Jacquelyn Tan of UOB: Investing in personal banking’s digital capabilities
At UOB, investing in our digital capabilities is an ongoing journey ... To this end, we have digitalised our processes and were the first bank in Singapore to enable digital account opening for all ... ( read original story ...)
Xero, UOB to allow SMEs access to digital accounting platform
SMEs that qualify for the UOB Start digital pack will be offered six months of free access. Global small business platform Xero and United Overseas Bank (UOB) expanded their collaboration, offering ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Tipped To Rebound On Monday
The Singapore stock market on Friday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 50 points or 1.6 percent. The ... ( read original story ...)
Understanding economics, finance valuable for lifelong learning: Heng
An understanding of economics and finance provides a valuable foundation for lifelong learning and can be applied to real-world problems, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday as he ... ( read original story ...)
Economics, finance can be used on real-world issues: DPM
An understanding of economics and finance provides a valuable foundation for lifelong learning and can be applied to real-world problems, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday as he ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ramps up testing, urges seniors to get vaccinated
Singapore's efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 were in full swing yesterday, as ministers appealed online to seniors here to get vaccinated and encouraged those who might have been exposed to the ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian who robbed Standard Chartered Bank spared the cane
David James Roach, the Canadian sentenced to five years' jail and six strokes of the cane for robbing a bank of more than $30,000 in 2016, has been spared the cane. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) ... ( read original story ...)