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Singapore new corporate debt issuance up 34% to S$308 billion in 2024
SINGAPORE] The corporate debt market saw robust growth in 2024, with new debt issuances rising 34 per cent year on year to S$308 billion. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore bank DBS shares set record after firm earnings, dividend raise
Singapore's DBS, Southeast Asia's biggest bank by assets, on Thursday reaffirmed its full-year outlook after reporting quarterly profit that beat market expectations, sending its share price to a ...
Singapore bank DBS keeps 2025 outlook, UOB trims expectations after mixed Q2 results
Singapore's banks posted mixed second-quarter earnings on Thursday, with DBS Group maintaining its 2025 outlook and United Overseas Bank resuming guidance but trimming expectations amid macroeconomic ...
Singapore lender DBS maintains 2025 outlook, Q2 profit beats forecasts with 1% rise
Singapore's biggest bank DBS Group maintained its 2025 outlook after posting a 1% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat expectations on the back of higher total income.
Singapore’s Carro targets US IPO with over $3 billion valuation, sources say
By Yantoultra Ngui, Fanny Potkin and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore-based Carro, Southeast Asia's largest used-car online marketplace, is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering as ...
2 Malaysian men nabbed at Woodlands Checkpoint for allegedly smuggling drugs worth over $150k into Singapore
Two Malaysian men were arrested at two separate occasions at Woodlands Checkpoint for attempting to smuggle drugs into Singapore via Malaysia-registered vehicles. Follow up investigations also led to ...
City Developments Offers Top Bids For Two Singapore Plots Amid Brisk Residential Demand
City Developments is stepping up its landbanking activities as developers saw brisk sales at recent condominium launches even as the government recently imposed fresh curbs to rein in property prices.
SM Lee awarded Honorary Order of Australia for ’eminent service’ to Singapore-Australia ties
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been a "strong and influential" advocate for closer ties between Singapore and Australia, said the award citation.
Tycoon Ong Beng Seng Pleads Guilty In Singapore Gifting Case Involving Ex-Minister
The charges are related to flights, a hotel stay in Doha and Formula One tickets that former Transport Minister S.Iswaran had received when he headed the Singapore Formula One night race steering ...
Singapore’s First K-Pop Academy Trains the Next Global Idols
In a gleaming, mirror-lined studio above Singapore’s Orchard Road, Gabriella Tjokrohadi moves through a carefully practiced routine as an instructor calls out cues in Korean. When the music cuts, she rushes to the camera to study the footage,
SG60: Singapore SMEs and startups look overseas for growth
FOR Singaporean businesses, the drive to look beyond local shores has gone from an option to a necessity for long-term growth and competitiveness. With a limited domestic market and increasing global uncertainties,
Saskatoon swimmer breaks Canadian records at world championships in Singapore
A Saskatoon swimmer who competed at the world championships in Singapore over the weekend earned a place in the Canadian history books.
Construction begins on Minor Hotels’ first Avani property in Singapore
Earlier this year, the group announced the introduction of the Avani brand to India with a planned property in Visakhapatnam. "Construction begins on Minor Hotels’ first Avani property in Singapore" was originally created and published by Hotel Management Network, a GlobalData owned brand.
Singapore raises building height limits near airports following review
Buildings near airports in Singapore can now be built taller - potentially by up to 15 storeys for residential developments, and up to nine storeys for industrial or commercial buildings, said CAAS.
No plans to fully liberalise cross-border ride-hailing services between Singapore and Johor: SG LTA
Singapore authorities are open to ideas to improve commuting between Johor and the city-state, however there are no plans for fully liberalise cross-border ride-hailing services, the Singapore land transport authority (LTA) has stated,