SINGAPORE’S employment levels expanded in the second quarter at a faster rate than in Q1, despite a slight decline in overall resident employment due to seasonal factors, advance data from the ...
Digital bank GXS, set up by Grab and Singtel, targets profit by 2027
GXS Bank, a digital bank backed by Grab Holdings and Singapore Telecommunications, plans to swing to a profit by March 2027 in part by doubling its loan book every six months. The two-year-old ...
Charles Wong Departs as GXS Bank CEO After Four-Year Tenure
Charles Wong, who has served as CEO of GXS Bank for four years, will step down from the role, transitioning to an advisory position.
Singapore Approves Edible Insects Amid Food Security Push
The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state’s stringent food authority this month approved for human consumption 16 species ranging from crickets to ...
Singapore’s gravity-defying property prices hurt productivity, innovation and diversity
SINGAPORE’S property market continues to defy gravity. Office rents climbed 3.1 per cent in the second quarter, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority, even though the stock of ... ( read original story ...)
Fees lift Singapore banks’ Q2 profits
But their Q2 profits are likely to be lower compared to Q1, analysts said. Singaporean banks’ profits are expected to continue being lifted by their fee incomes, but with Q2 profits lower than the ...
The SEC has charged an a16z and Sequoia-backed crypto startup founder with fraud
The founder of once-hyped crypto startup BitClout is facing trouble. On Tuesday, the SEC charged him with fraud and other offenses.
Singapore’s minister says AI is not the new oil—it’s way better
Singapore's minister for digital development and information explained why the country is poised to be an AI powerhouse.
TikTok’s Singapore Office Suffers Food Poisoning Outbreak
A mass food poisoning outbreak at the office of TikTok Inc. parent company ByteDance Ltd. in Singapore has led to the hospitalization of nearly 60 people, according to local media.
Singapore Government, Aditya Birla Sunlife Buy Stake In PNB Housing Finance
NDTV Profit reported on Monday that the Carlyle Group entity had plans to sell up to 6.4% stake in the housing financier for Rs 1,255 crore through open market deals. As of June, the public investor ... ( read original story ...)
CLCT posts 1H 2024 net property income of RMB631.3 million
Higher income contribution from a stronger retail portfolio contributed to 3.01 Singapore cents in DPU, improving over 2H 2023Singapore - July ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank names Chee Hong Tat as new deputy chairman
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Chee Hong Tat as deputy chairman to succeed Gan Kim Yong, the city state’s deputy prime minister who is also now chairman of the central bank.
Singapore agency warns of AI-led cyberattack
Singapore: The Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of the city-state has warned of cyberattacks by malicious actors using the evolving artificial intelligence technology. AI is used to enhance various aspects ...
Brainstorm AI Singapore 2024: Singapore tightens AI regulations on political content
Josephine TEO, Minister for Digital Development and Information, Singapore Moderator: Clay CHANDLER, Executive Editor, Asia, FORTUNE; Co-chair, Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore ...
AI to crack the 200-year-old mystery of Singapore stone
The stone from Singapore is currently one of the world's most mysterious enigmas. Scientists still do not know what is written on this enormous sandstone. However, this could soon change with the help ...
New app in the works to improve efficiency for Singapore’s shipping and logistics sectors
Among the initiatives is an app that is still being developed that may boost Singapore’s shipping and logistics sectors – by improving efficiency and helping to cut costs, while also eliminating ...