Roberto Hoornweg, global head, financial markets, and Sunil Kaushal, regional CEO, Africa & Middle East, are to become co-heads of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), as Simon Cooper, SC’s head of ...
Singapore Sees Macro Uncertainty Impact on Property Sector: CNA
A Singapore minister cautioned that economic uncertainties will weigh on the country’s real estate industry, as home sales in the city-state show flagging demand.
StanChart CEO Contender Cooper to Leave in Broad Overhaul
A frontrunner to replace Standard Chartered Plc Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters is set to depart as the emerging markets lender pushes through a broader management reshuffle to boost returns.
The green balancing act: How Singapore SMEs can navigate sustainability and costs
SMEs continue to face challenges in becoming more sustainable, such as lack of resources and manpower, reveals survey. Read more at The Business Times.
Elevating Singapore’s advanced manufacturing cluster
THE manufacturing sector is a key pillar of Singapore’s economy, contributing some 19 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2023. Read more at The Business Times.
Former finance head in Singapore unlawfully fired due to pregnancy
A former head of finance of an accounting service provider has won over $122,000 after a district court in Singapore found that she was unlawfully terminated for being pregnant. Navinea Kanapathy ...
Over half in S’pore say society, technology changing too fast, and in ways that don’t benefit them: Survey
More than half of people here believe that society and technology are changing too quickly and in ways that do not benefit them, a survey has found.
Singapore startup SiliconBox to open packaging fab in Northern Italy
Shared cultural values sealed the deal and we're struggling to figure out what they are Singapore-based semiconductor packaging company Silicon Box announced on Monday it will invest $3.6 billion to ...
StanChart investment banking head leaves in overhaul
His role will be taken over jointly by trading boss Roberto Hoornweg in Dubai and Singapore-based Sunil Kaushal, head of Africa and the Middle East. To cut costs and complexity at the investment bank ...
StanChart CEO contender Cooper set to leave in broad overhaul
A FRONT runner to replace Standard Chartered (StanChart) chief executive officer Bill Winters is set to depart as the emerging markets lender pushes through a broader management reshuffle to boost ...
Singapore container ship escapes Houthi missile attack unscathed
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen unsuccessfully targeted a Singaporean-owned container vessel with two anti-ship ballistic missiles as it transited the Red Sea, the U.S. military said.
Travelling in and out of Singapore by car? QR code immigration clearance begins Mar 19
Travellers must generate their QR codes via the MyICA mobile app before arriving at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints. They will not need to present their passports at immigration counters in ...
Singapore stocks edge higher ahead of US inflation data
SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks closed slightly higher on March ... Other top gainers for the day included Thai Beverage, which rose 2 per cent, and CapitaLand Investment, up 1.5 per cent. Yangzijiang ...
Singapore CPF interest rate of 4.05% for Special, MediSave, Retirement accounts from 1 April to 30 June 2024
SINGAPORE—The Central Provident Fund (CPF) interest rate for the Special, MediSave, and Retirement Account (SMRA) will be 4.05 per cent per annum from 1 April to 30 June 2024, the CPF Board said in a ...
Good news for Gallileo, a CICT property, as it secures ECB as anchor
Gallileo, jointly owned by CLCT and CapitaLand Investment, has secured ECB as anchor tenant, lease starts in 2025 after AEI ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore overtook China as Nigeria’s top trading partner
Singapore has overtaken China as Nigeria's top import partner for the first time in at least 16 years, a BusinessDay analysis of ...