The bank has also appointed Adaline Zheng as its new CEO of UOB Hong Kong. Zheng will oversee the bank’s businesses and operations in the city as she defines its strategic directions, drives growth ...
Bitcoin Remains Steady Over $70K: Crypto Traders Dismiss Waning ETF Inflows
Grayscale’s GBTC product saw significant outflows last week, though inflows into other ETFs did not increase at the same rate, temporarily raising fears of a spot-driven selloff. TakeAway Points: ...
Singapore tells Israeli embassy to remove Facebook post about Palestine and Quran
The Israeli embassy in Singapore has been told to delete a controversial Facebook post about Palestine that the local government said was “insensitive” and “inappropriate”. Singapore’s minister for ...
Singapore Industrial Output Shows Surprising Strength, But Recovery Not a Given yet — Update
By Fabiana Negrin Ochoa Singapore's manufacturing output was stronger than expected in February, picking up pace from the prior month in a possible sign ...
Singapore ranked 6th most resilient city in latest global index
Singapore was ranked twelfth the last time the index was published. Big leap upward in the number of people making SG their home ...
Bank trainees role-play as malware hackers in new training course to spot, assist scam victims
The example was an exercise in a new two-day course, jointly developed by Singtel, UOB and Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). It offers large enterprises a customised training programme to help ...
Ravi Menon appointed Singapore’s ambassador for climate action
FORMER central bank chief Ravi Menon has been named Singapore’s first ambassador for climate action as well as a senior adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) with effect from Apr 1 ...
PropertyGuru: RTS catalyses Johor’s economy, revitalises property market
Link, slated for completion in 2026, is proving to be a catalyst for Johor’s economy by enhancing connectivity ... ( read original story ...)
UOB frontline staff to be further trained to prevent and combat scams
UOB has been making efforts to proactively manage scam and fraud risks across all its touchpoints including branches, internet banking and mobile banking channels. Its frontline staff regularly ...
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon built ‘house of cards,’ SEC lawyer says at crypto fraud trial
Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon built a “house of cards” and lied to investors about the stability of a cryptocurrency whose collapse rippled through markets in 2022, ...
Singapore Orders Israeli Embassy to Delete ‘Inappropriate’ Social Post About ‘Palestine’
Singapore—which maintains that Israel’s military action in Gaza has gone “too far”—has laws against domestic threats and foreign influence to help maintain racial and religious harmony.
Singapore factory output beats forecasts with 3.8% rise in February
Bright spots include a slim 2.6 per cent increase in output by the key electronics industry, after it shrank 4.7 per cent in January. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s Manufacturing Output Rose More Than Expected in February
By Fabiana Negrin Ochoa Singapore's manufacturing output was stronger than expected in February, picking up pace from the prior month in a possible sign ...
Singapore stocks open Tuesday largely flat after inflation surprise, STI up 0.04%
SINGAPORE stocks opened muted on Tuesday (Mar 26) morning after data for Singapore’s headline and core inflation in February came in hotter than anticipated. Read more at The Business Times.
HSBC Singapore kicks off ‘Grow Your Wealth’ campaign with ‘Bread and Better’ song release and ‘Get This Bread’ content series
Bread and Better’ features young talents from the region including Hong Kong singer-songwriter, Gareth.T; Hong Kong singer, actor and member of boy band Mirror, Keung To; and Singaporean ...
OCBC to quadruple number of cross-border QR payments in 2024 as travel bounces back
The number of cross-border QR payments on the OCBC app last year rose by an average 65 per cent month on month. Read more at straitstimes.com.