Singapore is “not closed” to options to tackle rental pressures in the city-state, though the government cautioned that measures such as regulating prices could have unintended consequences.
For future land use, Singapore could deforest area larger than its nature reserves and parks combined: study
According to new research that references the Urban Redevelopment Authority's 2019 Masterplan, Singapore could deforest an area larger than its nature reserves and parks combined. The paper was ...
Nium Opens New Headquarters in Singapore
The new headquarters is Nium's strategic hub for serving clients across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Co-Founder and COO at Nium, Mr. Pratik Gandhi, will continue to be based out of ...
Analyzing the Decline in Singapore’s Residential Property Prices: Importance of Mortgage Consultants
An analysis of the residential property prices decline in Singapore which was 0.4 percent in the second quarter - a downward shift in trends? The post Analyzing the Decline in Singapore’s Residential ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Indonesia QR payment link to be ready by end-2023: Bank Indonesia
The authorities from both sides are working towards a year-end launch in Singapore and Indonesia. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property prices fall for first time since 2020
House prices in the world’s most expensive city have fallen for the first time in three years as measures introduced by the Singaporean government to cool the ... ( read original story ...)
Property developers taking cautious approach to bids for land sites in the CBD: Analysts
SINGAPORE: The cautious approach that property developers are taking in their bids for Singapore's land sites appears to be spreading even to the highly sought-after central business district (CBD), ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices fall for first time in three years
SINGAPORE: Home prices fell for the first time in three years in the second quarter, suggesting the market in Singapore is cooling on the back of the latest property curbs. ( read original story ...)
OCBC unveils unified brand across core markets, plans to expand teams in the region
The bank will double the number of relationship managers serving high-net-worth customers in the Premier Banking and Premier Private Client segment in Greater China by 2025.
Taylor Swift’s Singapore Gig Frenzy Propels UOB Card Signups
Taylor Swift fans across Asia have flocked to sign up for United Overseas Bank Ltd.’s cards as the frenzy to get hold of the pop star’s Singapore concert tickets heats up.
Singapore Forces Crypto Exchanges to Move Customer Funds to A Trust
Last month, Singapore approved a payments institution license for Ripple, permitting the firm to extend crypto tokens and services. Since 2020, the company has been engaged in a protracted legal ...
Singapore Travelers – Top 10 Most Visited Countries according to Visited App
Top 10 Most Visited Countries according to Visited App Visited Travel Map App Offers Inspiration and Bucket List Destinations for International Travelers GlobeNewswire July 04, 2023 TORONTO, July 03, ...
As Singapore’s Orchard Towers closes its nightclub doors, sex workers worry for their futures
In its heyday, Orchard Towers was full of go-go bars, strip clubs and discos. Now, the nightclubs that remain have until the end of the month to move out – leaving exotic dancers, live bands and sex workers in the lurch.
GIC-Backed $2 Billion Fintech Nium Targets US IPO in Two Years
Singapore payments company Nium Pte aims to break even in time for a US initial public offering within two years, a positive signal for Southeast Asia’s struggling startup ecosystem.
Singapore banks can’t afford to miss out on coal phase-out despite immense challenges
THE hot topic in South-east Asian sustainable finance these days is the early retirement of viable coal power plants, known in industry shorthand as coal phase-out. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s OCBC Bank eyes expansion in China, Southeast Asia to tap growing demand for wealth management
Singaporean banking giant OCBC Group plans to expand in China and Southeast Asia in a bid to capture the strengthening trade relationships and growing demand for wealth management in the area, its boss said on Monday.