SEVERAL brokerages indicated that they viewed the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) latest restrictions on DBS as little threat to the bank’s earnings and dividend prospects. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore’s coasts are historically more resilient against sea-level rise than previously thought
However, a team of researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) found this was not true for Singapore's coasts. The study, published in the journal Marine Geology in September, found that even at high rates of sea-level rise ...
Singapore crypto operator offers GCash-type wallet
OPERATORS behind Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform “Account Labs” announced having entered the Philippine market by offering the Unipass crypto wallet to freelancers. One of the operators, Lixin ...
Unveiling The Best Finance Master’s Programmes In Singapore For Indian Students
Are you an Indian student hoping to study abroad for a master's degree in finance? Singapore may be the best place to pursue your academic and professional objectives because of its excellent ...
Singapore’s central bank the world’s third-largest gold buyer from Jan to Sept 2023
MAS bought four metric tonnes of gold on regulated gold exchanges in the third quarter of 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PMI sees back-to-back gains after six-month contraction
It may indicate that a gradual manufacturing recovery could be underway, say economists. Read more at straitstimes.com.
3 men jailed after coming to Singapore to steal from donation boxes at churches, temples
The three men came from China to Singapore on social visit passes, intending to use the "fishing" method that they learnt from Douyin videos to steal from churches and temples.
Singapore top investor in Asia-Pacific real estate
Singapore investors injected nearly US$8.5 billion into Asia-Pacific real estate, according to findings by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank, allowing Singapore’s cross-border investment ...
Singapore’s Nicole Midori Woodford On Hauntings & Echoes Of Trauma In ‘Last Shadow At First Light’ – APSAs
Singaporean writer-director Nicole Midori Woodford is on a roll with her debut feature, Last Shadow At First Light, which premiered in New Directors at San Sebastian film festival and has two nominations at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSAs) for best screenplay and best performance (Mihaya Shirata).
Singapore central bank the world’s third-largest gold buyer from Jan to Sept 2023
SINGAPORE: The country's central bank was the third-largest buyer of gold in the world for the first nine months of 2023, after its counterparts in China and Poland, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).
Singapore stocks rise as markets rally following Fed pause; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Thursday (Nov 2), in line with a global rally after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged for the second straight meeting. Read more at The Business Times ...
DBS rolls out plan to improve technology resiliency after repeated banking service disruptions in 2023
DBS Bank has rolled out a roadmap to improve its technology resiliency after its banking services experienced repeated and prolonged outages in 2023, announced the bank in a press release on Nov. 1, ...
Singapore’s middle distillates stocks surge 1 mln bbl on slow gasoil outflow
Singapore's middle distillates inventories surged by almost 1 million barrels, as persistently lower gasoil outflows for a second straight week offset an increment in jet fuel/kerosene net exports, ...
Singapore’s Emerging Role as a Business Hub Compared to Hong Kong
Singapore is experiencing a significant transformation in its economic landscape. Read more about business in Hong Kong.
Billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s Genting To Expand Singapore Casino Resort Hotel Amid Tourism Boom
Genting Singapore is expanding the hotel capacity at its casino resort by more than 40% to tap into the post-pandemic tourism that has driven hotel room room rates in the Lion City to record levels this year.
Interest Rates and Returns for Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) in November 2023
Learn more about Singapore Savings Bond (SSB), a bond with a steady rise in interest rates with no capital loss! Table of Contents: What is SSB? Features of the SSB Illustration of SSB Nov 2023 ...