Singapore is looking to deepen ties with Africa and give the continent more attention as a new area for investment. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has completed a six-day visit to South Africa and ...
Analysts mixed on OCBC after record 1QFY2023 earnings
The Singapore research team at RHB Bank Singapore has also kept its “buy” call albeit with a lower target price of $14 from $14.80 previously. “OCBC Bank’s 1QFY2023 results are above expectations.
NFTs belonging to bankrupt crypto firm fetch nearly $2.5 mln at auction
Auction house Sotheby's announced Friday seven non-fungible tokens from bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital sold for about $2.5 million.
UN report: MAS says Singapore banks will not facilitate arms sales to Myanmar; MFA welcomes info to aid probe
Banks in Singapore will not facilitate the sale and transfer of arms to Myanmar given the government's ban on such transactions, the ...
FATF Chief Calls for the End of “Lawless Crypto”
T. Raja Kumar of Singapore is the current president of the FATF, and yesterday he issued a call to the G7 to end the "lawless crypto space." ...
The Big Read: Can S’pore find the right balance as e-payments become the norm?
On most days, Ms Pang Shi Jia leaves her home with only her phone and card holder, which contains two bank cards.
‘How can I fall into a scam twice?’ Man who wanted to buy otah online downloads fake ScamShield app
Responding to an advertisement selling multiple kinds of otah on Facebook, a man was told by the seller to download an app to place a deposit. He keyed in his bank details but realised later that day ...
Vacation to Singapore? Pay Attention for the Rules of Bringing Cash
Jakarta: Singapore is one of the destinations for Indonesians to vacation abroad. Apart from the close distance, the friendly price is also the reason for Indonesians to go on holiday to Singapore.
Singapore firms find opportunities, build confidence to do business in Africa
he asked. “And of course, we will jump on these opportunities.” The business delegation was organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) to coincide with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ...
Daily Cuts -Business leaders urged to take responsibility for climate change
A Schneider Electric report found that Singapore’s business leaders are ready for greater accountability, especially when it comes to their decarbonisation goals. Asia First’s Arnold Gay and Justine ...
Singapore Bourse May Reclaim 3,200-Point Level
The Singapore stock market on Thursday ended the two-day slide in which it had dropped more than 40 points or 1.3 percent. The ...
HeySara and OCBC Bank are Helping SMEs Go Digital at a Fraction of the Cost
With this in-the-works partnership, HeySara is providing their report-filing, deadline-reminding, document-filing Digital Secretary Solutions (along with their ease-of-use and cost-effective cloud ...
2 weeks’ jail for man who asked friend to conduct unauthorised search on DBS’ customer info system
To find an acquaintance who owed him money, Ang Kok How got a friend who was a DBS Bank employee to conduct an unauthorised search on the bank's customer information system to illegally obtain the ...
Whistleblower calls out alleged unfair hiring practices in Singapore banking industry
An anonymous banking insider reported allegations of favoritism within Citibank's Singapore branch, claiming senior roles were filled by foreign staff over viable local candidates. Drawing inspiration ...
Singapore youths suffering from depression, anxiety missed 24 days of school on average: study
In a recent study, Duke-NUS Medical School and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) reveal the impact of depression and anxiety on Singapore's young population.
DBS keeps ‘buy’ on BRC Asia despite 1HFY2023 dip, sees improvements to come
Anticipating “better times” ahead, DBS Group Research analyst Lee Eun Young has maintained her “buy” call for BRC Asia with a reduced target price of $1.89 from $2.22 previously.