Teck, senior director and head of research at Huttons Asia, about the additional buyer's stamp duty announced by the government on Wednesday (Apr 26) night for foreigners and Singaporeans buying their second or subsequent residential property. ( read original story ...)
Singapore – MAS Information Paper On Corporate Finance Thematic Inspection – Good Practices And Key Findings.
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Singapore property tax hikes freeze out foreigners
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Singapore not spared as Amazon retrenches 9,000 workers
Amazon started laying off employees in its cloud services division on Wednesday (April 26) as part of a retrenchment exercise that is expected to affect 9,000 employees, and those from the Singapore ...
ABSD raised to pre-emptively dampen property investment demand: Desmond Lee
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Asia markets largely higher as new Bank of Japan chief chairs first policy meeting
Asia-Pacific market were largely lower on Thursday as investors focus on the Bank of Japan’s first policy meeting led by new BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda.
Singapore property stocks hit by latest round of cooling measures
Property developers that have limited exposure to the residential market are likely to be less affected, say analysts.
The Best Places For Crypto In The World: Where Are They
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Singapore lender UOB’s Q1 core profit leaps 74% to record $1.2 billion
Singapore's United Overseas Bank reported on Thursday a 74% surge in core profit in the first quarter from a year earlier on the back of strong net interest and non-interest income growth. The ...
Hoping for an end to monkey business, NTU issues advisory after recent macaque sightings on campus
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MODIFI Expands Its Footprint to Singapore to Better Serve Business Customers in Asia
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Singtel consolidates Singapore consumer and enterprise businesses, forms standalone infrastructure unit
New appointments and redesignations have been made in line with the restructuring. They will take effect from June 1.
Singapore Airlines pilot jailed 6 months for tax evasion
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Alipay continues regional expansion as speculation of IPO plans begin to resurface
Ant Group is continuing to grow its Alipay+ digital payment service across Asia, with a significant new deal integrating it into Singapore’s unified QR system, as speculation about its much-lauded IPO ...
Number of women brand owners, inventors rising in Singapore: report
The proportion of women brand owners who registered trademarks rose to 23.4% in 2022. More women are participating in intellectual property (IP) management and innovation in Singapore, a recent study ...
Singapore fuel oil stocks slip to four-week lows; net imports ease 19%
SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - Residual fuel oil stocks at key trading hub Singapore fell to four-week lows, with net imports easing by 19% after jumping last week, official data showed on Thursday.