Singapore's private home prices increased 0.9% in the second quarter from the previous three months, slower that the two-and- a-half-year high pace in the first quarter, preliminary data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to deliver ministerial statement on COVID-19 support measures
SINGAPORE: Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver a ministerial statement during the next sitting of Parliament on Monday (Jul 5) to outline ... ( read original story ...)
UK agrees new post-Brexit deal with Singapore – Sunak hails ‘landmark step’
THE UK has secured a new post-Brexit agreement with Singapore in a deal hailed by Rishi Sunak as a "landmark step" for global Britain. ( read original story ...)
Singapore expected to modify COVID-19 count to exclude mild cases
Singapore soon could modify COVID-19 measures, including its daily case count, while suspending contact tracing as health authorities advocate a return to a "new normal." ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2021 economic growth could exceed forecast of 4% to 6%: Central bank chief | Video
Barring a setback to the global economy, Singapore's economic growth could exceed the "upper end" of the official forecast range this year, said Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Crypto Exchange Considers IPO After 500% Trading Growth: Report
Crypto exchange Coinhako is considering an initial public offering after seeing January-May trading volume 500% higher than for the whole of 2020. The Singapore-based company pred ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, UK sign financial services deal
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the agreement, which was signed by the UK's finance minister Rishi Sunak and MAS Chairmain Tharman Shanmugaratnam, is based on "commitment by the UK and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS closer to taking strategic stake in Chinese lender
China's securities regulator has given the go-ahead to Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank's (SZRCB) private placement, in which Singapore's biggest bank will take a major stake, marking the first foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange Considers IPO As Trading Volume Surges 500% In 2021
Coinhako, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced a 500% increase in trading volume in the first five months of 2021, according to a report from Forkast. The trading venue, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong to deliver ministerial statement on Covid-19 support measures on July 5
He will also set out the funding approach for these measures in his statement at 3pm that day.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UK and Singapore agree post-Brexit deal for financial services
Britain said on Wednesday it had agreed a partnership for financial services with Singapore as part of its push for post-Brexit trade and investment deals. "Our financial partnership will help ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Singapore agree landmark Financial Partnership for financial services
An historic new partnership for financial services between the UK and Singapore, which will help to boost jobs and investment in the UK, has been agreed by the Chancellor today (30 June). ( read original story ...)
Global consortium including DBS outlines plans on sustainability, social impact reporting standards
New reporting rules can be created for firms to measure their impact and value.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
EMERGING MARKETS-Singapore shares jump on upbeat c.bank forecast, virus woes batter rupiah
Singapore stocks were set for their biggest jump in more than a month on Wednesday, after the country's central bank said annual economic growth could surpass forecasts, while rupiah weakened on a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to ink free trade deal with Pacific Alliance by 2021 end
Singapore will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Pacific Alliance (PA), a trading bloc of four Latin American nations - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, at the end of this year. ( read original story ...)
Behind Singapore’s growth as a regional tech hub
Eighty of the world’s top 100 tech companies have a presence in Singapore, a city-state that has been described as a “miniature Silicon Valley.” That’s thanks to a culture of innovation, strong ... ( read original story ...)