Singapore’s nascent art scene perks up as rich collectors and international galleries descend on the city-state for a new art fair.
Singapore stocks open higher on Friday; STI up 0.7%
SINGAPORE stocks rose in early trade on Friday (Jan 13), following overnight gains in the US and Europe markets. Read more at The Business Times.
Students with better grades applying to Singapore Institute of Technology
SINGAPORE - More students who have scored better grades than previous cohorts are applying to take up courses at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore managers upbeat on Asian markets but fret about inflation, global slump, poll finds
Singapore fund managers are optimistic about Asian stocks and bonds driven by China’s recovery, but worry about inflation and an economic slump, with more than two-thirds polled by the Investment ...
Singapore home auctions by banks likely to rise in 2023
More private residences are expected to be put up for auction by banks and distressed owners this year should the economy slow further and higher mortgage rates start to hurt more homeowners, say ...
Factbox-The many companies in Digital Currency Group’s crypto empire
U.S. crypto company Digital Currency Group (DCG) is at the center of the industry's latest meltdown after one of its companies, Genesis, froze customer withdrawals in November.
Penn Color opens technology center in Singapore
Penn Color in Hatfield, Pa., said that the facility will allow the firm to be closer to its Asia-Pacific customers and to better meet their needs.
Investments in ports foretell the future of global commerce
Tuas is a vision of the future on two fronts. It illustrates how port operators the world over are deploying clever technologies to meet the demand for their services in the face of obstacles to the ...
Twitter Employees Were Evicted From Their Singapore Office Over Unpaid Rent
Twitter employees at the company’s Singapore office were evicted on Wednesday and reassigned as remote workers.
CBRE wins US$3 billion property mandate from Singapore’s Income Insurance
US property investment specialist CBRE Investment Management has won a mandate to manage Singapore’s Income Insurance’s US$3 billion real estate portfolio. The portfolio includes property assets which ... ( read original story ...)
EMA says no setback to Singapore’s plans to import clean energy, following Sun Cable’s demise
THE surprise collapse of Sun Cable, a company that has been in talks with Singapore for the past two years to supply 1.75 gigawatts (GW) of solar power via potentially the world’s longest submarine ...
Gap Widens for Asia Banking ESG Leaders and Laggards
Asia’s major banks are seeing a widening gap between ESG leaders and laggards, as regulators in the region ramp up scrutiny of sustainable finance, according to WWF-Singapore. While leading banks in ...
5 interesting takeaways from the rare property losses in Singapore’s booming market in 2022
Housing supply was (and still is) at a critically low point, and prices rose across all segments despite cooling measures. It would seem as though sellers couldn’t take a bad ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crime volume hits all-time high on the back of more sanctions
The illicit transaction volume went up to US$20.1 billion (S$26.7 billion) last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
2023 for crypto: Deep freeze, recovery or rocket?
The dramatic events of 2022 will shape the cryptocurrency landscape for years to come, says Coinbase’s 2023 outlook. Yet, despite the uncertainty surrounding the potential fallout, essential ...
Singapore stocks slip ahead of US inflation report
SINGAPORE - The Straits Times Index (STI) dipped 0.1 per cent or 3.73 points to 3,267.78 on Thursday (Jan 12), as the trio of Singapore banks stuttered ahead of the release of US inflation data. Read ...