The Covid wave may mean people are gaining further protection against future infection while avoiding severe illness, two medical experts told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
McKinsey Report: Asia-Pacific digital banking accelerating
Consumer use of digital banking has risen sharply recently and the driving force behind this is the soaring adoption rate in emerging markets including India ... ( read original story ...)
VP Bank in Asia makes two newly-created key appointments to its Asia Management Committee
VP Bank has today announced the appointments of Alexander Tsikouras as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer Asia and Will Wang as Head of Client Solutions & Strategic Partnerships Asia in ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s DuitNow and Singapore’s PayNow to Link in 2022
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced plans to commence a phased linkage of Malaysia's DuitNow and Singapore's PayNow real-time payment systems. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports record 1,939 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Singapore reported a record 1,939 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 398 cases from dormitories for foreign workers. The nation also saw two new fatalities due to the infection. Of the new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore finding it hard to ‘live with Covid’
Singapore's“living with Covid” strategy is being tested by a record rise in new daily cases, laying bare the challenges of moving from p ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks Rise as Minister Says Still Set on Reopening
Singapore stocks rose Monday amid comments from the city-state’s finance minister that the country is committed to reopening, and that recently reimposed curbs are to ensure the health system can ... ( read original story ...)
Ninja Van Becomes Singapore’s Newest Unicorn After Raising $578 Million From Alibaba, B Capital
Ninja Van raised $578 million from investors including Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, making the logistics startup Singapore’s newest unicorn. This is Ninja Van’s biggest fundraising since ... ( read original story ...)
Invest for success: how high-net-worth individuals can grow and protect their fortunes with Citigold Private Client
Head of Retail Banking at Citibank Singapore. Customers will also have a senior relationship manager trained through the Citi | Wharton Global Wealth Institute with at least 10 years’ experience, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aspire Raises US $158 Million to Build the “Salesforce” of Finance
With the series B investment, Aspire is looking to double down on existing markets, while building the foundations to serve growing business clients across the whole South East Asia region. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Pavilion Energy eyes Southeast Asian markets for gas expansion
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Pavilion Energy is looking to expand into Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Myanmar where demand for natural gas is expected to grow, its interim chief executive ... ( read original story ...)
More Panda-monium: Celebrate Singapore’s First Panda Cub With ‘Feeding Panda’ Online Game
Singapore-based gaming startup, Storms, launched Feeding Panda — a game celebrating the birth of the island nation’s first panda cub and inspired by a panda’s love of food. And these pandas don’t just ... ( read original story ...)
Record 1,939 New Covid-19 Cases In Singapore, Including 5 Imported
Record 1,939 New Covid-19 Cases In Singapore, Including 5 Imported. Ili Nadhirah Mansor/TODAY. September 27th, 2021 | 11:06 AM | 2 views. SINGAPORE. S ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher; SGX Nifty futures up 87 points
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to start the week on a positive note, as suggested by Nifty futures trading on Singapore Exchange. At 7:32 am, SGX Nifty futures -- an early ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty rises 86 points; Asian markets cautious as oil prices hits 3-year highs
Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Monday as a jump in oil prices to three-year highs could inflame inflation fears and aggravate the recent hawkish turn by some major central banks. MSCI's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Signals Any Wealth Taxes Must Fit Progressive System
Singapore’s finance minister said Monday that any form of wealth tax should fit into the nation’s progressive tax system, stressing that discussions on such a move are premature amid a recent debate ... ( read original story ...)