Singapore's economic growth could exceed the upper end of the official 4% to 6% forecast range this year, barring a setback to the global economy, central bank chief Ravi Menon reiterated on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore financial sector grew 5.1% in 2020, faster than before Covid-19: MAS annual report
SINGAPORE - Singapore's financial sector outperformed the overall economy in 2020 by growing at a pace that was even faster than the year before, the central bank's annual report showed. Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: SGX Nifty rises 30 points; Asian markets off to cautious start; Japan May factory output records biggest drop in a year
Nifty futures on Singapore Exchange traded 30.50 points, or 0.19 per cent, higher at 15,818.00, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a positive start on Wednesday. Nifty50 on Tuesday formed a ... ( read original story ...)
What Does Singapore’s Open Banking Landscape Look Like in 2021?
Amid a rapidly changing financial landscape, incumbent banks must be open to innovation and explore opportunities to partner with non-banking partners for the benefit of their customers. One such way ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Covid Strategy Shift Reflected in Data Report Change
Singapore is changing the way it reports on progress against Covid-19 in the country, focusing on key trends and the number of severe virus cases while dropping detailed information about individual ... ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Grants Brokerage License to LiquidX, Paving Way for Further Expansion in Asia
LiquidX, the global fintech solutions provider for working capital, trade finance, and insurance today announced that its Singapore entity, LiquidX Insurance Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (LISS), has ... ( read original story ...)
CBDCs: Monetary Authority of Singapore Introduces International Challenge for Developing CBDC Solutions
CBDCs: Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduces international challenge for developing CBDC solutions. ( read original story ...)
How banks can help finance a greener tomorrow
Financial intermediaries play an integral role in the transition to a better future by helping businesses advance responsibly and steering capital to sustainable investments. ( read original story ...)
Insurer Ping An to acquire stakes in six Raffles City properties from Singapore’s CapitaLand in deal worth up to US$5.1 billion
China’s largest insurer by market capitalisation, plans to acquire stakes in six Raffles City retail and office developments in China from Singapore’s CapitaLand for up to 33 billion yuan (US$5.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aging Street Food Hawkers Get Help From Instagram
Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one of Singapore’s famed hawker markets. But as Covid-19 restrictions kept ... ( read original story ...)
SEA Digest: mobilityX, app Zipster shut down; Thunes partners Thai SCB
Thunes has entered a partnership with Thai SCB while mobilityX and transport app Zipster are said to have shut down operations. ( read original story ...)
UOB loses case against developer
UOB has lost the legal battle against Indonesian developer Lippo Marina Collection (LMC) in its bid to recover the losses and damages it suffered from disbursing about $182 million in inflated home ... ( read original story ...)
Restaurateur Tse Wei Lim has his own version of Singapore’s unofficial national dish
Almost every family in Singapore has a version of Hainanese Chicken Rice, a dish of gingery poultry with aromatic jasmine rice, the country’s unofficial national dish made popular by its Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Recipe: Singapore’s unofficial national dish, Hainanese Chicken Rice, features a gingery bird and aromatic jasmine rice
Singapore's unofficial national dish, Hainanese Chicken Rice, begins with a whole chicken that is poached or steamed, then shocked in an ice bath to stop the cooking process and prevent the chicken ... ( read original story ...)
Police break up syndicate that ran online job scams in Hong Kong and Singapore, duping 430 people out of millions
Authorities arrest 37 suspects in synchronised raids on gang that tricked victims into making online purchases, promising commissions for raising profile of sites, with one nurse losing HK$950,000. ( read original story ...)
Singapore shortens interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 4 weeks
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Tuesday (Jun 29) shortened the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to four weeks, as part ... ( read original story ...)