SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports are expected to have risen in December albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, according to a Reuters poll of analysts. Non-oil domestic exports in December were expected to have climbed 8.7 percent from ... ( read original story ...)
The Weekly Nibble: Singapore-Listed Stocks That Might Beat the Market in 2018
2017 Round-up Below is a round-up of the performance of the Singapore market last year – from the best ... a) 7 Things Investors Should Know About How Different Sectors Performed In The Stock Market Over The Past Year – click here In this article ... ( read original story ...)
2 Useful Valuation Ratios For Stock Market Investors
The market capitalisation to net income (or price per share to ... And generally speaking, a high PS ratio would correspond to an expensive stock. It’s also the same in reverse; a low PS ratio would correspond to a cheap stock. The Foolish bottom line ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart robbery suspect detained by UK after Thailand rejects extradition request
Singapore - David James Roach, the suspect in the 2016 Standard Chartered Bank robbery case, has been detained by the British authorities and Singapore is working to extradite him. Roach, a 28-year-old Canadian national, was detained in London last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank head hopes cryptocurrency tech will survive ‘crash’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The head of Singapore’s central bank said on Monday he hoped the technologies underpinning cryptocurrencies such as blockchain would not be undermined by an eventual crash in the digital money. The city-state has been positioning ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP to grow slower this year
And with the property market showing incipient signs of recovering ... companies continue to struggle with labour shortages and slower demand. Nonetheless, Singapore’s positive business environment and sound economic fundamentals are expected to provide ... ( read original story ...)
Overly optimistic bids may derail property market rebound
While the property market is expected to head for a rebound, analysts believe the optimism surrounding Singapore’s property market may lead to market instability, reported Singapore Business Review. This comes as the intense competition for en bloc sites ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For January 15
A new plan has been mapped out to set the course for Singapore’s maritime industry over the next decade. I refer to Sulaiman Daud’s article “We hope the Select Committee on fake news pays attention to NMP Kok Heng Leun’s speech” (Mothership, Jan 12). ( read original story ...)
Singapore passport inspires animation on Total Defence
The Singapore passport is the second most powerful one in the world, according to two separate rankings. Last year, when it took top spot briefly before Germany reclaimed the mantle in December, students from Orchid Park Secondary School were inspired to ... ( read original story ...)
Property prices expected to rebound 3-7% so which stocks should do well?
SINGAPORE (Jan 12): RHB expects property prices to rebound by 3-7% in 2018, driven by an improving job market, strong surge in the en-bloc market and falling inventory levels. However, a soft rental market, rising interest rates, intense competition in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property prices expected to rebound 3%-7% so which stocks should do well?
Game Boy is back! Remake of 28-year-old retro console could be 2018's answer to the Nokia 3310 Robotics in business: Everything humans need to know SINGAPORE (Jan 12): RHB expects property prices to rebound by 3-7% in 2018, driven by an improving job ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Frasers Property appoints Ilaria del Beato UK CEO
Frasers Property UK, a member of Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint, has appointed Ilaria del Beato as its chief executive officer. Del Beato brings with her nearly 30 years of real estate and finance experience, most recently as CEO of GE Capital UK. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to hear first case on legality of media streaming boxes
The organisation has been actively lobbying the Singapore government to block streaming software embedded in these media boxes. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore told Bloomberg last year that it was not the medium (media boxes) but rather the ... ( read original story ...)
PAP’s transfer of state assets at lelong prices enabled Temasek to achieve high historical returns
According to an earlier POSB annual report (see table below), total deposit had already hit $20 billion in 1993 and the number of savings accounts was higher than Singapore’s total population of 3.3 million. Even aliens were opening savings accounts at ... ( read original story ...)
UI/UX Case Study: Mobile Self-Checkout App Design Concept
This design sprint took 11-days to complete and is submitted to the UXDI course at General Assembly, Singapore. Work in a team to identify problems and/or opportunities with an existing mobile application and utilise your knowledge to design a solution. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: ICA seizes 6 live tarantulas at Tuas Checkpoint
"Tarantulas are not approved to be kept as pets in Singapore," the release said ... also said that members of the public can refer to AVA's website or download AVA's mobile app, SG TravelKaki (available free-of-charge from iTunes and the Google Play ... ( read original story ...)