The Infocomm Media Development Authority announced today (29 September) that 1,000 professionals will be hired or reskilled to support Singapore’s 5G rollout. Out of this figure, 300 will be new roles ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Norway expand collaboration in four sectors
Singapore and Norway are expanding collaboration in four priority sectors including in the so-called "blue economy" which focuses on sustainable use of ocean resources.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Joins JPMorgan in Building Singapore Forex Trading Hub
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is joining the likes of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and BNP Paribas SA in setting up a foreign-exchange trading and pricing platform in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Drops ‘Flights To Nowhere’ After Outcry
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it had scrapped plans for "flights to nowhere" aimed at boosting its. With the aviation industry in deep crisis, several carriers -- including in Australia, Japan and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Turns A380 Superjumbo Into Pop-Up Restaurant
Singapore Airlines Ltd. is opening one of its Airbus SE A380 superjumbos as a temporary restaurant, joining a gaggle of other carriers trying out novel ways to raise cash while the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Producer Prices Decline At Faster Pace
Singapore producer prices declined at a faster pace in August on a sharp fall in oil cost, data from the Department of Statistics ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek Markets Its Longest Bond Amid Lower Yields
An Asian investment giant is marketing 50-year dollar bonds as issuers in the region look to get cheaper funding with longer debt. ( read original story ...)
This Singapore Startup Grows Prawn Meat From Stem Cells
Cell-based seafood producer Shiok Meats of Singapore has received $12.6 million in Series A funding -- the latest alternative protein company to raise money as the pandemic pressures global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Crack Resistance At 2,500 Points
The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in two consecutive trading days, collecting more than 30 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,480-point ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore’s Temasek launches 50-year dollar bonds, its longest tenor issue
Ltd is launching a clutch of long-dated dollar bonds, including its longest 50-year bonds, as part of its $25 billion guaranteed global medium term note (MTN) programme. ( read original story ...)
Olam snags Sora-pegged club loan from DBS, ICBC Singapore
Agri-food giant Olam International has obtained Singapore's first club loan pegged to the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (Sora).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to build 5G talent pipeline
Singapore’s telcos will start hiring and training about 1,000 telecoms professionals by year-end to support the deployment of 5G networks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore residents can report change of address online from Oct 1
From October 1, all Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents who need to report a change of residential address will be able to complete the process online, said the Immigration and Checkpoints ... ( read original story ...)
UOB taps Visa API to simplify digital payments
Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) has become the world's first lender to use a new Visa API that lets customers add cards to third party apps without the physical plastic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore SME business sentiment sinks to all-time low
Business sentiment for the next six months at Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plunged to the lowest ever amid Covid-19-induced uncertainty over prospects for global growth and ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 accelerates Singapore’s digital push
Midway through this year, sales assistants at Singaporean digital payments start-up MatchMove stopped making cold calls to potential customers. The number of inquiries from companies wanting to ... ( read original story ...)