Safra Sarasin Group has acquired Bank of Montreal's BMO.TO private banking business in Hong Kong and Singapore, the Swiss group said on Monday, giving no financial terms for the deal announced in ... ( read original story ...)
Bank loans down for 10th straight month, but recovery in sight
The 0.2% drop in March was the smallest decline recorded since the indicator turned negative in June last year. Singapore's bank loans fell for the 10th consecutive month with a 0.2% drop in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore agri trader Olam feels impact from India’s COVID upsurge
India's exploding COVID-19 infections will affect the production and export of the country's food products, according to the chief executive of Singapore-based global agricultural products trader Olam ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees First Covid Death in Nearly 2 Months Amid Flareup
Singapore saw its first fatality due to complications from Covid-19 in nearly two months over the weekend, amid a flareup of cases in a country that’s been one of the world’s most successful in ... ( read original story ...)
India Covid Cases Slow; Singapore Sees Flareup: Virus Update
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost a crucial election as India’s Covid crisis deepens, with an official in his Bharatiya Janata Party conceding defeat in the populous state of West Bengal. Modi had ... ( read original story ...)
WATCH: Accelerating plant-based innovation: Why Singapore’s ecosystem and food security focus appeals to Givaudan and Buhler
Singapore’s thriving food eco-system in addition to its ambitious food security goals were key factors behind Givaudan and Buhler’s decision to open a joint Protein Innovation Centre in help ... ( read original story ...)
Outrankco Advocates The Adaptation of Digital Transformation For Singapore Businesses
Chris Tan, the founder of Outrankco Pte Ltd made a clear statement on why it's highly an urgent matter to adapt digital marketing especially on these time of crisis with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares Expected To Open Under Pressure On Monday
The Singapore stock market om Friday wrote a finish to the six-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 65 points or 2.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms with India operations tackling business survival, employees’ well-being
SINGAPORE - A Singapore software solutions company that has the bulk of its key staff in India is beefing up recruitment to ensure it has enough manpower in case the South Asian country's surging ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia to begin cross-border travel scheme for death-related, critically ill emergency visits from May 17
SINGAPORE: A cross-border travel scheme facilitating trips between Malaysia and Singapore for compassionate reasons such as death and visits to ... ( read original story ...)
Hyo Joo Kim ends five-year drought with dream day in Singapore at HSBC Women’s World
Hyo Joo Kim was eating a Pop-Tart in the player lounge when she realized there would be no playoff. A couple of bogeys on the closing holes for Australia’s Hannah Green gave Kim a one-shot victory at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s PayNow and Thailand’s PromptPay Launch Cross-border Payment System
In a global first, Singapore and Thailand have linked their real-time payment systems, PayNow and PromptPay allowing international fund transfers between the two countries within minutes. The Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
IPO bells: CarTrade plans to go public, raise Rs 2000 crore: Report
CarTrade is reportedly planning to file the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) within the next 10-15 days to go public. The company is gearing up ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: 39 new cases detected in Singapore; 11 linked to TTSH cluster
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (2 May) confirmed the detection of 39 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 61,128. ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Malaysia to allow cross-border travel on compassionate grounds from 17 May
Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to allow cross-border travel between the two countries for compassionate and emergency reasons, starting from 17 May. ( read original story ...)
Customs sacks nine border workers for refusing Covid-19 vaccine
Nine Customs workers have been sacked for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine, including four from a single provincial port. Their contracts were terminated afte ... ( read original story ...)