The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) today signed a Co-operation Agreement (CA) to strengthen cooperation in FinTech innovation between Singapore and Hungary. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO Makes This 33-Year-Old Chinese Toy Tycoon A Billionaire Several Times Over
Wang Ning saw his wealth surge almost three fold this year, thanks to strong investor demand for the initial public offering of his Pop Mart International Group. ( read original story ...)
OCBC: Now is the right time to launch Hang Seng Tech ETF in Singapore
OCBC Securities saw exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading volumes triple in 2020, and the Hang Seng Tech index is likely to become a unicorn index in the future, says Wilson He on its partnership with ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Singapore sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
The UK and Singapore have signed a free trade agreement, delivering a modicum of positive news for Boris Johnson’s government as it remains locked in negotiations with the EU over its future ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cinema Chains in Merger Talks
Negotiations are underway concerning a possible merger of the cinema exhibition operations of Golden Village and mm2. The companies say that the deal talks are spurred by the negative effects of ... ( read original story ...)
Truss hails business ‘certainty’ as UK signs Singapore trade deal
Announcement comes as UK and EU negotiators begin a final push to salvage chances of a post-Brexit trade deal ... ( read original story ...)
UK strikes Singapore and Vietnam trade deals, start of new era of trade with Asia
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss was in Singapore today to sign a Free Trade Agreement with the thriving city-state. ( read original story ...)
Britain says it’s back as it signs trade deal in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain said it was re-emerging as a major trade force as it signed a free trade deal with island nation Singapore on Thursday, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Man Gets More Charges in $1.5 Billion Wirecard Fraud
A Singapore businessman faces fresh accusations that he falsely claimed to look after money for Wirecard AG, taking the amount covered by a series of charges to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion), ... ( read original story ...)
Brexit: UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement
Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday. The deal will cover a trade relationship worth more than $22bn (£17bn). The agreement largely mirrors an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Set to Have Flying Electric Taxi Service by 2023
Singapore is set to host the world’s first electric-powered air taxi service by the end of 2023, according to Volocopter GmbH, which is developing the vertical-takeoff craft. ( read original story ...)
UK Signs Singapore Trade Deal As EU Talks Falter
Britain on Thursday signed a free-trade deal with Singapore, giving it a key foothold in Asia as it seeks to forge its own path after leaving the European Union, while talks on a post-Brexit deal ... ( read original story ...)
Passenger Who Tested Positive on Singapore’s ‘Cruise to Nowhere’ Returns With a Negative Test
The passenger was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas that set sail on Dec. 7 for a round trip to the city-state with no port of call in between. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Sri Lanka: A fruitful partnership of 50 years
Nilushika Silva Jayaweera first came to Singapore in 2001 to work as a domestic helper.At the time, she could not imagine creating products and having them sold here.Yet the intrepid Sri Lankan went ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, United Kingdom sign free trade agreement
Singapore and the United Kingdom signed a free trade agreement on Thursday (Dec 10) that will “provide continuity and certainty” for ... ( read original story ...)
UK-Singapore FTA: What are the key benefits for businesses?
Britain and Singapore signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday (Dec 10), providing businesses from both jurisdictions more certainty and clarity in trading arrangements, said the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)