The house arrest of pandemic lockdowns seems to have thrown open the gambling switch in our brains.How else to rationalize the frothy frenzy across asset classes globally, a madness so complete that ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC makes first loan using Singapore’s new SORA benchmark
OCBC OCBC.SI has made a S$150 million ($108 million) loan referencing SORA - the Singapore Overnight Average Rate - the first loan to use the new rate, the bank said on Tuesday, part of a major global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday
Social gatherings of up to five people will be permitted from Friday, when the majority of activities resume after more than two months of restrictions. ( read original story ...)
A Real Market in Medical Care? Singapore Shows the Way
Some American companies have embraced elements of it, such as price transparency and HSAs. ( read original story ...)
Singapore retailers must reassess digital strategy post-pandemic
Retail organisations that neglected to build a robust online infrastructure now should realise digital can no longer be an optional sideline and look to move forward by tapping digital technologies to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Due For Support On Tuesday
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has ended lower in three consecutive sessions, retreating more than 185 points or 6.7 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Cases Rise 0.9%; Singapore to Ease Limits: Virus Update
New outbreaks in the U.S. have raised concerns about the pace of reopening the economy. Singapore prepared to ease curbs, while the World Health Organization said a cluster of cases in Beijing is a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Diversifies Food Supplies With Saudi Shrimps and Polish Eggs
Singapore faced a daunting challenge when the coronavirus pandemic started to ground planes and upend global supply chains earlier this year -- how to feed 5.7 million people in a country smaller than ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC to hire more than 3,000 new employees, including 2,100 full-time staff members
SINGAPORE: OCBC Group on Monday (Jun 15) announced that it would hire more than 3,000 people in Singapore this year across various entities, ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking License
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, eyes a digital banking license with the family that owns OCBC Bank, the financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Prison Service to appoint first female Commissioner
A new Commissioner of Prisons will be appointed on Sep 28, taking over the current role from Mr Desmond Chin, the Ministry of Home ... ( read original story ...)
China puts Hong Kong’s future on the line
Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s leading financial centre is being undermined by politics. Can it survive? Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s biggest and most vibrant financial hub is at risk – yet again. Over ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance in talks with Singapore’s Lee family on banking licence bid
ByteDance is in talks to join forces with Singapore’s influential Lee business family, as the Chinese technology group looks to expand into banking for the first time. The company has bid for a ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance Explores Partnership With Singapore’s Lee Business Family For Digital Banking License: Report
ByteDance is exploring a partnership with Singapore's influential Lee business family for its digital banking license in the country, the Financial Times reported Monday. ( read original story ...)
TikTok’s ByteDance Bids For Singapore Banking Licence
ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, eyes a digital banking license with the family that owns OCBC Bank, the financial services corporation headquartered in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to remove most coronavirus restrictions from Friday – govt
Singapore will allow small gatherings and the reopening of restaurants and shops from June 19, its health ministry said on Monday, in a major easing of the city-state's coronavirus restrictions. Tiny ... ( read original story ...)