Progress on the GST reform in India is "encouraging", the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) said on Monday and noted that most services will be pegged at 18 %, higher than at present. The GST Council last week announced a tiered structure 5 % tax on mass ... ( read original story ...)
When business travel pays off
A business class boarding pass is your ticket to a wide range of privileges both inside and outside the airport. So, when flying with Singapore Airlines, not only can you travel in style, you can really reap the rewards too Business travellers can ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered and IBM back Byte Academy's Singapore fintech school
Standard Chartered Bank, IBM, Insead, Thomson Reuters and Microsoft are backing a fintech school at New York-based Byte Academy's first international venture, in Singapore. The firms have come together to form a fintech skills charter that will guide Byte ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to buy Airbus and Boeing helicopters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has agreed to buy new military helicopters from Airbus and Boeing Co to replace its ageing fleet of Super Pumas and Chinooks, the city-state's defence ministry said on Monday. Singapore has the largest defence budget in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must ‘never compromise’ on qualifying criteria for Elected Presidency: Yaacob
SINGAPORE: Singapore must “never compromise” on the qualifying criteria for the Elected Presidency, Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said on Monday (Nov 7). Speaking during the ... ( read original story ...)
Check out Singapore's most outstanding corporate solutions in 2016
Find out how you can be honoured too at the Business Case Studies Awards. Singapore Business Review raised its glass alongside the city-state's most exceptional solution providers at the inaugural Business Case Studies Awards. The event aims to recognize ... ( read original story ...)
Find out how you too can be honoured at the Business Case Studies Awards
Former winner shares benefits of being recognised. Singapore Business Review raised its glass alongside the city-state's most exceptional solution providers at the inaugural Business Case Studies Awards. The event aims to recognise the achievements of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech snags top Indian bank as client
"The fintech ecosystem in Singapore is growing rapidly ... "With data set to double every 12 months, it's a clear business risk to leave such large amounts of data untapped. It is also a must to find more affordable ways to store this data," he said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore telcos can forget iPhone 7: analyst
More From Singapore Business Review Singapore's 50 Largest Real Estate Agencies 2016 Look at how much will be slashed from Singaporean telcos' profits after a fourth player comes in Singapore's 20 Largest Architecture Firms 2016 ( read original story ...)
Doing business a mixed prospect across Asia
Brunei and Indonesia are among the most improved Asian economies for ease of doing business while Singapore has been replaced by New Zealand in first place overall, according to an influential World Bank report. East Asia and the Pacific are home to two of ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei Times to close over 'business issues'
SINGAPORE: The Brunei Times (BT) will cease to operate with effect from Tuesday (Nov 8), after 10 years of publication. In an announcement run under its masthead on Monday, the English daily published in Brunei Darussalam cited reasons such as "business ... ( read original story ...)
5 things Singapore business travellers should know about their mobile and data plans
In the beginning, telcos fixed rates between inbound and outbound calls, with a little extra if such calls were needed to connect overseas. In the last 20 years, we've seen big disruptions and changes in technology. These changes have varied up the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil margins at highest since 2012
SINGAPORE: Singapore refining margins for benchmark 180-cst fuel oil against Dubai crude on Monday rose to their narrowest discount in more than four years amid lower supplies and firm demand, despite recent efforts to boost yields. The improved margin ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks hunt for new loan growth source
"Shrinking China's trade loans from mor attractive onshore borrowing rates would result i a retreat of capital back into Singapore or banks would have to find new sources of growth to fill the vacuum. This will affect DBS and OCBC more so than UOB as UOB ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t get left behind – embrace the e-payment systems in Singapore
The seven leading banks in Singapore (HSBC, DBS, OCBC, UOB, Citibank, Maybank and Standard Chartered) make up a large part of FAST transactions and are working closely with ABS and BCS to bring this new system to life. ABS also intends to make a unified ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines net profit increases to $46.8m in September
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines booked net profit of 64.9 million Singapore dollars ($46.8 million) for the quarter ended September, a hefty 69.6% year-on-year decline, with industry-wide competition and a capacity glut continuing to erode the carrier’s ... ( read original story ...)