AIA Singapore’s agency force has closed 77% more cases on average thanks to iResource. Catching sight of the insurance sector’s inability to keep up with other industries when it comes to conducting ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : Chew’s Agriculture signs $27m sustainability-linked loan with DBS
According to DBS, this is the first sustainability-linked loan for a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Singapore. The loan will ensure that hens laying eggs on the farm will continue to be ... ( read original story ...)
Chew’s Agriculture inks 10-year $27 mil sustainability-linked loan with DBS
SINGAPORE (May 29): DBS announced that Chew’s Agriculture, the local egg producer, has signed a 10-year, $27 million sustainability loan with the bank, marking the nation’s first sustainability-linked ... ( read original story ...)
Local property market more stable
Singapore's property cooling measures have achieved what they set out to do, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong, but most analysts do not expect them to be lifted in the near future. ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC says Soilbuild REIT has undemanding valuations, but still lacks catalysts
SINGAPORE (May 31): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “hold” on Soilbuild Business Space REIT (SB REIT) with an unchanged fair value of 62 cents as the REIT continues to await rent payment due ... ( read original story ...)
UOB chief says ‘why not’ let an outsider succeed him
"If they can do the job, why not?" UOB is the only Singapore bank that's still run by a family after OCBC Bank and others chose outsiders as their CEO or merged. Under Wee's billionaire father, UOB ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore housing loans shrink again, with overall lending flat in April: MAS data
Overall bank lending in Singapore was flat in April from a month ago, bogged by the decline in consumer loans and moderated growth in business lending. Loans through the domestic banking unit - which ... ( read original story ...)
This ‘Fake News’ Law Threatens Free Speech. But It Doesn’t Stop There.
Singapore this month joined the rapidly growing list of countries seeking to shield their citizens from harmful content online by passing anti-fake news legislation. While critics have focused on the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, United States agree to renew MOU on use of military facilities
SINGAPORE — Singapore and the United States on Friday (31 May) agreed to renew a long-standing agreement for the US’ use of military facilities in Singapore. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, US reaffirm bilateral defence relations, agree to renew MOU
during which the two reaffirmed the "excellent and long-standing bilateral defence relations" between Singapore and the United States, according to a Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) news release. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore overtakes US, Hong Kong to be world’s most competitive economy
Out of the four key categories that were assessed, Singapore made it to the top five for three of them, namely economic performance (5th), government efficiency (3rd) and business efficiency (5th). ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bank Billionaire’s Son Says ‘Why Not’ Let an Outsider Succeed Him
(Bloomberg) -- United Overseas Bank Ltd.’s chief executive officer said he is comfortable going outside his family for a successor to run the lender his grandfather founded more than eight decades ago ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore confronts food crisis with sky farms and lab-grown shrimp
Singapore is widely known as one of the most prosperous economies in the world. With a population of 5.6 million, the island boasts a high-ranking and developed education system, a thriving technology ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Group expects RBI to cut 25 bps at June 6 meet
SINGAPORE: Singapore-based DBS Group expects the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) rate-setting panel to make a 25-bp cut in the repo rate at the June 6 meeting, taking the total cut to 75 basis points ... ( read original story ...)
IPC Wins Two SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2019
today announces the win of two awards in the Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2019. Best Connectivity for Financial Services - Connexus Cloud earned IPC the award for ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘Fake News’ Law Gives Singapore Worrisome Powers
Singapore this month joined the rapidly growing list of countries seeking to shield their citizens from harmful content online by passing anti-fake news legislation. While critics have focused on the ... ( read original story ...)