With an investment of $20 million to train and develop the digital skills of all 29,000 employees of the OCBC Group globally, the OCBC Future Smart Programme is the largest-scale and most ambitious digital transformation initiative by a Singapore bank. ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales drop 1.5% in March, as car sales slump again
SINGAPORE – Retail sales dropped 1.5 per cent in March from a year ago, reversing the Chinese New Year-fueled 8.6 per cent jump seen in February, as car sales continued to slump. Excluding motor vehicles, takings at the till rose 2.6 per cent, according ... ( read original story ...)
6 things to know about Singapore before Trump and Kim Jong-un meet there
President Donald Trump said that his historic summit with Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. Here are some relavant facts about the city-state: 1. Until November 2017, Singapore was North Korea’s seventh largest trading partner In ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Watch Series 3 With LTE Connectivity Launches in Denmark, Sweden, India, and Taiwan
The Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE connectivity today became available for purchase ... Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, India, and Taiwan. Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Neutral) ( read original story ...)
Stunned Investors in Singapore Tech Darling Suffer 33% Loss
After a spectacular rise for two years, Singapore’s biggest technology company is suddenly returning to earth. All eyes in the country’s financial community have been on Venture Corp., an electronics stock that more than tripled since April 2016 to ... ( read original story ...)
DBS FHR Home Loan – The Fixed Deposit Home Rate and Why It’s So Different From Other Home Loans
Just because it’s not “actively enforced”, doesn’t make sex between consenting male adults any less of a crime in Singapore, in the eyes of the law. Variable rates are the Section 377A of home loans. Just because the bank says that the board rates ... ( read original story ...)
Is It a Good Time to Buy Bank Stocks Now?
Favourable macro-economic conditions have led to growth in almost every business segment of the three main banks in Singapore, which are DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited (SGX: O39), and United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s Nicholson Sees 10-Year Between 2.80-3.20%
May.09 -- Bank of Singapore Head of Fixed Income Discretionary Portfolio Management Gareth Nicholson discusses Mahathir Mohamad's victory in Malaysia’s election, and talks about emerging markets and bonds. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank to spend $20 million on digital upskilling programme
Singapore's OCBC Bank is to spend $20 million on a workforce digital transformation programme designed to equip its 29,000 staff with the skills required to stay relevant in a technologically-driven banking culture. The bank says that the 'Future Smart ... ( read original story ...)
Is it worth buying bank stocks despite higher prices?
Favourable macroeconomic conditions have led to growth in almost every business segment of the three main banks in Singapore, which are DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Limited (SGX: O39), and United Overseas Bank Ltd (SGX ... ( read original story ...)
First Singaporean bank to debut in Việt Nam
HÀ NỘI – Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) will open its first branch in Việt Nam on July 2. It is the ninth wholly foreign-owned bank and first Singaporean bank in the country. UOB Vietnam has a charter capital of VNĐ3 trillion (US$131.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Oil slips on the hope that alternative supplies can replace Iranian exports
Singapore — Oil prices dipped on Friday, easing from multi-year highs in the previous session on the hope that alternative supplies could replace a looming drop in Iranian exports from US sanctions. The US plans to re-introduce sanctions against Iran ... ( read original story ...)
Estonian exports decrease in March 2018, imports rise
Such changes as there were in the export landscape over the preceding year included a rise in exports to Singapore and Australia to the tune of €16 and €18 million respectively, principally mineral products (which helped alleviate somewhat of a decline ... ( read original story ...)
Do you run a local business that exports globally? Apply for the 2018 ACT Export Awards
In August last year, we saw the first international export of perishable goods straight out of the Capital to Singapore. “There’s the capability for even more organisations to use Canberra as an export hub, with our direct international flights to ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s export grew by 30 per cent and exceeded 48 billion U.S. dollars
The Kazakh Government believed that the establishment of free trade zones will help to expand its export market. Currently, the Government plans to sign agreements on free trade zones with India, Egypt, Singapore and Israel. TIMUR SULEIMENOV, KAZAKH ... ( read original story ...)
Australian fresh vegetable exports steam ahead
The top export markets for Australian-grown fresh vegetables are Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Carrots are the star performer, with exports increasing to 110,000 tonnes last year at a value of $91 million. Onions and ... ( read original story ...)