Lapidoth is abandoning its plan for a TASE IPO for its international trading business. Investment company Lapidoth Capital Ltd. (TASE: LAPD), controlled by chairperson Jacob Luxenburg, is moving towards an IPO for Gaval, its international commercial arm. ( read original story ...)
UnionPay QR code payments will be available to Singapore customers this year
View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/unionpay-qr-code-payments-will-be-available-to-singapore-customers-this-year-300561839.html SINGAPORE, Nov. 27, 2017 /CNW/ -- UnionPay International announced today to have cooperated with Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks fall amid rising China borrowing costs, Malaysia equities gain
In Singapore, lenders DBS Group Holdings and United Overseas Bank lost 0.9% and 0.8%, respectively. Golden Agri-Resources shed 1.3%. The company reported earlier in the day that it was selling its Tianjin oil operations for $111 million. The Bursa Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
30 BD missions abroad failed to fulfill export target
Of the 30 missions that could not achieve their targets for July-October, exports still marked a rise for 20 missions -- Berlin, Yangon, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Moscow, Manila, Lisbon, Jakarta, Baghdad, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm, Thimphu, Beirut ... ( read original story ...)
GRAINS-Wheat falls for 2nd day as U.S. exports suffer, corn eases
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters ... FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago wheat futures are being weighed down by U.S. weekly export sales which fell below a range of trade expectations. * The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported export sales of old-crop U.S. wheat ... ( read original story ...)
Andhra Pradesh: Farmers export plant material
Local farmers get direct export orders from agents in the Gulf ... nursery farmers have exported plant material worth over $1.5 lakh to Dubai, Singapore and other countries in the current fiscal year, so far. Fruit plants like mango, ‘sapota’, guava ... ( read original story ...)
Footwear exports enjoy 13% rise during Jan-Oct
Exports to Indonesia recorded the highest growth, at 53%, followed by Singapore (45%), Hungary (34%), India (33.7%) and Poland (33%). The Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association predicted that the footwear sector’s production will enjoy a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore employees fall short in global survey on taking responsibility for upgrading their own skills
Nine in 10 global employees, or 91 per cent, say that it is their personal responsibility to keep up with the best practices through learning and development opportunities. However fewer Singapore employees felt that way (83 per cent) as compared to the ... ( read original story ...)
Picture Review Of New Singapore Airlines New First Class Suite
Singapore Airlines is introducing fantastic new First Class for their Airbus A380s. They have 5 new planes which are being delivered over the next year and these new planes will feature the new first suites and new business class that offers double beds ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping Singapore River clean ‘a relentless effort’
Forty years after Singapore embarked on a cleanup of the Singapore River, the Prime Minister says that keeping the river clean is a relentless effort and that people should help by refraining from littering. "The river cleanup is never done," said PM Lee ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore services business receipts grow 6.3% in Q3
SINGAPORE - Business receipts for the services sector in Singapore grew 6.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2017 compared to a year ago, reflecting an improved global outlook and a strengthening economy. The data released on Monday (Nov 27) by the ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator apologises for ‘Basel IV’ bank rules delay
Singapore central bank boss Ravi Menon has apologised to banks for the lengthy delays to a new package of global regulatory reforms that may finally be agreed by December 7. Mr Menon, who sits on the supervisory body of the Basel Committee on Banking ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore considering new penalties for sex crimes targeting women, kids online: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE - Singapore is considering new penalties to address sex crimes targeting women and children on the Internet, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam on Monday (Nov 27). In a Facebook post, Mr Shanmugam also said he hopes to relook issues ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Army’s UAVs Deployed in Afghanistan
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Singapore's UAV Command have been deployed in the fight against terror in Afghanistan, Second Minister for Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung said on November 24. Speaking after visiting the UAC command base at at Murai Camp ... ( read original story ...)
Letters: Singapore’s tough approach to drugs saves lives while B.C.’s kills people
According to Tiffany Crawford’s story last week, drug abuse has produced 1,100 corpses in B.C. this year to date, meaning 2017 is on pace to more than double the carnage of 2016 which, in turn, dramatically increased the death rate for 2015. Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press : SPH Buzz partners with Mastercard to launch new hybrid store concept
- SPH Buzz today launched a new hybrid store concept in partnership with Mastercard that includes attended and unattended retail counters. As part of the partnership, SPH Buzz has integrated Mastercard's mobile commerce platform - Vending powered by ... ( read original story ...)