The Singapore stock market has finished higher in five consecutive trading days, climbing more than 45 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,175-point plateau although the market is ripe for profit taking ... ( read original story ...)
More Chinese firms are saying goodbye to Singapore's stock market
More Chinese companies listed in Singapore, or S-chips, are exiting the SGX. S-chips led the Singapore IPO scene about a decade ago, but their reputation was tarnished by a few accounting scandals. SGX said the departures have not affected its appeal and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore c.bank sees modest GDP growth, demand-driven price pressures subdued
* GDP seen growing 1-3 pct in 2017 vs 2 pct in 2016 * Headline inflation seen at 0.5-1.5 pct in 2017, core at 1-2 pct * Water price shock seen adding 0.1 percentage point to inflation SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - A slack labour market, falling business ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks gain on real estate, banking rally,Malaysia shares hit 2-year high
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore shares rose for the fifth day on Wednesday, helped by a rally in real estate and banking stocks. Equities in Malaysia, tracking overnight gains in Wall Street, climbed to fresh two-year highs. U.S. stocks gained for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aims to drive innovation with $1B fund
The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF) was set up by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) and Makara Capital, which was a fund management firm under the purview of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The new fund would "target high-growth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Creates S$1 Billion Innovation Fund to Drive Growth
The Makara Innovation Fund -- a collaboration between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and local private equity firm Makara Capital-- will invest S$30 to S$150 million each in 10 to 15 companies with globally competitive technologies over ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches $717 million fund to help intellectual property firms
SINGAPORE Singapore on Wednesday launched a S$1 billion ($717.31 million) fund to invest in companies with strong intellectual property profiles as part of a government push to establish the city-state as a global IP centre. The Makara Innovation Fund (MIF ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Intellectual property is making today's ideas tomorrow's assets
The commercialisation of intellectual property can be a growth engine for Singapore's future economy, says chief executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Daren Tang. In a new economy, where the focus of IP is moving from protection ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank Adds Jet Airways as a Points Transfer Partner
Premium Citibank ThankYou Rewards cards — like the Citi Prestige Card and Citi ThankYou Premier Card — let you transfer their points to airline miles and hotel programs. Star Alliance: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, EVA Air Infinity MileageLands ... ( read original story ...)
TransferWise is opening an Asian hub in Singapore
LONDON — Online money transfer service TransferWise is launching a new regional hub in Singapore. The fintech business announced on Thursday that it is opening a new office in Singapore that will act as a hub for the Asia-Pacific region. TransferWise ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ICA seizes chewing tobacco worth US$0.54m
The chewing tobacco was handed over to the Health Sciences Authority for investigation. The import and sale of chewing tobacco is prohibited in Singapore. The following day, on Saturday (April 22), another Malaysia-registered lorry driven by a 48-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output accelerates
SINGAPORE - Singapore's industrial production rose faster than expected in March from a year earlier, thanks to a continued surge in the electronics sector, data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a possible upward revision in the city-state's first quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore manufacturing output up 10.2% in March, boosted by strong electronics sector
SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output rose 10.2 per cent year-on-year in March, boosted by strong growth in the electronics sector. Excluding the more volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output grew 12.4 per cent, according to data released on ... ( read original story ...)
ABI Research Predicts Public Safety LTE Will Go Mainstream After
SINGAPORE, April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ABI Research predicts that public safety LTE will hit the mainstream markets after 2020 as trials and deployments gain momentum across the world. Hardware revenue is expected to grow by 30% annually, reaching $540 ... ( read original story ...)
Sequans Powers New Ellipsis Jetpack Hotspot for Verizon Wireless
The LTE chip inside Jetpack is the Sequans’ Colibri LTE Platform ... Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. ( read original story ...)
British government has bought a £200m 5G 'academic wet dream'
4G/LTE in the UK or in some Asian countries like Singapore are two different things. Load and volume capacities are a challenge for the widespread use of streaming mobile video. We need a solid infrastructure for the mobile video explosion to continue. ( read original story ...)