There is a rather good summary in Bloomberg on why Singapore’s Central Bank do not hold a Key Interest Rate. I think its a good read, a good refresh to go through some thought process when it comes to how externalities affect your Singapore investments ... ( read original story ...)
CBI questions ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar’s brother-in-law in Videocon deal investigation
Unidentified officials said Rajiv Kochhar was scheduled to fly to Singapore. “A team got Kochhar to the agency ... The CBI has initiated a preliminary inquiry to determine whether ICICI Bank broke the law by sanctioning the Rs 3,250-crore loan to ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN finance ministers, central bank governors reaffirm commitment to AEC Blueprint 2025
SINGAPORE, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) finance ministers and central Bank governors on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to the bloc's economic community blueprint 2025. The blueprint 2015 includes strategic ... ( read original story ...)
ICICI Bank loan case: CBI questions Rajiv Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot’s close aide
ICICI Bank loan case: Rajiv Kochhar was questioned for the third consecutive day in connection with the case. According to the agency officials, he was asked about the role of his Singapore-based company Avista Advisory in the restructuring of loan ( read original story ...)
Nuo opens a cryptocurrency bank branch in Singapore – From virtual to an actual bank!
Varun Deshpande, the Co-Founder of Nuo, which is a virtual bank for cryptocurrencies, announced on Twitter that they are going to open a bank branch for cryptocurrency in Singapore. He also stated that they will open an ATM for cryptocurrencies as well. ( read original story ...)
UN, Singapore concerned about rising trade tensions
The U.N. secretary-general and the Singaporean foreign minister voiced concerns about global trade tensions and rising protectionism during back-to-back meetings in Beijing on Sunday. Following remarks from his Chinese counterpart, Singaporean Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
The most fascinating details and secrets from inside Singapore Airline’s food facility
How airplane food is made can depend on the airline. For Singapore Airlines, they contract an airline catering firm called Gate Gourmet in Switzerland to produce more than 50,000 meals a day. Some of the most fascinating details and secrets from inside ... ( read original story ...)
Book on engineering feats that transformed Singapore launched
SINGAPORE - During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) crisis in 2003, a team of engineers and researchers from the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and ST Electronics risked their lives to set up data collection systems in hospitals. ( read original story ...)
MAS urges banks in Singapore to be vigilant against cyber threats
"MAS has been working with financial institutions in Singapore on a number of initiatives to continuously deepen the sector's cyber capabilities, taking into account the rapidly changing cyber threat landscape," Mr Tan added. The central bank also ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore needs charismatic leaders like Lee Kuan Yew: PM Lee
Addressing the Singapore University of Technology and Design's (SUTD) first Ministerial Forum earlier this week, Prime Minister Lee said, "It is hard enough to build a strong team of leaders in a small country like Singapore. It would be shortchanged if I ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore To Explore New Areas Of Cooperation During PM Modi’s June Visit
Technology is changing the way we work, and how services are delivered and consumed," said Ong Ye Kung, noting that "India has embraced this wave of change". Addressing the 12th International Conference on South Asia in Singapore, the minister highlighted ... ( read original story ...)
PM Lee Hsien Loong calls for ‘reimagining of Singapore’
Good design involves not just the hardware aspects of engineering and architecture, or the application of technology, but needs a deep understanding of the softer aspects of how individuals behave and how society works, he said. Singapore should also ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore to explore new areas of cooperation during Modi’s June visit
Technology is changing the way we work, and how services are delivered and consumed," said Ong Ye Kung, noting that "India has embraced this wave of change". Addressing the 12th International Conference on South Asia in Singapore, the minister highlighted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore “Flyer” of the Week: ASTI Holdings Limited
This makes ASTI a massive gainer in the Singapore stock market this week ... agreed to sell five of its wholly-owned subsidiaries to Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co Ltd (PDSTI) for S$90 million in cash and an additional S$38 million ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners in S’pore told not to import politics
The Singapore Police Force has issued a warning against the importing of politics from other countries into the Republic, after learning of calls encouraging overseas Malaysians to support political activities in the lead-up to their country's upcoming ... ( read original story ...)
Police warn against importing foreign politics into Singapore, in run-up to Malaysian election
SINGAPORE - The police have issued a warning against the importing of politics from other countries into Singapore, after learning of calls encouraging overseas Malaysians to support political activities in the lead-up to Malaysia's upcoming general election. ( read original story ...)