Singapore Today's Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB, about the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s expectations that our local economy is on track to ...
I’m not an alpha female, says DBS’s incoming CEO Tan Su Shan
She will take over the reins from DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta next year, but veteran banker Tan Su Shan doesn't consider herself an alpha woman. In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao published last ...
Singapore shares fall, bucking regional trend; STI slides 0.3%
SINGAPORE – Shares in Singapore started the week in the red on Oct 28, even as most regional exchanges ended higher. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.3 per cent, or 9.33 points, to 3,584 ...
S’pore adds another $440m in investment to boost growth of deep tech start-ups
The Government has also raised its equity cap for deep tech start-ups from $8M to $12M. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong unveils AI policy for finance, floats tax breaks for crypto
The city is keen to burnish its credentials as Asia’s go-to center for financial services. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s central bank sees growth and hiring on the rise as inflation eases into 2025
Nearly 60 per cent of the economy is exceeding or at pre-pandemic growth norms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Raising in 2024: Why Australian startups are turning to Singapore for VC
Here’s what Peak XV MD Abheek Anand, Investible's Ben Lindsay and Clayton Chu from Prosus Ventures had to say.
Feast for less: Singaporeans score up to 80pc off unsold food with Yindii app, fight food waste
Lucky Singaporeans can now score unsold food from restaurants at discounts of up to 80 per cent before closing time, thanks to a new mobile app. As ...
New app lets Singapore diners buy unsold food at big discount, helps cut food waste
SINGAPORE: Diners who are keen to buy unsold food from eateries at up to 80 per cent off the retail price before closing time, instead of letting it go to waste, can tap a new mobile phone application ...
Singapore’s growth should be sustained for the rest of 2024 from ongoing upswing in electronics and trade cycles: MAS
The easing in global financial conditions is another factor for Singapore's sustained growth in 2024. The central bank kept the prevailing rate of appreciation of the $SNEER unchanged in October.
MAS Sees Singapore Disinflation ‘Well-Entrenched,’ GDP Recovery
Singapore’s disinflation trajectory is “well-entrenched” and the economy’s recovery is seen extending into 2025, the central bank said in its latest review, while cautioning on growth and upside risks ...
Singapore central bank expects GDP at upper end of 2%-3% range in 2024 and 2025
Singapore's central bank said on Monday it expects 2024 gross domestic product growth at the upper end of the 2%-3% forecast range, and for next year to have a similar growth pace.
Billionaire Wee Family’s UOL, Partner To Buy Singapore Property For $613 Million
UOL Group and its unit Singapore Land—both controlled by the family of late banking and real estate billionaire Wee Cho Yaw—have partnered with CapitaLand to buy a residential condominium in the ...
Inflation to ease further in 2025, amid moderate external and domestic cost conditions: MAS
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday (Oct 28) repeated its expectation for core and headline inflation to both average 1.5 to 2.5 per cent in 2025, “down significantly from their peaks ...
S’pore’s central bank sees growth and hiring on the rise as inflation eases into 2025
Nearly 60 per cent of the economy is exceeding or at pre-pandemic growth norms. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s 2024 GDP Growth Projected at Around Upper End of 2%-3% Forecast Range, MAS Says
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