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With consumer demand diverted overseas, Singapore retailers see another tough year ahead
SINGAPORE retailers expect another tough year as consumer demand may be dampened or diverted in 2025. Read more at The Business Times.
5 key sectors set to benefit from the Johor-Singapore SEZ deal
The agreement aims to attract 100 projects over the next decade. The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) agreement is to benefit banking, gaming, industrials, technology, and ...
Singapore authorities detain 3 self-radicalised men planning overseas violence
Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) has detained three men who were allegedly self-radicalised online, triggered by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, and had made preparations to engage in ...
Singapore news veteran sued over S$990,000 loan said he ‘transferred’ shares in business before joining Mediacorp
SINGAPORE: Before he joined his new employer Mediacorp, Chinese news veteran Chua Chim Kang signed an agreement to transfer his shares in an education company to his business partner, Lee Kuan Fung.
Singapore Banks Back Police Controls on Accounts to Avert Scams
Banks in Singapore support a new law that will allow the police to control accounts of holders who they suspect to be scam targets, the city-state’s latest effort to tackle a surge in cases.
Micron to invest $7bn in Singapore to meet AI-driven memory chip demand
The US semiconductor company has commenced construction on a new high-bandwidth memory advanced packaging facility.
UOB raises Vietnamese 2025 GDP growth forecast to 7%
VOV.VN - The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has revised its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam in 2025 to 7%, up from the previous projection of 6%, citing strong momentum from 2024 and ...
Vietnamese economy predicted to grow 7% in 2025: UOB
The Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam in 2025 to 7%, up from the previous projection of 6%, given the strong momentum that carried over from ...
Investment banks expect more deal-making activity in Asia and Singapore in 2025
However, the risks include higher-for-longer interest rates and market uncertainty. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A brave new year of investing dangerously
In his 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World, English writer Aldous Huxley imagined the year 2540, when citizens are ranked using an intelligence-based social hierarchy. In a future characterised by ...
Singapore SMEs sustain expansionary momentum in Q4, led by trade-related sectors: OCBC
SINGAPORE’S small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) extended their expansionary streak into the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest OCBC SME Index released on Thursday (Jan 9). Read more ...
Johor-Singapore SEZ could be ‘game changer’ for SMEs, but details on support needed: OCBC
THE Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) could be a “game changer” for Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that enter the zone as suppliers to the multinational corporations ...
UOB Kay Hian ups Digital Core REIT’s TP to 99 US cents, says positive developments were ‘overlooked’
Analyst Jonathan Koh expects a downtown of six months for Linton Hall Road and a new tenant to start contributing in 1Q2026.
Investment banking fees generated in Singapore in 2024 grew 14% y-o-y to US$660.6 mil: LSEG
The growth was fuelled by equity capital markets growing to US$108.7 million, a 42% increase, matched by a similar surge in debt capital markets fees, which also climbed 42% to US$106.4 million.
Why Singapore is leading the crypto revolution
Singapore has blended tradition and innovation. Even the best Swiss watch can’t tick forever without a little quartz-like ingenuity ...