OCBC’S total sustainable financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grew by more than 40 per cent year on year, surpassing S$9 billion in 2024, up from more than S$7 billion in 2023. Read ...
300 SMEs to get help in new OCBC programme to drive climate action
The OCBC SME Start-ESG Programme will help firms get a baseline measurement of their sustainability metrics. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore-listed firm to raise US$100mln after agreements to set up a casino and bank in Timor-Leste
Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments Ltd, a company listed on an alternative board of the Singapore Exchange, says it has signed two cooperation agreements with Timor-Leste government officials, to ...
Amazon Web Services opens new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, hiring for more than 100 roles
AMAZON opened a new Asia-Pacific headquarters for its cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Singapore on Wednesday (Feb 12), with plans to hire more than 100 local employees for cloud and ...
Analysis-Is China’s state-funded stock revival plan pie in the sky?
As China directs its large financial institutions to help revive and rebalance a struggling stock market, analysts see merit in the plan but are sceptical it will stimulate a recovery. Beijing has ...
Trade war turmoil hits emerging markets hard, but Singapore defies the storm
In addition to falling stock prices, regional currencies like the Malaysian ringgit, Indonesian rupiah, and Taiwan dollar all weakened against the U.S. dollar. The Malaysian ringgit saw a notable drop ...
Singapore regulator, banking association to set up new payments entity
Singapore's financial regulator and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) said on Wednesday they will set up a new entity to consolidate the administration and governance of national payment ...
RSAF plane carrying 7th tranche of humanitarian aid for Gaza leaves Singapore
SINGAPORE: A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) plane delivering about nine tonnes of supplies bound for Gaza left Singapore for Jordan on Wednesday (Feb 12), the seventh such tranche of humanitar ...
Singapore delivers 9 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza
SINGAPORE - A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft departed for Jordan on Feb 12 to deliver some nine tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The RSAF Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport ...
Singapore arrests teenager radicalized by far-right extremism
An 18-year-old Singapore student who was radicalized by violent far-right extremism online and who idolized the gunman behind deadly attacks on two mosques in New Zealand has been detained under the ...
Singapore veteran actor Moses Lim dies at age 75
SINGAPORE: Local veteran actor Moses Lim, best known for his work in TV sitcom Under One Roof, died on Feb 11 at the age of 75.
Singapore rolls out new initiatives to develop AI and AI safety
New artificial intelligence initiatives by Singapore have been launched at the AI Action Summit in Paris. They focus on ways to develop AI and AI safety. Professor Simon Chesterman, Senior Director of ...
Amazon Web Services opens Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore
Amazon currently has more than 2,500 employees in Singapore, across cloud, corporate, retail, technology and operations functions.
Paragon Reit: From IPO to privatisation
Cuscaden Peak’s Times Properties made an offer to privatise Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) for S$0.98 a unit, noting that the trust has one of the lowest free floats among its retail ...
Exco: Over 900 SPM no-shows in Johor, some banking on Singapore jobs
More than 900 students in Johor did not sit for the SPM examination, with some convinced they could still earn good salaries in Singapore without completing Form 5. The New Straits Times reported that ...
Only 5 SGX-listed companies made it to a list of 100 fastest growing firms in Singapore
THERE are only five Singapore Exchange (SGX)-listed companies on a list of 100 fastest-growing firms based in Singapore and they hail from a diverse range of sectors, a recent study by The Straits ...