China's crude oil imports from top supplier Russia fell in July by 7.4% from a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, in line with a broad decline in Chinese refiners' purchases that were ...
Emplifi Reveals Instagram Remains the Platform of Choice for Singapore’s Public Sector
Emplifi, a leading customer engagement platform, today released its ‘Singapore Government Social Media Report – H1 2024.’ The report analyzes how 42 s ...
StanChart makes three executive changes in Europe, Asia transaction banking business
Asia-focussed lender Standard Chartered (StanChart) announced three senior executive changes in its transaction banking business on Tuesday. Ankur Kanwar will lead StanChart's transaction banking ...
Singapore introduces cooling measures for public housing market
The loan-to-value limit for Housing Development Board loans has been lowered from 80% to 75%, the government said.
First supermoon of the year rises over Singapore
SINGAPORE: The first supermoon of the year - also dubbed the Sturgeon moon - shone through on Monday (Aug 19) despite cloudy weather over some parts of the island. It began rising from about 7pm and ...
Drivers rush to new Singapore VEP info centre for help, but many left disappointed
Drivers who showed up at Singapore's new information centre on Malaysia's Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) have been left disappointed. Many were turned away without having their queries addressed. The ...
HDB loan limits tightened in new property cooling measures; Joseph Schooling reflects on rise and retirement: Singapore live news
Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online. ( read original story ...)
HDB loan limits tightened in new property cooling measure; eligible first-time buyers to get higher grants of up to S$120,000
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of National Development (MND) and Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Monday (Aug 19) announced a set of measures to cool the resale market and to provide more support for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bans ex-HSBC banker for a year over disclosure breach
(Bloomberg) — The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a one-year prohibition order against a former HSBC Bank representative after he failed to disclose his previous involvement in police ...
Standard Chartered announces senior appointments to its Transaction Banking leadership
Standard Chartered announced today, the appointment of Sofia Hammoucha as Global Head of Trade & Working Capital based in Singapore. Sofia succeeds Kai Fehr, who has decided to move back to his home ...
Singapore stocks slightly rose on Tuesday—STI edged up by 0.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks slightly rose on Tuesday, Aug 20, tracking gains seen in global markets... The post Singapore stocks slightly rose on Tuesday—STI edged up by 0.1% appeared first on The Ind ...
‘Even more accessible’: OCBC on empowering women-owned businesses in Singapore to go global
In a striking display of entrepreneurial spirit, women-owned businesses in Singapore are increasingly setting their sights on international markets, with OCBC Bank's new initiative providing crucial ...
Forrester’s 2024 Singapore Customer Experience Index: Financial Services Brands Lack Competitive Differentiation
Singapore Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) annual study, conducted across the banking, investment, and home and auto insurance industries, the average CX quality of the brands is merely "OK". The ...
Top SGX Dividend Stocks Including DBS Group Holdings And 2 Others
Name Dividend Yield Dividend Rating BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) 7.34% Bumitama Agri (SGX:P8Z) 6.83% China Sunsine Chemical Holdings (SGX:QES) 6.33% Overview: DBS Group Holdings Ltd provides commercial banking ...
Why is Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank Making a Play in Crypto-Assets?
DDEX, DBS's crypto arm saw nearly triple volume growth in 2024, David Hui, its Chief Commercial Officer explains why ...
Singapore Adds Public Housing Curbs to Boost Affordability
Singapore will introduce new curbs on public housing as new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong seeks to tame years of price increases that threaten to become a political flashpoint in upcoming elections.