Hakeem started Serviceback as a side-hustle, and decided to make it a business during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Minister calls on students to shape the Singapore they want
Everyone has a part to play in shaping Singapore, through sharing their suggestions on policies to supporting disadvantaged members of society, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong yesterday.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainability is the future of investing: Doha Bank CEO
Doha Bank recently hosted an online client event titled ‘Investment Outlook’ wherein Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman emphasised that sustainability “is the future of investing.” ... ( read original story ...)
Lawrence Wong tells students to step forward and shape the Singapore they want to see
It is important to listen to others with openness and humility to find common ground, he said.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
In full: Lawrence Wong’s speech at the IPS-RSIS forum on race and racism in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong spoke at a forum on race and racism in Singapore organised jointly by the Institute of Policy Studies ... ( read original story ...)
UOB projects Vietnam’s 2021 GDP growth at 6.7% despite COVID-19
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has forecast that Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate would rebound to 6.7 percent in 2021 from 2.9 percent in 2020, regardless of the impacts ... ( read original story ...)
Eat Just Mulls $3 Billion IPO To Eventually Make Cruelty-Free Food Mainstream
Eat Just, is targeting “at least” $3 billion in valuation for its IPO that will likely happen in Q4 2021 or early next year, according to one of the leading investors of the plant-based eggs producer. ( read original story ...)
Gmail founder, ex-Morgan Stanley, Citibank execs join Malaysian fintech firm’s $7m round
Gotrade allows users to invest in US stocks, neither charging them commission nor requiring a minimum deposit size. ( read original story ...)
Chinese firm Didi’s US$4 billion IPO books covered on first day of bookbuild
DiDi Global Inc., China's largest ride-hailing company, said in a filing on Thursday it would list on the New York Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. RevoluPAY And AEXON PTE LTD SINGAPORE Sign DA
RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that RevoluPAY EP S.L. signed a Definitive Agreement on the 24 th of June 2021 with AEXON SINGAPORE . Under the agreement terms, all underlying gross ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister Calls for Sensitivity to Needs of Minorities
A senior government minister called on Singapore’s majority Chinese community to be sensitive to the needs of the country’s minorities, following a spate of incidents involving racial abuse. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s surprising new plan to ‘live with covid’ revealed
A country that has been one of the world’s most successful at combating Covid-19 has announced it will soon fundamentally change how it manages the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore right to be concerned about racist incidents as there is ‘always a risk’ of regression on race issues: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Singapore should be “very concerned” about racist incidents because there is "always a risk we will regress and move backwards" on race ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore shares inch up, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street
Overnight gains on Wall Street fired up investors in Singapore and across the region, sending markets into positive territory on Friday.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Pvt security co Tenon Group plans IPO next fiscal; says, shifting focus to remote monitoring ahead of listing
Its overseas security business vertical, Mortise, was listed on the London Alternative Investment Market in 2008. ( read original story ...)
Chinese firm Didi’s $4 billion IPO books covered on first day of bookbuild -sources
An initial public offer (IPO) by China's Didi Global Inc in New York to raise up to $4 billion has been fully covered on the first day of its bookbuild, even as some investors fear tougher rules could ... ( read original story ...)