Gov’t maintained its GDP forecast for the year but warned of a larger-than-usual degree of uncertainty on back of COVID. ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy expands 1.3pc in Q1; MTI maintains 4-6pc full-year growth forecast despite Covid-19 uncertainties
After four quarters of year-on-year decline, Singapore’s economy finally clocked positive growth — expanding 1.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago. ... ( read original story ...)
Chinatown Complex Food Centre, coffee shop in Singapore’s Woodlands among places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious
Chinatown Complex Food Centre as well as a coffee shop at Woodlands Street 11 have been added to a list of public places that had been visited by Covid-19 cases during their infectious period. In its ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Firms Halt U.S. IPO Plans
The boom in Chinese listings in the U.S. is coming to a sudden halt. Bloomberg’s Julia Fioretti reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (Source: AccuWeather) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees uneven recovery after Q1 GDP tops forecasts
Singapore's economy expanded more than first thought in the first quarter and the government maintained its growth forecast for the year, but struck a cautious note about recovery due to uncertainties ... ( read original story ...)
DBS triples the number of job opportunities available for female technologists in Singapore to 140
This year, the ‘DBS Women in Tech’ virtual career fair will focus on five engineering roles, namely Engineering Lead; Solution Architect; ReactJS Developer; Full Stack Developer; and Software ... ( read original story ...)
Citi appoints Serene Gay as head of credit cards and personal loans for global consumer banking in Singapore
Citi, on Monday, announced the appointment of Serene Gay as the Singapore Head of Credit Cards & Personal Loans for its Global Consumer Banking (GCB) business, succeeding Vikas Kumar who will be ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva Singlife appoints DBS senior exec as group CEO after recent merger
Insurer Aviva Singlife has appointed a new group chief executive officer, following the $3.2 billion merger of Aviva Singapore and home-grown insurance company Singapore Life (Singlife) last year.. ( read original story ...)
Aviva Singlife appoints DBS executive as its group CEO following recent merger
Insurer Aviva Singlife has appointed a new group chief executive officer following the $3.2 billion merger of Aviva Singapore and homegrown insurance company Singapore Life (Singlife) last year.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore CEO Bahren Shaari to join NUS board of trustees
SINGAPORE - Top banker Bahren Shaari has been appointed to the National University of Singapore (NUS) board of trustees from June 1. The NUS alumnus Earlier, Mr Bahren was the bank's senior managing ... ( read original story ...)
Collapsed Singapore Oil Trader Founder Appeals $20 Million Order
The payment underscore another setback for Lim, who founded Singapore’s largest independent oil trading firm and related shipping operators but fell on his own sword last year p ... ( read original story ...)
Aviva Singlife hires heavy hitter DBS veteran as CEO
Leading brand for international independent financial advisers, wealth management professionals serving expatriate and cross-border clients worldwide. ( read original story ...)
Lim family’s global assets on radar after Singapore court move
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" (Reuters) -A Singapore court has approved a freeze on up to $3.5 billion of assets of the family behind collapsed Hin Leong Trading Pte Ltd, boosting the ... ( read original story ...)
Citi appoints new Singapore head of credit cards and personal loans
Citi has appointed Ms Serene Gay as its new Singapore head of credit cards and personal loans for its global consumer banking business.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
PhonePe-Indus OS deal goes awry
PhonePe-Indus OS deal deal goes awary, India's startups rode the pandemic waves to funding; and All you need to know about the upcoming Delhivery IPO. ( read original story ...)
Gojek and Tokopedia’s holding group GoTo plans fundraising ahead of blockbuster IPO this year
The Indonesian unicorn is likely to attract sovereign wealth funds and global financial institutions with a final round of fundraising to anchor what is likely to be Jakarta’s largest ever initial ... ( read original story ...)