Singapore’s economy is often used as a prime example of how business-friendly policies can jumpstart a country’s growth. Most of our readers are probably familiar with Singapore’s transformation from a malarial swamp to one of the richest nations on ... ( read original story ...)
The Cards and Payments Industry in Singapore Market: check payments, payment cards, cash transactions
GlobalDatas "The Cards and Payments Industry in Singapore: Emerging Trends and Opportunities to ... and in May 2016 relaunched Dash in collaboration with Standard Charted Bank, Citibank, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, and UOB telecom provider Singtel. ( read original story ...)
DBS expects RBI to cut its policy rates by 0.25%
The Development Bank of Singapore expects the Reserve Bank of India to cut its ... retaining the flexibility to react to the evolving inflation trajectory, said DBS, a leading Asian bank with focus on further expanding in India. “We expect a 25 basis ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : appoints new Digital Head for its Institutional Banking business
Earlier this month, DBS partnered with MSIG to bring instant claims payments to Singapore's travel insurance sector through the bank's new Application Programming Interface (API) called DBS IDEAL RAPID. DBS' corporate banking mobile platform includes a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS expects RBI to cut its policy rates by 0.25 per cent
Singapore: The Development Bank of Singapore expects Reserves ... retaining the flexibility to react to the evolving inflation trajectory, said DBS, a leading Asian bank with focus on further expanding in India. "We expect a 25 basis points (0.25 per ... ( read original story ...)
DBS : appoints Hou Wey Fook as Chief Investment Officer of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management
DBS, Singapore's largest bank and a leading wealth manager in Asia, announced the appointment of Hou Wey Fook as Chief Investment Officer, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management. Wey Fook will be responsible for investment strategies including global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Novena Global Lifecare goes for US$150m Taiwan IPO
SINGAPORE - Novena Global Lifecare Group plans to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and raise US$150 million (S$203.7 million) for its regional expansion, it said on Monday (July 31). The medical aesthetic chain will be the fourth Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Aramco advisers favour London for mega IPO
Reuters reported in April that China is creating a consortium, including state-owned oil giants and banks and its sovereign wealth fund, to act as a “cornerstone” IPO investor. As well as New York and London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Cycle 2017 rolls out exciting lead-up activities
OCBC, the sponsor of this cycling fiesta since 2009 ... which will take place on Oct 7 and 28 from 9am to noon at the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI). SSI sport dietician Huang Liyan told The New Paper that the focus of this year's Cycle Cook-Off will ... ( read original story ...)
Maxine makes it two Asian Cadet Circuit foil titles in a row
as Singapore hosted its leg of the fledgling region-wide circuit at the OCBC Arena over the weekend. More than 80 fencers from 14 countries took part in the two-day competition, with 16-year-old Maxine living up to her favourite tag with a handy 15-11 win ... ( read original story ...)
We run fintech firms in Asia. Here’s how to write a CV to get job with us
If your company needs marketing emails sent out, it won’t matter that you’re only supposed to do business development,” says Anna Vanessa Haotanto, a former UOB banker who now runs The New Savvy, a Singapore fintech firm targeting female investors. ( read original story ...)
The Futurist: Why human resources is a people’s job
Last year, UOB launched a new and interactive intranet portal to strengthen ... In Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Philippines and Singapore in July/August 2017 – Register Now. ( read original story ...)
Expand your knowledge at Singapore Coffee Festival
He will be conducting a coffee appreciation workshop at the upcoming second edition of the Singapore Coffee Festival ... $22 (regular) and $18 (DBS/POSB cardholders and The Straits Times subscribers). For more information, visit www.sgcoffeefestival.com ... ( read original story ...)
HNA is said to seek more arrangers for delayed property IPO
Any listing would add to the $2.1 billion raised through Singapore IPOs this year, up from $1.7 billion during the same period in 2016, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The situation remains fluid, and details of the HNA Commercial REIT offering could ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered: Bangladesh’s partner in progress
This was the sixth time Standard Chartered had organised an investment summit outside Bangladesh. As a regional investment hub, Singapore has been identified as a priority destination, and the bank has organised investment summits there in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart bullish on UAE despite slowing economy
Standard Chartered, the emerging market specialist bank, said the UAE is among the top markets for the financial institution despite the slowdown in the country’s economic growth. Like Hong Kong and Singapore, the UAE is a trading hub with a large expat ... ( read original story ...)