Citi launches Professional Conversion Programme to upskill staff

It is one of several training initiatives to reskill 2000 staff over the next three years. For example, in March this year, Citibank Singapore – Citi’s consumer banking division – became the first bank in Singapore to launch IBF-accredited training ... ( read original story ...)

Last Week in Numbers: A Focus on Singapore

Singapore factory output growth accelerated in May, growing 11.1% year-on-year. This is faster than analysts’ estimates of a 10% growth and beat April’s 9.1% rise. Electronics, which makes up about a third of Singapore’s manufacturing output ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Bourse May Extend Tuesday’s Gains

The Singapore stock market on Tuesday snapped the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 55 points or 1.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,280-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Wednesday. The global forecast ... ( read original story ...)

UOB pledges $500k to ST pocket money fund

Yesterday, Mr Eric Tham, managing director and head of group commercial banking at UOB, presented a cheque to Mr Warren Fernandez, chairman of the fund and editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings' English/Malay/Tamil Media Group. The amount was part of ... ( read original story ...)

3 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy During a Stock Market Crash

Do you know the 1 thing you should never do in the stock market? The Motley Fool Singapore's new e-book lays out a plan to handle market crashes, details the greatest advantage you have as an investor, and looks at decades worth of market data to bring you ... ( read original story ...)

Homegrown F&B operator Koufu Group eyes IPO

Food & beverage store operator and manager Koufu Group is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) in the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It lodged a preliminary prospectus in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). According to the prospectus, it plans to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based DBS Bank to start India subsidiary from October

Singapore’s DBS Bank will launch its India subsidiary in October. It will become the second foreign bank to open a local unit. The first foreign bank to launch its subsidiary in India was State Bank of Mauritius in 2017, after RBI came out with the ... ( read original story ...)