Cross-border flows between Taiwan and Singapore grew 90%. Citi’s overall payment flows rose 40% year-on-year (YoY) in the first six months of 2026, with growth recorded across every major region, the ...
Singapore’s Gold Hub Plan Gets Lift With DBS Vault Expansion
Singapore’s push to become a major gold hub is gaining momentum, with DBS Group Holdings Ltd. adding bullion storage capacity and other banks considering similar moves.
Singapore’s gold hub ambition gets lift with DBS vault expansion
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest lender, increased its vaulting space this year to support growing demand from both private wealth and institutional clients.
Singapore offers cash to get citizens reading
Singapore Offers Cash to Get Citizens Reading ...
DBS, Singapore Manufacturing Federation sign partnership to help 500 SMEs go green in next 2 years
OVER the next two years, some 500 small to medium-sized manufacturers can get help to go green under a new memorandum of understanding between DBS and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF).
Databricks to invest over $445m in Singapore, double workforce to more than 500 over next three years
The company will move into a new 32,000 sq ft office at IOI Central Boulevard Towers in November. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Databricks to Invest Over US$350 Million in Singapore, Double Its Workforce
Databricks will invest over US$350 million in Singapore and double its workforce to more than 500 employees over three years.
Invest UP pitches state policies, infra push to Singapore investors
Lucknow/Singapore: Invest UP has stepped up its global outreach, with a delegation led by additional CEO Shashank Chaudhary completing a high-impact investment mission in Singapore. The team met ...
Singapore Employers Adopt More Strategic Hiring as Business Priorities Evolve, New ASEAN Survey Finds
Singaporean businesses are strengthening workforce capability through targeted hiring and increased investment in AI and technology, according to The Great Restructuring: ASEAN Consumer & Business ...
Singapore’s Chip Suppliers Draw Attention as AI Raises Testing Demands
Singapore's semiconductor ecosystem has spent four decades building manufacturing capacity, but the companies operating those facilities have remained largely invisible to public investors. Now that ...
4 in 5 Asean consumers use AI for financial decisions, UOB survey finds
Most of these consumers report positive outcomes, even as digital wealth management goes mainstream, says the bank Read more at The Business Times.
HSBC Gives Wealthy Singapore Clients Access to Private Markets
HSBC Access launches in Singapore with private investment opportunities for ultra-high net worth and family office clients.
Standard Chartered net profit up 2.7% YoY in H1
Wealth & Retail Banking generated operating income of $1.74b. Standard Chartered net profit increased 2.7% year on year (YoY) to $973.8m for the first half of the year. Profit before income tax rose ...
Bilateral agreements key to mitigating risks of ASEAN Power Grid projects: OCBC
[SINGAPORE] To overcome significant political and regulatory risks hindering the Asean Power Grid (APG), governments within the regional bloc should first ink overarching bilateral agreements ...
Singapore’s annual growth rate to stabilise at 2.7% for the next decade, amid wider divergence in Southeast Asia
Singapore’s average annual growth rate is expected to stabilise at around 2.7% for the next decade, says DBS Group Holdings, Bain & Company and Vriens & Partners in a new report.
Southeast Asia’s fortunes remain intertwined as region enters decade of divergence: Bain & Company, DBS Bank and Vriens & Partners
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