Read a write up in this week The Edge Singapore titled “A New Growth Formula” as shown below To summarize this article was about Singapore economy is at a crossroads and still relying on the GDP as a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore can turn its racial and religious diversity into a strength globally: DPM Heng Swee Keat
Mr Heng, who is also Minister of Finance, was speaking to over 60 residents from the South East District at a dialogue in conjunction with the launch of Temasek Foundation's Faithful Footprints ... ( read original story ...)
2 Singapore Shares That Are Potential Privatisation Targets
Singapore has become a hotbed for the privatisation of listed companies. This year alone, there has been an average of two delistings a month. According to a variety of investment analysts and news ... ( read original story ...)
The Weekly Nibble: Singapore Blue-Chip Shares for Your Golden Years
Here are some of the most popular articles that have appeared on The Motley Fool Singapore’s website for the week. 3 Singapore Blue Chips to Enjoy a Secure Retirement Do you want to enjoy your golden ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore O&G Ltd Slashes Dividend for Q2 2019
Singapore O&G Ltd (SGX: 1D8) provides women and children private health-care services. It has four business segments, and they are Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G), Cancer-Related, Dermatology, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sets Cybersecurity Requirements for Banks
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the nation's central bank, has mandated that financial institutions comply with risk management guidelines within the next 12 months in an effort to strengthen the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s stock dispute with India ends, but creates new uncertainties
Unlike the SGX Nifty, single-stock Indian futures in Singapore have no liquidity. But none is needed. The bank selling the swap will use its foreign institutional investor account in India to manage ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Completes Blockchain Trial with Thailand’s Oil Giant Using Voltron
This pilot involved the shipment of an oil product from Thailand to Singapore. Standard Chartered was able to digitise and simplify the end to end exchange of information between all parties in the ... ( read original story ...)
Accor’s Franchise Deal in Singapore Underscores Mounting Challenges for Budget Chain Oyo
Oyo Hotels & Homes has a competitor in Accor Hotels, which has just inked a deal to franchise 15 budget hotels in Singapore-branded Fragrance Hotel. Even before there was an Oyo or the other budget ... ( read original story ...)
Perennial 2Q earnings down 75% to $2.2 mil on higher finance costs
SINGAPORE (Aug 7): Perennial Real Estate Holdings reported revenue for 2Q19 ended June surged 52.4% to $27.6 million from $18.1 million. However earnings fell 74.9% to $2.2 million from $8.6 million ... ( read original story ...)
46 countries sign UN treaty named after Singapore
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat added last night: "The signing of the Convention is a clear signal of our commitment to a rules-based international order." Singapore was the ... ( read original story ...)
NSE & Singapore Exchange Get Approvals To Launch Joint Products At GIFT
India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) got a set of approvals from statutory regulators for their proposal to launch products jointly at the Gujarat International Finance ... ( read original story ...)
NSE, SGX Get Regulatory Approval To Trade Through Gujarat Finance Hub
The National Stock Exchange and its Singapore counterpart received regulatory approvals for a trading link through the international finance hub in Gujarat to help overseas investors hedge risks in ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC invests RM60 mil in YYC Group
(Aug 8): Singapore-based OCBC, via OCBC Bank (Malaysia) and Lion-OCBC Capital Asia Fund I (LOCAF I), has invested about RM60 million ($19.7 million) in YYC Holdings Sdn Bhd (YYC Group), a homegrown ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Complete Blockchain Trial with Thailand’s Oil Giant Using Voltron
This pilot involved the shipment of an oil product from Thailand to Singapore. Standard Chartered was able to digitise and simplify the end to end exchange of information between all parties in the ... ( read original story ...)
Underserved remittance service in Singapore gets boost from pilot using blockchain-enabled tokenised currency
(Aug 5): In June, the Monetary Authority Singapore announced that it would be issuing two full digital bank licences and three digital wholesale bank licences to players of non-bank parentage. But ... ( read original story ...)