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Singapore will become the first country to impose a tax on airline passengers to fund sustainable aviation fuel.

Singapore’s MAS plans a 2026 CBDC pilot for tokenized government bills, expanding stablecoin rules and cross-border digital finance.

Singapore Airlines’ profit dropped 82% in its second quarter, dragged by losses from associate Air India and lower interest income.

Singapore Customs seized more than 1,540 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes and arrested three male Chinese nationals in two enforcement operations on Nov 4 at Joo Koon Circle and Bendeemer Road. The ...

Singapore set to become the world's first country to levy a sustainable aviation fuel surcharge on passengers. Here's what we know so far.

MAS and local banks piloted a blockchain-powered settlement network for overnight lending, laying the groundwork for programmable finance and upcoming trials of tokenised MAS bills.

The international centre is expected to engage more than 470 companies over the next two years through initiatives such as overseas business missions Read more at The Business Times.

Joining Singapore in the top tier are Dubai, New York, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. These cities, Savills said, offer a rare mix of strong business environments, family-friendly living, legal frameworks ...

Singapore has become the first country in the world to introduce a Sustainable Aviation Levy, starting next year ...

Coinbase has launched Coinbase Business in Singapore for local small businesses and startups, its first expansion outside U.S. soil. The exchange has partnered with Standard Chartered to offer ...

Coinbase Business, a new business platform from major US crypto exchange Coinbase, has launched in Singapore, marking the company’s first international expansion. After introducing Coinbase Business ...

Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest US crypto exchange, said it won’t move forward with plans to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK in what was a roughly US$2 billion transaction.

Standard Chartered is launching a stablecoin-focused credit card in Singapore in partnership with DCS. Users of the DeCard can spend stablecoins at physical merchant stores ...

DBS and Kinexys by JPMorgan are exploring a framework to allow tokenised deposits to be exchanged seamlessly across multiple blockchains.

Major contributors to the export growth were Hong Kong, Taiwan and China, while shipments to the European Union, the US and Indonesia declined.

Singapore will implement a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy of up to S$41.60 per passenger starting next year to reduce carbon emissions. This cha ...