Singapore wants to be a crypto asset hub but does not accept trading and speculations in cryptocurrencies, said Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), at the ...
The war could dent Russia’s prospects as an arms exporter.
Analysts say Russia’s performance in Ukraine, coupled with Western sanctions, is likely to hurt its ability to sell weapons abroad. Southeast Asia is a case in point.
Irish DPM Varadkar leads mission to Singapore FinTech Festival, looks at clean energy collaboration next
SINGAPORE: Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday (Nov 3) reaffirmed his country’s commitment to Singapore’s fintech scene and identified green energy as another sector in which both ...
Singapore’s businesses face high risk and lower resilience: Beazley
According to a recent Risk & Resilience research report from Beazley, Singapore business is more worried about risk and less resilient than its global ...
Singapore Retail Sales Growth Eases In September
Singapore's retail sales growth eased further in September, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Friday. Retail sales ...
U.S. crude oil exports to Asia poised to hit record high
An oil tanker waits in line in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters ...
Billionaire Ng Family’s Far East, Sekisui Submit Top Bid Of $226 Million For Singapore Condo Site
Far East and Sekisui plan to build two 27-story blocks of 330 units on the 10,395-square-meter site in the prime Bukit Timah residential encalve.
Business at Mediacorp actor Yao Wenlong’s JB eatery back to 80% of pre-Covid levels
Mediacorp actor Yao Wenlong, who owns pao fan speciality restaurant Sun Gourmet Kitchen (新煌亭), first opened the eatery in late 2019, months before the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the ...
Singapore launches expanded initiative for cross-border usage of digital currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched an expanded collaboration with international partners on cross-border foreign exchange settlement using wholesa ...
Singapore seafood prices edge higher after supply crunch caused by bad weather
The onset of bad weather in the region well ahead of the usual monsoon season has meant that some types of seafood, such as pomfret, prawns and red ...
Singapore suspends imports of live chicken broilers from two Malaysian farms
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended imports of live chicken broilers from Meng Kee Poultry (M) Sdn Bhd and Sdian Hup Farming Sdn Bhd after detecting Salmonella enteritidis in samples from ...
Despite suspension of LNG import, govt decides to increase listed suppliers’ numbers
Singapore. However, it is not clear whether the government will withdraw suspension on import immediately or not. The government earlier suspended the import of LNG from international spot market in ...
PetroChina among new int’l firms for Bangladeshi LNG import
PetroChina is among the eight new international firms the Bangladeshi government has listed to purchase LNG (liquefied natural gas) from the spot market. The Bangladeshi government approved a proposal ...
Tokenised assets, stable coins central to Singapore’s crypto hub ambitions
Collaboration is key to achieving finance goals, says MAS’ Ravi Menon. Singapore touts a future as a crypto hub—not for cryptocurrency, but rather for the use and adoption of tokenised assets and ...
Singapore Digitalises Bankers Guarantees and Insurance Bonds With eGuarantee@Gov
Providing banker’s guarantees or insurance bonds to government agencies can now be done online and within one day using eGuarantee@Gov.
Singapore or HK? DBS Offers Clues to Who Is Ahead
Which is way Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings Ltd., the biggest of the city-state’s three homegrown leaders, may have an edge next year over HSBC Holdings Plc, which relies on Hong Kong for a big ...