SINGAPORE: A new office that will help to catalyse sustainable financing and investments has been set up under the Ministry of Finance, as Singapore looks to expand its green finance ecosystem. Financ ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore loves eggs but can we make production friendlier for hens?
Egg production is a highly industrialised process and a reality in egg-loving Singapore but are the animals suffering in the process? NTU’s William Chen explains. ( read original story ...)
Debrief: Population decline raises issues around Singapore society, identity
SINGAPORE - Fewer citizens, permanent residents, foreign workers, marriages and births: Singapore recorded a dip on these fronts last year.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
L&T in Talks to Merge Power Business With Sembcorp India
Indian unit of Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries Ltd., according to people with knowledge of the matter. The share-swap deal will help India’s largest engineering conglomerate pare debt, the people ... ( read original story ...)
Mediation filings have doubled since 2019: Singapore Law Minister K Shanmugam
In this interview, the Law Minister speaks on the success of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed things, and more. Two years after the signing of the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Real-time payments between Singapore and Malaysia by the end of 2022
Malaysians and Singaporeans with DuitNow and PayNow can make real-time payments by the fourth quarter of next year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based RootAnt Global introduces BANCR into its BANCO platform to offer a more holistic suite of financial services for SMEs
Singapore-based FinTech RootAnt Global, announced the introduction of its central lending platform, BANCR, into the existing BANCO platform, one of the first transaction neobank platforms in Asia. In ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore reports 2,236 COVID-19 cases, its highest ever single-day rise
Singapore's health ministry reported 2,236 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grade A office rents to increase by up to 30% by 2025
Demand is expected to come from growth sectors including fintech and healthcare. Market sentiment in Singapore's office sector has generally remained positive recently despite the pandemic. Rents have ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Amend and Level Playing Field for Cross-Border Financial Business Arrangements
The regulatory framework in Singapore for cross-border financial business arrangements between Singapore financial institutions (FIs) and their foreign offices at present depends on the type of entity ... ( read original story ...)
Best Bars in Singapore Right Now
I first came to Singapore about a decade ago when there was no "cocktail scene" to speak of. There was the iconic yet rather sad Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, where peanut shells were strewn across ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s rebar import prices fall amid Covid-19 surge, volatile iron ore prices
Rebar import prices in Singapore fell in the past week amid a surge in Covid-19 infections and volatile iron ore prices. A cargo consisting of 40,000-50,000 tonnes of Turkish rebar was said to have ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in cases forces Singapore to hit the brakes again
For the first time in the pandemic, there are signs Singapore’s public health experts do not agree with the government’s decision to retreat. ( read original story ...)
Beach Energy inks five year LNG deal with BP Singapore
Kerry Stokes-backed Beach Energy has inked a five year deal to supply LNG to BP Singapore from its onshore gas project in Western Australia’s mid-west. ( read original story ...)
There’s growing interest in mediation in India: Singapore law minister
"The Supreme Court of India upholding the Emergency Arbitrator (EA) Award by the SIAC, under SIAC rules, is a welcome developmen," said Shanmugam ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Aspire Raises US $158 Million to Build the “Salesforce” of Finance
With the series B investment, Aspire is looking to double down on existing markets, while building the foundations to serve growing business clients across the whole South East Asia region. ( read original story ...)