Tag: business

In NZ business challenges are often identified quickly and solutions ... 1-Altitude is the highest alfresco bar in the world, situated in Singapore's tallest skyscraper, and is perfect for a drink with a view. Best time of the year to visit? ( read original story ...)

New York, for instance, has been tangling with Airbnb over its business model, and imposed steep fines on anyone who lists their property on its website. President of the Sharing Economy Association Singapore, Mr Jim Tan, said the sharing economy is ... ( read original story ...)

Liesbeth Foesters travels for business around the world, but none of her hotel rooms was smaller than the one she got in Singapore. Her company has a tight budget. “If you compare this with (the room I had in) China, it is nothing, but … we have to ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced Thursday an order for a total of 39 Boeing passenger planes worth US$13.8bil (RM61.2bil) as part of its growth plans for the next decade. The carrier said in a statement that it had signed a letter of intent ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: DBS Group Holdings and smaller rival United Overseas Bank (UOB) are set to report their lowest quarterly profit in at least two years, hurt by bad loan provisions for a battered oil services sector, a survey has shown. Nearly a dozen Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Business leaders who provided input into the report by the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) expressed their confidence on the recommendations put forth. Many said the report, which charts Singapore's growth over the next 10 years ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Business leaders who provided input into the report by the Committee on the Future Economy expressed their confidence on the recommendations put forth. Many said the report, which charts Singapore's growth over the next ten years, is timely. ( read original story ...)

The fact that Airbus was not ready to make a definitive offer to supply the new plane, relying instead on the 366-seat A350-1000, may have been a handicap in the contest for Singapore's business, an industry source said. "Our priority is to certify and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A key Singapore advisory panel on Thursday proposed a 10-year strategy aimed at ensuring annual economic growth of 2-3 percent, mainly centred on trade partnerships, deepening the workforce's tech skills and digitalising the economy. It also ... ( read original story ...)

Iswaran, and included cabinet ministers, members of parliament and business leaders. The report will form the basis for Singapore's upcoming budget statement later this month. Singapore, despite being less than a quarter of the size of the state of Rhode ... ( read original story ...)

A private jet belonging to Malaysian tycoon Low Taek Jho - who is under investigation for his involvement in the scandal-hit Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) - has been seized by Singapore authorities, media in both ... ( read original story ...)

As the startup ecosystem in Asia matures, there are more post-seeded startups generating revenue who could use the protection of Singapore’s business-friendly tax rates. Add that to the fact that Singapore is one of the most politically stable countries ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Post Limited (SGX: S08) is a company that’s likely to be familiar to many in Singapore given that it runs the nation’s postal services. But there’s more to Singapore Post – it also provides eCommerce-related logistics services and has ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced an order for 39 Boeing passenger planes worth US$13.8 billion as part of its growth plans for the next decade. The carrier said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 9) that it had signed a letter of intent with ... ( read original story ...)

The sector makes up 30% of NODX. Electronics exports remain Singapore’s largest domestic exports category, at 30% of NODX, and it remains a key indicator to track having historically led Singapore’s GDP and stock-market cycle. According Citi Research ... ( read original story ...)

Reuters are reporting that Singapore Exchange has held talks with Saudi Aramco on a secondary listing, after the oil and gas company suggested last week it would likely list on more than one exchange. The planned listing next year of up to 5% of Aramco is ... ( read original story ...)