The Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2016 introduced a crypto “sandbox” — the FinTech Regulatory Sandbox framework — where companies are granted temporary regulatory waivers to test their ...
Singapore Lures US Law Firms With Trouble in China Growing (1)
US law firms troubled by China’s security clampdown, Taiwan warnings and civil liberties limits are turning to Singapore as a place to expand their Asia presence.
India’s ban on white rice exports: Singapore seeks exemption
India accounted for 40 per cent of Singapore’s rice imports, “Only the import of non-basmati (rice) is affected by the ban,” it said. Shipments of non-basmati rice make up 17 per cent of the total ...
Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines urge India to resume rice exports; UN also repeats request in the name of humanitarian aid
SINGAPORE (Bernama-Sputnik): Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines are calling on India to resume exports of rice following New Delhi's decision to suspend shipments of non-basmati white rice ...
Singapore Lures Law Firms With Trouble in China Growing
Law firms troubled by China’s security clampdown, Taiwan warnings and civil liberties limits are turning to Singapore as a place to expand their Asia presence.
Singapore to roll out targeted support for those in 50s and early 60s to cope with retirement
This group has been “particularly concerned” about the cost of living as they are approaching retirement, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech in Mandarin.
So much happened last week in Asia’s crypto scene
Last week was undoubtedly eventful in Asia’s crypto sphere, with groundbreaking developments and massive shifts taking place across various countries. With Singapore emerging as a hub for money ...
Singapore, Colombia businesses seek closer ties with signing of MOU
Most of Singapore’s imports from Colombia are petroleum products and precious stones. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s presidential polls attract ‘same set’ of candidates, George Goh says after missing the cut
The businessman described the Elections Department's decision to find him ineligible to contest as a 'setback for Singapore' He had been the first to throw his hat in the ring, casting himself as the ...
These Are the Three Candidates Vying to Be Singapore’s Next President
Singapore will head for its first contested presidential election ... said Nydia Ngiow, managing director at strategic business consultancy firm BowerGroupAsia. There’s been “discourse over whether ...
Singapore among world’s first to agree to stablecoin crypto regulation
They must equal or exceed the value of the stablecoin in circulation at all times, the rules say. The stablecoin market is valued at around $125 billion, with two tokens — Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC — dominating roughly 90% of the market cap value.
Commentary: Should Singapore look beyond a balanced budget to ensure we will always have enough in our reserves?
The Singapore government is constitutionally obliged to achieve a balanced budget over its term of office. What about targeting a net surplus instead, ask Eddie Choo and Gillian Koh from the Institute ...
Singapore’s middle distillates stocks rise as imports from India emerge
SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Singapore’s middle distillates inventories clawed back earlier weeks’ of losses and rose on higher gasoil imports, with Indian-origin cargoes arriving for the first time ...
Singapore stocks decline as July key exports fall, STI sheds 0.5%
Loses outnumbered gainers 315 to 289, as 1.1 billion securities worth $1 billion were traded Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s chip industry still in the money for the long term: Analysts
Both Singapore and Malaysia in recent years have seen a host of global chipmakers announce new investment and expansion of existing facilities that are likely to help boost the business of local ...
How Singapore wrestles with the constraints of success
How much talk about reinvention does one of the world’s most successful, if tiny, economies have to listen to?