I moved from San Francisco to Singapore as a tech professional. I was seeking out a new adventure in Asia. Yet when I arrived, I realised I felt totally overwhelmed when setting up my finances.
Singapore Suspends Some Remittance Routes to China to Curb Frozen Funds
Singapore’s regulator ordered remittance companies in the city-state to halt the use of non-bank and non-card channels when transmitting money to China, following a fund-freeze scare. Most Read from B ...
Singapore hotel industry making room for more ‘bleisure’ travellers in 2024
Bleisure visitors, who come here on a business and leisure trip – helped buoy Singapore’s hotel industry in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coinbase adds USD transfers for users in Singapore
Coinbase has announced support for US dollar transfers for its customers in Singapore, with users able to move USD into or out of their accounts via SWIFT.
Food caterers rush to meet better than expected demand in Singapore | Video
Catering firms in Singapore are seeing better than expected business for Christmas parties this year, with corporate orders up by 15 per cent. But with prices getting more expensive than last year, ...
Family offices in Singapore to face tougher screening measures
SINGAPORE - Wealthy families interested in setting up single family offices (SFOs) in Singapore and want to tap tax incentives offered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be facing ...
Singapore exports up 1% in November after 13 months in the red
SINGAPORE’S key exports grew for the first time in November after 13 straight months of contractions. This was following a surge in the shipping of pharmaceutical products, data from Enterprise ...
Singapore exports swing to growth first time in 14 months
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s exports returned to growth for the first time in more than a year, although it was hardly a sign of recovery in external demand.
Hong Kong’s tycoon-owned property giants could take a leaf from Singapore groups
THE Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is valued at several times that of the Singapore Exchange, which perhaps reflects the greater vibrancy of the territory’s public equities market versus the ...
Singapore’s key exports resume growth after 13 months decline
SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore rose by 1 percent year-on-year in November after contraction for 13 straight months, according to a report by government ...
Singapore key exports snap 13-month slump to grow 1% in November
Electronic exports, however, continued to decline, falling 12.7 per cent year on year in November. Read more at straitstimes.com.
2023 recap: A look back at 10 headlines that made waves in S’pore’s tech and business landscape
Amidst the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, an expanding war in the Middle East and increasing concerns of a possible recession, Singapore’s tech and business landscape has navigated choppy ...
Singapore Non-Oil Domestic Export Data Due On Monday
Singapore will on Monday release November numbers for non-oil domestic exports, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic ...
Singapore’s carbon ambitions intact despite COP28 disappointment
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Singapore can count itself broadly satisfied but also reflect on what might have been. The nation was a prominent and ...
I tried visiting The Day Before developer Fntastic’s offices in Singapore, and this is what I found
According to financial records filed with Singapore authorities, The Day Before developers Fntastic made S$3.4 million in 2022.
Singapore’s economic rebound to boost ASEAN growth in 2024
Singapore's robust economic rebound will be a key factor for Southeast Asia's growth next year, according to a quarterly survey of economists compiled by the Japan Centre for Economic Research (JCER) ...