The Singapore Regional Business Forum 2023 (SRBF) is set to take place on July 7 in Hanoi and will feature the participation of over 500 top business leaders, senior government officials, policy ...
Vietnam-Singapore trade and investment likely to flourish
Is it feasible for Singaporean investors to invest all foreign capital in Vietnam’s market? How much time is required to open a bank account, the duration from preparing the application dossier to ...
Singapore regulators propose mandatory climate reporting for listed and large non-listed companies
A committee formed by two of Singapore’s top regulators are seeking public feedback on the move. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore expands tax incentives for single-family offices
The central bank will make adjustments in five areas of the tax incentives landscape for SFOs. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will broaden the scope of its tax incentives for single-family ...
International school in Thailand worth close to $1.35 billion turns Singapore CEO into multi-millionaire
Demand from Chinese students to attend SISB, originally called the Singapore International School of Bangkok, has soared. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s fight against inflation still on, growth outlook uncertain
Singapore’s central bank warned on Wednesday of weak near-term growth for one of Asia’s top financial hubs and said its fight against rising prices was not yet over, even as it lowered its 2023 ...
Singapore Central Bank Sees Record Net Loss On Inflation Fight
Singapore's central bank said Wednesday it suffered a record annual net loss of US$23 billion in the most recent financial year as it tightened monetary policy to battle soaring inflation, and it ...
Singapore stocks close lower as weak economic data weighs on sentiment; STI down 0.6%
The lack of leads from Wall Street overnight coupled with weak economic data from Singapore and China sent investors into a defensive mood on Wednesday. The wary sentiment left the Straits Times Index ...
Singapore adjusts tax incentives for family offices, which must also do more to boost local hires
Singapore’s central bank will step up incentives and requirements to encourage single family offices to contribute more to environmental and social causes as well as jobs here. Read more at ...
Singapore to Change Family Office Tax Rules For Local Boost
The Monetary Authority of Singapore will change the tax incentives it gives to qualified family offices in an effort to boost the hiring of locals and investment in the country’s equity markets.
Singapore growth outlook uncertain, fight against inflation still on, says central bank
Singapore's near-term growth would remain weak as prospects had dimmed but inflation should reduce by year-end.
HK should follow Singapore to export smart city experience
As of April this year, around 5,160 unique machine-readable datasets from the government, public and private sectors of Hong Kong were available to the public for free, an increase of more than 50% ...
Singapore’s Economic Growth Outlook Has Dimmed, MAS Says
By Ronnie Harui Singapore's economic growth outlook has dimmed, Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing Director Ravi Menon said Wednesday, expecting ...
Singapore economy set to bottom, may spark STI re-rating
FOLLOWING a relatively strong 2022, the current year has not been a great one for the Straits Times Index (STI) so far. Read more at The Business Times.
Supermarket showdown: Expat reveals vast grocery price differences between Singapore and Switzerland
According to a report by ECA, a human capital firm, Singapore is the fifth most expensive city in the world for expats. From rising rental costs to inflation, even expats find the prices in the little ...
Cryptocurrency crackdown: 5 ways on how US’ war on crypto could impact S’pore and SEA
With the SEC cracking down on companies such as Binance and Coinbase, here's how regulations in the US could soon impact crypto regionally.