Singapore banks and finance companies will extend debt relief for individuals and small- and medium-sized enterprises beyond the end of the year to support borrowers affected by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks to extend debt relief for hard-hit borrowers
Singapore banks will extend debt relief for individuals and ... Like their global peers, local lenders DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank Ltd are bracing for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s revenue position to be ‘weak’ in coming years, spending strategy one of ‘prudence, not austerity’: DPM Heng
The Government expects Singapore’s revenue position to remain weak for a number of years due to the impact of COVID-19 on the global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Budget to Feel Virus Strain for Years, Deputy PM Says
Singapore’s budget will likely be challenging for a number of years as officials look to balance fiscal sustainability with generous aid amid a long recovery, and signaled that higher taxes may be on ... ( read original story ...)
SWIFT and Singapore’s IMDA Join Forces to Drive Global Trade Digitalisation
Singapore is working with various partners internationally ... to provide further boost to the digitalisation of documents in trade transactions. Standard Chartered, being a leading trade bank, has ... ( read original story ...)
Converge ICT targets Philippines biggest IPO amid regional market revival
Philippines' Converge ICT Solutions Inc plans to raise as much as $680 million in an initial public offering that would be the country's largest ever, sources said on Monday, encouraged by a ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC webinars to help 3,000 SMEs go digital by year end
More than 3,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be equipped with digitalisation skills from webinars hosted by OCBC Bank by the year end.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Movie theatres Singapore: Ticket promotions and safety precautions
Movie theatres in Singapore have reopened since July 13 with some changes, and here’s everything you need to know before you book your tickets. Hooray! Another restriction lifted, and another step ... ( read original story ...)
Converge ICT targets Philippines biggest IPO by tapping web boom
SINGAPORE/MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines' Converge ICT Solutions Inc is targeting the country's biggest initial public offering (IPO) after setting price terms to raise as much as $680 million ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ Converge targets country’s biggest IPO after narrowing price
Philippines' Converge ICT Solutions Inc has narrowed the selling price for its market debut, with the fibre broadband services provider on course for the country's largest initial public offering (IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Job seekers in Singapore willing to accept lower pay as COVID-19 pandemic hits hard
accounting and finance, and some sales and marketing roles also might expect salary hikes, said Ms Genc. ManpowerGroup Singapore country manager Linda Teo agreed that salaries have increased in ... ( read original story ...)
Lower Open Anticipated For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market headed south again on Friday, one session after it had halted the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 15 points or 0.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits ... ( read original story ...)
CEO Spotlight: Lee Li Meng, the man who plans to gamify finance
Razer Fintech consider themselves the “world’s first global youth bank” and are quickly laying the groundwork for one of the future’s most innovative fintech platforms. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Incomlend makes ‘cherry-picking’ cross-border trade invoices possible, CEO says
Singapore-based Incomlend's marketplace approach gives investors more visibility in "picking and choosing" post-shipment financing receivables, and we believe that cross-border trade finance can be an ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s Sea is surfing Southeast Asia’s digital wave
Fifteen years on, 42-year-old Li's startup is the most valuable listed company in Southeast Asia. Singapore-headquartered Sea, which operates online gaming, e-commerce and digital financial services, ... ( read original story ...)
Broadband firm’s IPO secures PSE go signal
Converge’s IPO would only be the second for 2020 ... Converge ICT has tapped Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte. and UBS AG Singapore Branch as joint global coordinators and bookrunners for the ... ( read original story ...)