SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - DBS on Monday (June 29) launched a sustainable and transition finance framework and taxonomy as part of efforts to partner clients from key industries to transition to ... ( read original story ...)
UOB raises $1.65m for healthcare workers, vulnerable communities
United Overseas Bank (UOB) raised more than $1.65 million from staff and customers last month for a fund that aims to help front-line healthcare workers and vulnerable communities in 18 places tide ... ( read original story ...)
DBS expects Philippine economy to shrink
Singapore-based DBS Bank Ltd. expects the Philippine economy to slump this year by as deep as four percent for the first time in more than two decades amid the high number of new cases of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Main Opposition Party Targets High Cost of Living
Singapore’s biggest opposition party released an election manifesto that sought to reduce costs of living and widen the safety net for residents. ( read original story ...)
National security law: could Singapore take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
Even as Japan and South Korea seek to woo Hong Kong's financial firms considering a Plan B in the face of Beijing's tightening control, one Asian city seen as the most obvious beneficiary is keeping ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GE2020: Budget support measures have been effective in helping residents, says DPM Heng Swee Keat
The various financial support measures in the Budget have been effective in helping workers keep their jobs and tide them over this period, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Saturday (June ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Ruling Party Pledges to Overcome Virus in Manifesto
Singapore’s ruling party released an election manifesto that focused on tiding the city-state over the crisis stemming from the global coronavirus pandemic. Load Error In a normal election, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 4 Budgets ‘effective’, residents have felt the ‘flow of benefits’: Heng Swee Keat
Singapore's four Budgets have been “effective” in keeping residents employed, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore GE2020: PAP new face Ivan Lim should clarify online criticisms, says Heng Swee Keat
Mr Lim has recently been accused of elitist or arrogant behaviour by a number of people who claim to have known him at work or during national service.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Best Petrol Credit Cards in Singapore (2020)
Nothing beats the kind of savings you get from pumping petrol across the causeway. But having these credit cards at hand should come close to the feeling. Owning a car in Singapore is already ... ( read original story ...)
Courses in Singapore that pay you to learn — 4 Programmes with Training Allowance
The Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Standards Training Scheme provides ... To be eligible, you must be a Singaporean or PR and be physically based in Singapore. Courses have to start by 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Association Singapore to buiild talent pipeline through MoU with banking union
Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Banking and Financial Services Union (BFSU) and the National Trades Union ... ( read original story ...)
219 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, including 6 in the community
There are 219 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Friday noon (June 26), taking Singapore's total to 42,955. They include six community cases, comprising five Singaporeans or permanent residents and ... ( read original story ...)
Stroke Survivor Tipped to Lead Singapore Doubles Down on Trade
Singaporeans go to the polls next month ahead of the third change in prime minister in some six decades. And it’s all but certain to be a business-friendly technocrat known to work so hard he was back ... ( read original story ...)
Best Savings Accounts in Singapore to Park Your Money (2020)
Banks in Singapore have all lowered their savings account interest rates since COVID-19. Which begs the question: which savings account should you stash your cash in now? Before COVID-19 struck, the ... ( read original story ...)
Can You Still Buy Singapore Banks?
After the recent run-up in share price, have Singapore banks become too expensive? Do they still qualify as a possible inclusion into your portfolio?The post Can You Still Buy Singapore Banks? ( read original story ...)