Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace than economists estimated in the fourth quarter of 2017, boosted by services such as finance and insurance. Gross domestic product rose at a seasonally adjusted and annualized rate of 2.8 percent from the ... ( read original story ...)
LAVO Singapore Rings in 2018 with Jamie Foxx at Marina Bay Sands
LAVO Italian Restaurant & Rooftop Bar makes its Asia debut in Singapore at iconic Sands SkyPark SINGAPORE, Jan. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The atmosphere at Marina Bay Sands was electric as party-revellers ushered in the New Year in style with international ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy grew 3.5 percent in 2017: PM Lee
Singapore's economy grew 3.5 percent in 2017 on the back of improved productivity as well as a pick-up in the global economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday. Singapore's trade-reliant economy has enjoyed a boost this year from an improvement ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Market This Week: United Overseas Bank Ltd Leads the Pack Higher
The 10,185 square metres site, which has a gross plot ratio of 1.4, allows the property outfit to “replenish its land bank for residential development in Singapore”. On the other hand, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd (SGX: BS6), fell the most. ( read original story ...)
Higher Taxes And Rate Hikes? What’s Ahead for Singapore
Singapore is bracing for possible tax increases and monetary policy tightening in 2018 against a backdrop of steady economic growth and benign inflation. The city state’s economy will probably expand 2.8 percent next year compared with an estimated 3.3 ... ( read original story ...)
How to ease through life’s greatest journey with POSB Smiley CDA!
The article is written in collaboration with POSB Smiley CDA. Deposit Insurance Scheme: Singapore dollar deposits of non-bank depositors and monies and deposits denominated in Singapore dollars under the Supplementary Retirement Scheme are insured by the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore braces for taxes, central bank tightening, trade talks
SINGAPORE: Singapore is bracing for possible tax increases and monetary policy tightening in 2018 against a backdrop of steady economic growth and benign inflation. The city state’s economy will probably expand 2.8 percent next year compared with an ... ( read original story ...)
The quiet Singaporean’s loud global finance revolution: Gadfly
Y. Pillay, who turned a fledgling fleet into Singapore Airlines Ltd. Menon, a Singaporean civil servant of Malayali extraction, is keeping Lee's dream alive in finance. While Hong Kong is the main money center for China, Indians and Indonesians will keep ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Bank to re-skill 3,000 workers in Singapore
Amid a changing financial industry, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore said it will re-skill and re-train more than 3,000 employees in three years. This way, the bank said, all of its employees in the city-state will be ready for future roles. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
2017 Yearender: Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore November bank lending rises 7.1 pct y/y
SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Singapore’s total bank lending in November rose from a year earlier, on the back of increased lending to financial institutions and a rise in housing and bridging loans. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on tech with a human touch
Anyone trusting a bank with millions - billions ... The futuristic talk is in keeping with the Government's vision for Singapore as a wealth management hub. In its industry transformation map for financial services launched in late October, the Monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks drift higher as Asia hovers near decade highs
A trader looks at electronic screens on the dealing floor at DBS Bank's new headquarters in Singapore. REUTERS Singapore shares ended higher on Thursday, tracking gains in other Asian equities, with lenders such as DBS Group and Oversea-Chinese Banking ... ( read original story ...)
SGX scales past 3,400 in afternoon session; DBS, OCBC advance
Singapore shares advanced on Thursday, tracking gains in other Asian equities, with lenders such as DBS Group and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp emerging as top gainers. Asian shares rose to a one-month high and were on track for their best annual ... ( read original story ...)
China bourses behind Asia’s lead in global IPO boom
About 22 companies have left the Singapore Exchange this year, outpacing the number of IPO deals it hosted. That includes home-grown logistics company CWT, privatized by acquisitive Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. Massage chair maker OSIM International ... ( read original story ...)
How to Use Images on Your Website Without Violating Singapore’s Copyright Laws
However, every time we use images, designs and photographs that are not our own, we run the risk of violating Singapore’s copyright laws. Yet, we require these images, designs and photographs to have a website or blog that would attract Internet traffic. ( read original story ...)