Martín Vizcarra, Peru’s former president, is embroiled in a growing vaccine scandal that has claimed two senior ministers. New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern orders Auckland into a three-day ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2021: 5 things to look out for
SINGAPORE - This year's Budget will be unveiled on Tuesday (Feb 16) as Singapore continues to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Banks, Property Stocks Could Be Losers in Singapore’s Budget
Equity investors expecting a big boost for Singapore’s benchmark index from its upcoming annual budget could be disappointed: heavyweight blue chips are unlikely to benefit from government largesse. ( read original story ...)
Singapore is set to release its 2021 budget. Here’s why this budget could be an ‘unusual’ one
Singapore will likely incur a rare budget deficit this year as the government continues to support its economic recovery from the Covid pandemic, said economists. “This will be unusual as the ... ( read original story ...)
Leveraging key strengths to thrive in global market
While the world is still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative that Malaysian businesses actively seek opportunities for growth in the global market, especially in areas ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Find Traction On Monday
Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Singapore stock market had moved lower in two straight sessions, slipping almost 10 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based DBS Bank plans to trim India branches in 2-3 years
The combined deposits of its Indian operations stood at SGD 9 billion and net advances were at SGD 5.6 billion at the end of December 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Fifth Wall Launches First Proptech SPAC With $345M IPO
Fifth Wall held a $345 million IPO for Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp I, the first proptech-oriented special acquisition company (SPAC). ( read original story ...)
What Heng Swee Keat’s 2021 Singapore budget has in store for the city state’s coronavirus recovery
Heng Swee Keat is expected to avoid another draw on reserves, focusing on targeted spending, reskilling workers, and tapered support schemes. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2021: Stay updated with ST’s live coverage
SINGAPORE - This year's Budget, which will be announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Feb 16), comes as Singapore has spent about a year tackling the ... ( read original story ...)
Banks, Property Stocks Could be Losers From Singapore’s Budget
Equity investors expecting a big boost for Singapore’s benchmark index from its upcoming annual budget could be disappointed: heavyweight blue chips are unlikely to benefit from government largess. ( read original story ...)
Former Miss Universe S’pore contestant jailed 6 weeks for using friends’ debit cards to shop online
Miss Universe Singapore 2017 contestant, Ashley Rita Wong Kai Lin, was sentenced to six weeks' jail on Feb. 11 after she memorised two of her friends' debit card details and used them to spend over $2 ... ( read original story ...)
Monetary Authority of Singapore Requests Residents to use E-Hongbao, a Virtual Red Packet for Gifting During Lunar New Year
Monetary Authority of Singapore requests residents to use e-hongbao, a virtual red packet for gifting during Lunar New Year. ( read original story ...)
Singapore averted deeper economic recession with fine-tuned measures
As governments around the world moved to contain the coronavirus by imposing lockdowns and shutting businesses, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) had to quickly adjust last year's five Budgets. By ... ( read original story ...)
Private equity and Asia (2)
HAPPY Lunar New Year and Advanced Valentines to my readers! How do private equity or PE firms operate? Given their objective of profit, they have certain standard practices which are necessary for an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy could have contracted 12.4% if not for COVID-19 Budget measures: MAS estimates | Video
Without the support measures rolled out by the Government to cushion the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy would likely have contracted by twice as much last year, according to a paper ... ( read original story ...)