The Finance Minister of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat announced on Feb 19 that all the residents of the republic, particularly those who are aged 21 or above will receive a one-off 'SG Bonus' of up to $300 each as the 2017 budget came with a surplus of almost ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore January factory output jumps 17.9 percent, beats expectations
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's industrial production grew more than expected in January helped by a jump in electronics output, data showed on Monday. Manufacturing output in January rose 17.9 percent from a year earlier, data from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple extends partnerships to India, Singapore
a Singapore-based remittance service provider with more than 20,000 subscribers. Ripple has also signed up two major customers in Brazil, the private bank Itaú Unibancois and online money transfer service Beetech. The news comes in conjunction with Ripple ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Poised To Extend Friday’s Gains
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 85 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, Singapore exchange financial information
Indonesia and Singapore will begin to implement the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) agreement in September 2018, according to Indonesia’s Antara news agency. Illustrative image -Photo: VNA John Hutagaol, a tax expert of Indonesia’s Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain for Finance Conference Returns to Singapore
FinTech Network announces that the Blockchain for Finance Conference, Asia Pacific will be returning to Singapore on June 20-21 with the most innovative organisations sharing DLT developments from across APAC including: Additional speakers from J.P. Morgan ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei, NYP to set up first Huawei ICT academy in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Feb. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) agreed to set up the first ICT Academy in Singapore as part of Huawei's global initiative to support ... ( read original story ...)
Sembcorp Energy files for IPO
MUMBAI: Sembcorp Energy, an independent power producer that is promoted by Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries, on Friday filed a draft prospectus with markets regulator Sebi for an IPO that could mobilize in the upwards of Rs 5,000 crore. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Sembcorp Industries Plans India Unit IPO, Asset Sale
... initial public offering of its Indian power unit and said it plans to raise 500 million Singapore dollars (US$379 million) more selling some other assets. The IPO of Sembcorp Energy India Ltd. will help grow its Indian business, Sembcorp said, adding ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Will Levy a Flat Carbon Tax on Companies Starting Next Year
Singapore will begin levying a carbon tax starting in 2019 in an effort to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and help make companies there more competitive. Finance minister Heng Swee Keat announced that facilities across all sectors that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Shares May Open Under Pressure On Thursday
The Singapore stock market moved higher again on Wednesday, one session after it had snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 85 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,515-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Open Under Pressure On Tuesday
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in back-to-back trading days, gathering more than 85 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,490-point plateau although the market may spin its wheels on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC says Japan must improve corporate governance
"While over 80% of firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First ... advantage of that for bigger market shares and new products. We are encouraged by this as a global investor." GIC was established in 1981 to manage Singapore's foreign reserves. ( read original story ...)
IPO To Drive Financial Inclusion Ambitions of AND Global’s Mongolian Subsidiary, LendMN
Singapore registered fintech startup AND Global today announces the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of its Mongolian subsidiary LendMN, a smartphone-based instant lending service provider. The IPO will launch on February 20, 2018 on the Mongolian ... ( read original story ...)
IPO To Drive Financial Inclusion Ambitions of Global’s Mongolian Subsidiary, LendMN
Singapore registered fintech startup AND Global today announces the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of its Mongolian subsidiary LendMN, a smartphone-based instant lending service provider. The IPO will launch on February 20, 2018 on the Mongolian ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2018: Organisations and businesses react to the Budget speech
SINGAPORE - Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat presented this year's Budget in Parliament on Monday (Feb 19), where he unveiled Singapore's plans in the face of three major shifts in the coming decade. These include a greater shift in global economic weight ... ( read original story ...)