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 ...)
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 ...)
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 ...)
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 ...)
Mainland 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 ...)
Salaries in Singapore To Rise Over 3.9% In 2018: How Much Should You Expect To Get?
Many human resource (HR) firms project salary increments to the tune of close to 4% in Singapore in 2018. Both Mercer and ECA International, two of the most renowned human resource consulting firms in the world, predicts wages in Singapore to increase by 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Losses May Accelerate For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market headed south again on Tuesday, one session after it had ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered almost 90 points or 2.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,380-point plateau and it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore authorities’ housing market warning may fall on deaf ears
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's authorities are concerned the island-state's property market could be setting itself up for a fall. A series of aggressive land deals by developers, against the backdrop of rising apartment sales and the first quarterly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s P2P Lending Platforms and Industry: an Overview
Singapore was ranked the sixth largest market in APAC with a total of US$163.75 million raised in 2016. Southeast Asia’s total alternative finance market reached a record of US$215.94 million in 2016, a 362% growth compared with 2015’s market size of ... ( read original story ...)