Singapore is seeking to set clearer standards for how banks tackle illicit flows after a multi-billion dollar money laundering scandal rocked the city-state.
Singapore central bank expects 2024 growth closer to potential rate of 2-3%
Singapore's full-year economic growth will come in closer to its potential rate of 2% to 3% and core inflation is expected to ease more significantly in the final quarter of the year, the head of its ...
Singapore’s MAS Sees 2024 Growth Near Upper End of Its Forecast
Singapore’s central bank expects the island’s economy to expand near the upper end of a 1%-to-3% range forecast for this year, even as geopolitical tensions and higher global interest rates continue ...
HoYoFest 2024 Returns To Singapore In Aug As Standalone Event With Exclusive Merch
HoYoFest 2024 will be making a stop in Southeast Asia, celebrating its return to Singapore with a standalone event from 12 to 18 August.
SM INVESTMENTS LISTS USD 500 MILLION DEBT NOTES ON SINGAPORE EXCHANGE
SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments) successfully priced a USD 500 million drawdown from its USD 3 billion multi-issuer Euro Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) program established in May this year. The ...
Singapore men divided on whether they would give birth instead of their wives, if they are able to
Interestingly, several men bravely said that they would, saying that it’s their instinct as husbands “to take on the pain for their families.” ...
Cut-off yield on latest Singapore 6-month T-bill falls to 3.64%
THE cut-off yield on the latest Singapore six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 3.64 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Jul 18). This ...
Singapore man threatened to kill pregnant wife when she wanted to travel without him, gets jail for criminal intimidation
Angry after his wife informed him of her plans to see her mother in Sri Lanka without him, a man threatened her, demanding she get an abortion, or he ...
Malaysia to Decide on Singapore High-Speed Rail Link This Year
Malaysia will decide in the coming months whether to proceed with a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government weighs ...
Singapore’s Largest Inclusive Orchestra The Purple Symphony Turns 10, Performs In 2 Shows To Ring In Anniversary
The Purple Symphony, Singapore’s largest inclusive orchestra, held a concert to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The orchestra comprises over 100 musicians with and without disabilities. Themed ‘When ...
Singapore Home Minister Shanmugam Clarifies ISA Curbs On Self-Radicalised Teen And Woman Who Support Terrorism
He addressed the media in Singapore today regarding the restriction orders placed — under the Internal Security Act (ISA) — on two individuals: a male student aged 14 who wanted to join a militant ...
Three Indian nationals among crew detained on Singapore-flagged ship carrying drugs to Brisbane
Three Indian nationals are among the crew who have been detained by Indonesian authorities on a Singapore-flagged ship for carrying drugs to Brisbane, according to a media report. Acting on a ...
Allianz plans to buy majority stake in Singapore’s Income Insurance
Germany's Allianz said on Wednesday that it was planning to buy a majority stake in Singapore's Income Insurance for about $1.6 billion to strengthen its foothold in Asia. The offer by Allianz for a ...
Allianz Is Said to Make Offer for Singapore’s Income Insurance
Allianz SE is considering making an offer to buy up to 51% of Singapore-based Income Insurance Ltd., people familiar with the matter said.
Singapore police: Jho Low’s DoJ deal doesn’t halt 1MDB criminal probe; Interpol red notice remains in effect
The Singapore Police Force announced yesterday that they are still actively pursuing Malaysian fugitive Low Taek Jho, known as Jho Low, in connection with the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development ...
Singapore’s June exports fall 8.7% y/y, steeper than forecast
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell 8.7% in June from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, weighed down mainly by falls in non-electronic products.