SHEIKH, Egypt and SINGAPORE, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TurtleTree will be Singapore's official drink partner at this year's UN ...
AFM: Singapore Oscar Contender ‘Ajoomma’ Finds Buyers in Asia (EXCLUSIVE)
Ajoomma, a drama film that riffs on Asian obsessions with Korean pop culture, has racked up new sales deals in the region. Structured as a Singapore-South Korea co-production, the film is directed ...
Fear and uncertainty as Twitter employees in Singapore await fate
SINGAPORE - Twitter employees worldwide waited nervously on Friday to find out their fate through an e-mail as job cuts swept through the social media company. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coinbase criticizes Singapore’s crypto regulations, urges city-state to embrace retail trading
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said that Singapore aims to be a Web3 hub, but disapproves of crypto trading. Coinbase recently secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to ...
Singapore Says Covid-19 Wave Subsiding, Rolls Out More Boosters
Singapore’s recent Covid-19 wave is subsiding, according to the government task force coordinating the city-state’s pandemic response. The Omicron XBB variant-driven wave, which averaged 8,000 cases a ...
OCBC profit jumps 31%, rounding up record quarter for Singapore banks
But analysts say growth could be derailed by a big increase in U.S. interest rates — already at multi-year highs — as central banks try and tackle runaway inflation.
Singapore Bank OCBC’s Q3 Profit Jumps 31% to Record High on Rates
Southeast Asia's second-largest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) reported a 31% rise in quarterly profit to a record high, powered by a surge in net interest income as banks benefit from ...
Singapore bank OCBC’s Q3 profit surges to record on rates
Southeast Asia's second-largest lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) beat market estimates with a 31% rise in quarterly profit to a record on Friday, powered by a surge in net interest ...
Insead: Singapore ranks 2nd after Switzerland at attracting talents but has trouble retaining them
Singapore moved up one spot this year to rank sixth among cities in attracting and developing talent, while retaining its second position behind Switzerland ...
Singapore to pursue cross-border digital currency potential
Monetary Authority of Singapore will work with global partners, including Swiss National Bank and Banque de France, to explore the use of wholesale central bank digital currency for cross-border ...
Singapore wants to be a hub for blockchain in finance, just not speculative crypto trading, MAS says
The city-state has shown its approval for blockchain technology and has embarked on various projects such as Project Ubin and Project Guardian.
Singapore can improve on waste management, biodiversity and gender equality: Deloitte
The report focuses on five key aspects of sustainability: energy and climate, biodiversity, water, waste and gender equality.
Singapore’s MAS Starts Wholesale CBDC Project With French and Swiss Central Banks
The project comes a day after the central bank announced new projects aimed at trade finance and wealth management.
Singapore, Asia markets slide after Fed signals more rate hikes and higher peak
SINGAPORE – Asian markets followed Wall Street southwards after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes of an immediate pivot on the US central bank’s aggressive monetary policy. In ...
Singapore authorities probe alleged attack by large pet dog on small pooch during walk
The Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) is probing an alleged attack on a 3kg pooch by a larger dog at least 10 times its weight during an evening walk.
Singapore has no ‘real use case’ for a central bank digital currency, says MAS
Sopnendu Mohanty of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, however, says central bank digital currencies can be extremely useful in emerging markets where many people are unbanked.