SINGAPORE Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings' assets likely rebounded last year and rose by at least 10 percent to a record, propelled by gains in shares of Chinese banks and domestic companies. One of the world's biggest investors, Temasek [TEM.UL ... ( read original story ...)
DBS India net profit up 50% on strong loan growth
Mumbai: Singapore based DBS Bank said its net profit in India rose to Rs 13 crore in the year ended March 2017 up 50% from Rs 9 crore a year earlier driven by a 24% loan growth and as fee income doubled to Rs 623 crore from Rs 280 crore a year earlier. ( read ...
Mugabe in Singapore again for medical reasons amid concerns
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical reasons, prompting opposition figures to question whether the 93-year-old still has the stamina to run the country. State media, quoting an information ministry statement ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank of Singapore sees imports rising 9% this year
SINGAPORE: Imports are likely to grow percent to 9 percent this year on sustained domestic demand, although such increase would be slower than the 18.4-percent expansion a year ago, DBS Bank of Singapore said Monday. The bank said in a report the sluggish ... ( read original story ...)
New tech to keep Singapore-Malaysia border – the world’s busiest – safe
Security at Singapore's entry points has been beefed up with facial recognition technology, laboratories that can detect biological threats and even a walk-through system that puffs air at individuals to allow for trace amounts of explosives to be detected. ( read original story ...)
Siemens opens Singapore digital hub to develop smart solutions for businesses
said Siemens in a news release. Key target areas are urban infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and healthcare. The launch of the digitalisation hub took place simultaneously at parallel events in Singapore and at Siemens' headquarters in Munich. ( read original story ...)
Bank recruiter slams “entitlement culture” among Singapore job seekers
I recruit in-house for a US bank in Singapore. Just recently I approached a candidate who had been let go by one of the British banks. She had been out of work for around three months and hadn’t had any promising interviews. Her background was ... ( read original story ...)