There is softer import demand from China. Singapore's GDP growth is expected to slow down from 3.6% in 2017 to 3% in 2018 as export growth moderates from 2017's strong acceleration, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-founded ShopBack wants to lead a mobile-first approach to ecommerce in Australia
Australia’s embrace of ecommerce is stronger than ever: the latest NAB Online Retail Sales Index found that online retail sales had grown to an estimated $25.3 billion in the 12 months to March. Of course, we all love a deal, and the most surefire way to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MyRepublic seeks HK float
Singapore-based Internet provider MyRepublic Group is weighing an initial public offering in Hong Kong as early as December 2019 to fund expansion of its cloud-based broadband and mobile platform, Bloomberg reports. The company has raised US$150 million in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore media and entertainment spend to see 3.5% growth in next 5 years
According to PwC, mobile advertising is set to reach US$261million in 2022, accounting for 58% of revenue, while paid search revenue is forecast to come to US$135 million. In 2017 advertisers spent US$302 million on internet advertising in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Now you can dispose your e-waste at recycling bins at these big stores in Singapore
We upgrade electronics as quickly as we throw them away ... Want to hear a horror story? In Singapore alone, 60,000 tonnes of e-waste is produced every year, and only about 6% of this is actually recycled properly. With the digital lifestyle continuing ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank and StarHub make a move into coalition loyalty
OCBC Bank and StarHub have partnered up to jointly develop Singapore’s first loyalty alliance to allow Singaporean consumers loyalty rewards. Slated to launch this year, the Coalition Loyalty Programme is said to be the next step of the “We Economy ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Bank and StarHub Launches Singapore’s First Cross Industry Loyalty Programme
OCBC Bank and StarHub are jointly developing Singapore’s first loyalty alliance so Singaporean consumers will be able to exchange, consolidate and redeem loyalty rewards – such as rewards points and air miles – earned from market-leading partners ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Wilmar International Says OCBC Bank Partners Wilmar On Bilateral Loan
June 8 (Reuters) - Wilmar International Ltd: * OCBC BANK PARTNERS WILMAR ON LARGEST SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BILATERAL LOAN BY A SINGAPORE BANK * US$200 MILLION FACILITY PEGS INTEREST RATES TO SUSTAINABILITY KPIS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ( read original story ...)
Singapore, India trade pact review: tariff cuts, flexible rules of origin announced under CECA
Bilateral trade between Singapore and India has been improving steadily over the years, growing from over US$6.15 billion in 2005 to US$13.41 in 2015. In 2016-17, total trade reached US$16.7 billion after registering a 24 percent increase in exports ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s what you should know about the airplanes Trump and Kim Jong Un are taking to their summit in Singapore
With the imminence of the high-profile US-North Korea summit in Singapore on June 12, there has been a lot of buzz about US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's respective aircraft that will be touching down on the island country. ( read original story ...)
Trump said he wants to invite Kim Jong Un to the US if the talks in Singapore go well
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would "certainly" invite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to the US if the upcoming talks in Singapore go well. Trump is set to meet with Kim at the Capella Hotel in Singapore on June 12. The president has ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un could go GOLFING with Trump in Florida if Singapore summit goes well (but can he beat his dad’s legendary 38-under-par performance?)
or in Singapore. The summit is being held at the Capella Hotel, which has two golf course, and where a three-bedroom colonial manor goes for $7,500 a night. , a close Trump friend and former Fox News star, told The Daily Beast. “I think Trump would ... ( read original story ...)
Mahathir says to review Malaysia-Singapore stock market trading link, confirms central bank chief has quit
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday (June 6) his new government will study a project announced by the previous administration to form a new trading link between the stock markets of Singapore and Malaysia. The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)
Blue Orchard Heads for Singapore
Asset manager Blue Orchard is widening its presence in Asia, with a new office in Singapore. The Swiss firm is banking on a greater appetite from Asian investors for sustainable and impact investing. The Zurich-based specialist asset manager is adding to ... ( read original story ...)
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail may be revived if the price is right
Speaking to the media, the Malaysian Finance Minister said that the “Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail can be “so much cheaper.” Minister Lim Guan Eng added that “if the financial architecture is done right, it doesn’t need to cost so much. ( read original story ...)
Kim arrives in Singapore
Stella Choi, the principal of a Korean language school in a drab tower in downtown Singapore, works just across the elevator lobby from the modest suites that make up North Korea's embassy. Yet the South Korean national, who runs the iSpeak Korean Language ... ( read original story ...)