A surge in Singapore exports proved short-lived as a plunge in electronics orders put the brakes on goods flows in the trade-reliant country. Non-oil domestic exports declined by 1.1 percent in September from a year earlier, the worst performance since ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Singapore’s vending machine mall, where piping hot pizza, pasta, and local cuisine are dispensed with the press of a button
Business Insider Singapore He hopes to sell the machine to other pizza companies so that consumers have access to piping hot pizza even at odd hours of the night, after the establishments are closed. The fresh orange juice machine stood out for being ... ( read original story ...)
Wish Finance Launches Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Based Lending Platform for SMEs
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2017 / Wish Finance is an innovative cutting-edge technology start-up that aims to offer new alternatives to the traditional lending industry. The project extends the lending market from the popular P2P to ... ( read original story ...)
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay Hotel Opens
The hotel offers 225 luxurious studios and suites, including an expansive Penthouse, which has unparalleled views of both the Singapore River and vibrant city via floor-to-ceiling windows. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the opening of ... ( read original story ...)
Marvelstone Group to Kickstart World’s Largest AI Hub in Singapore
Marvelstone Group, the private investment firm behind Singapore-based fintech hub LATTICE80 ... help them to commercialise products and identify market fit. Here at Fintech Finance, we work with renowned executives in the industry to provide key decision ... ( read original story ...)
Asean banks need to raise the bar in sustainable finance
Jeanne Stampe, WWF’s head of Asia finance and commodities, commented that while Singapore banks are in the lead, this is based on the information they disclose. “Some banks maybe doing but not saying,” she said. The report recommends that financial ... ( read original story ...)
Marvelstone Group to Kickstart World’s Largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Singapore
About Marvelstone Group Headquartered in Singapore, Marvelstone is a private investment group that develops specialized investment strategies and invests in high-potential businesses. With finance at its core, Marvelstone also has diversified investments ... ( read original story ...)
UOB AM “bullishly neutral” on global equities and fixed income
Singapore-based UOB Asset Management (UOB AM) is “bullishly neutral” on the near-term outlook for global equities and fixed income and expects positive returns from these markets in this final quarter of 2017. “We maintain a neutral outlook for the ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba invests US$15b in tech lab in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Its R&D will cover data intelligence, IoT, and fintech. Retail giant Alibaba will open one new technology research lab in Singapore through its new program Alibaba DAMO Academy. According to a press release, Alibaba will invest more than US$15b ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Perks, Business-Friendly Environment Lure Showbiz Giants
A clear legal framework, political stability and a free market economy are what makes Singapore continue to be a conducive environment for international television networks to house their Asian headquarters. Industry insiders say that while the English ... ( read original story ...)
What Singapore Tells Us About the Global Economy — Update
Singapore manages monetary policy through exchange-rate settings, rather than interest rates, as external trade dwarfs the island nation's economy. The central bank has kept a neutral policy stance since April 2016. Many analysts predict the electronics ... ( read original story ...)
Economic recovery boosts Singapore housing market
The housing market in Singapore has rebounded even though the Singapore government has not relaxed property curbs. Home prices rose in the third quarter, the first rise in four years, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Index in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia says it does not import instant hotpot already banned in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian Health Ministry on Saturday (Oct 14) clarified that Malaysia does not import the instant food product Ba Shu Hotpot or Ba Shu Lan Ren, which contains meat from China. Concerns were raised in both Malaysia and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Iron ore rallies as China imports bust 100 million ton level
Singapore - Iron ore imports by China surged above 100 million metric tons to a record, smashing the previous high set in 2015, as the country’s concerted push to clean up the environment stoked demand for higher-grade material from overseas while ... ( read original story ...)
Oil rises on tighter U.S. market, strong China imports
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market. Strong Chinese oil import data also supported crude prices, traders said. With the Organization of the Petroleum ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Drop as ‘Hungry Ghost’ Month Spooks Buyers
City’s home prices rose in 3Q for first time in four years Singapore home sales fell in September as developers marketed fewer projects in a month considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers. Developers sold 657 units last month, down from a revised ... ( read original story ...)