Singapore is facing its most severe recession ever, due to the shock to supply and demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Ravi Menon, managing ... ( read original story ...)
Construction worker fined for breaching COVID-19 quarantine order to go to a bank
A construction worker was fined S$2,000 in court on Thursday (Jun 11) for breaching his quarantine order to visit a bank. ( read original story ...)
How the SGX investor portal can be a 1-stop destination to support your investment journey
Global Financial Crisis, investors have not seen stock markets that have crashed so quickly as what had happened in February and March 2020, when the Covid-19 outbreak became a full-blown global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares lead Asia lower as Fed outlook weighs on optimism
Led by Singapore, shares in Asia's emerging markets slipped on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve's forecasts dented hopes that economies would recover more strongly once lockdowns introduced to ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Adds Hong Kong, Singapore Shares on ‘New Business Cycle’
More traditional companies in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to benefit from a “new business cycle” globally as their economies recover from the pandemic, according to Citigroup Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC to resume face-to-face wealth advisory services by appointment at some branches
OCBC Bank will resume face-to-face wealth advisory services by appointment only for bancassurance, funds, structured investments and bonds at 27 branches and nine OCBC Premier Banking Centres.. Read ... ( read original story ...)
TCS to Launch Digital Acceleration Centre in Singapore
PRNewswire/ -- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, expatriates hit by coronavirus pay cuts, lay-offs fear for future
Foreign workers are expected to bear the brunt of the 200,000 redundancies economists forecast will be made in the city state by the end of the year. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore must reject ‘not in my backyard’ mindset when rehousing migrant workers, top official says
Low-income foreign workers packed into bunk rooms that lack proper hygiene facilities account for more than 90 per cent of Singapore’s 38,000 Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: Yanlord, Wing Tai, Chip Eng Seng, World Class Global, IPC Corp
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday (June 11):. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
‘Fintech bridge’ to Singapore in the works to lift the export of services
It said the agreement could help Australian importers and exporters with customs processes and could advance work on a legal framework to support the acceptance of electronic documents used for ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Consolidation Predicted For Singapore Shares
Volume was 1.63 billion shares worth 1.54 billion Singapore dollars. There were 268 gainers and 196 decliners. Among the actives, SATS surged 2.74 percent, while SembCorp Industries plunged 2.39 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Diplomat Turned Global Tech Executive: iQIYI Appoints Kuek Yu-Chuang as Vice President in Overseas Market Push
PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (Nasdaq: IQ) ('iQIYI' or the 'Company'), an innovative market-leading online entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
UOB Kay Hian donates $600,000 to ST School Pocket Money Fund
Stock brokerage company UOB Kay Hian has donated a total of $600,000 to The Straits ... Mr Warren Fernandez, chairman of the STSPMF and editor-in-chief of Singapore Press Holdings' English/Malay/Tamil ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: The systematic testing Singapore needs to ditch circuit breakers for good
A system of testing may be expensive but will be less costly than if circuit breakers have to be slapped on again, say NUS Business School’s Neo ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business sentiment picks up from Q2 low
Business sentiment among companies in Singapore on what their positions will be in the third quarter of this year improved slightly from their record-low sentiments about the second quarter, on the ... ( read original story ...)