Standard Chartered Bank, KPMG, IBM, and Huawei. Founding partner and CEO of LongHash Singapore, Emma Cui says: “At LongHash, our overall objective is to accelerate the development, understanding ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dollar Is Slipping as Trade War Chips at Monetary Band
(Bloomberg) -- The Singapore dollar is poised to weaken further as the escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies weighs down growth in the export-dependent city-state. Poor export ... ( read original story ...)
From making waves to drowning in red ink: Hyflux, Tuaspring and how a business giant came undone
It was also the first water plant in Singapore and Asia to be integrated with a power generator. Costing more than S$1 billion to build, the Tuaspring project marked Hyflux’s foray into the energy ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Singapore’s Tuas Mega Port a bold investment that will face significant challenges
SINGAPORE: Singapore has successfully built itself into a ... Andre Wheeler is chief executive of Asia Pacific Connex, and has 20 years of international business experience in the US and Asia-Pacific. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore April exports slump 10%, electronics, pharmaceuticals contract
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell more than expected in April from a year ago, hurt by fewer shipments to most major trading partners and a plunge in pharmaceutical sales, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Port Authority Opens New Cybersecurity Center
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has opened a new cybersecurity operations center, which will be housed and operated by private contractor ST Engineering. The objective of the new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore : Citibank appoints Brendan Carney as new Singapore CEO
May 17, 2019 (Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX) -- CITI on Friday said it has appointed Brendan Carney as chief executive officer (CEO) of Citibank Singapore, and Asean cluster head of its global ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore targets lawyers in digital transformation drive
Singapore law firms are urged to adopt technology to achieve higher efficiencies and offered help to do so, including a newly set up SmartLaw Guild that aims to showcase best practices and case ... ( read original story ...)
Citibank names Brendan Carney its new Singapore CEO
of Citibank Singapore, and Asean cluster head of its global consumer banking (GCB) division, with effect from May 16. He replaces former Citibank Singapore CEO, Han Kwee Juan, who has moved to DBS as ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart is said to hire JPMorgan’s top mining banker in Asia
Willoughby has been named co-head of metals and mining for the region at Standard Chartered and will be based in Singapore, the people said, asking not to be identified as the appointment isn’t yet ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Urges U.S. to Accept China as Competitor
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore urged the U.S. to allow China to have a greater say in shaping global rules to avoid a prolonged clash that could force smaller countries to choose between the world’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Festival Appoints Kuo Ming-Jung as Head Programmer
The Singapore International Film Festival has appointed Taiwanese film curator, Kuo Ming-Jung, as its new program director alongside executive director, Yuni Hadi. A previous Consultant of SGIFF ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM says ‘fake news’ law not against free speech
Singapore (AFP) - Singapore's prime minister Friday rejected allegations the city-state's new law to combat "fake news" is aimed at stifling free speech, following criticism from rights groups and ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: HDB mortgage interest rates to hold firm in Q3; Cityneon Holdings bags CITIC Capital funds for China expansion
Citi’s Singapore annual base salaries for IBD analysts can go as high as $137k whilst a front-office associate at the bank can expect a salary of about $150k, which rises to about $210k when becoming ... ( read original story ...)
One Pearl Bank offers vertical sky allotment gardens
As a world-first, One Pearl Bank’s sky allotments will support Singapore in reinforcing its position as a world leader in urban planning. Winter is coming for the Singapore residential market says new ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand unveils design for One Pearl Bank
SINGAPORE: Property developer CapitaLand has unveiled its design for One Pearl Bank, a development that will take the place of Pearl Bank Apartments, which it bought for S$728 million. The new ... ( read original story ...)