Singapore’s Home Prices Rise for First Time in Four Years

Singapore’s home prices rose for the first time in four years, snapping a record run of declines and confirming recent signs that the property market is rebounding. An index tracking private residential prices gained 0.5 percent in the three months ended ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s bank lending up in August

Banks in Singapore extended loans amounting to SGD634.4bn (USD467.26bn) in August, up 0.3% from the previous month, according to data released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Loans to financial institutions buoyed the total bank lending last month ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Snub Spoils Office Party

Kwek, not Quek. It's not enough that a Malaysian tycoon is paying the most ever to build a new office block in Singapore. What's more important is that his billionaire Singapore cousin is staying away. Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan's Guocoland Ltd ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Home Prices Rise for First Time in Four Years (1)

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s home prices rose for the first time in four years, snapping a record run of declines and confirming recent signs that the property market is rebounding. An index tracking private residential prices gained 0.5 percent in the ... ( read original story ...)

Golden Week brings Phuket boon in Chinese property hunters

PHUKET: The CEO of China’s largest international property website has predicted huge growth in ... Japan, the United States, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia,” Ms Law noted “We expect Southeast Asian countries ... ( read original story ...)

DBS Bank says account closures can’t be done online

DBS bank logo over Singapore's skyline. MANILA – The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd (DBS Bank), the multinational banking and financial services corporation founded by the government of Singapore and headquartered in Marina Bay, during the past couple ... ( read original story ...)

The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a Leading Arms Exporter

Since 2007, Israel has exported about $6.5 billion annually in weaponry, representing about 10 percent of its overall exports. From missile defence ... including China, India and Singapore, after forging military relations with them. Israel’s ... ( read original story ...)

China oil giant enters Singapore petrol station business

Chinese oil giant Sinopec is muscling into the Singapore petrol station business, having outbid the incumbents for two sites recently. Observers said this could lead to more competitive petrol prices for consumers. It is the second Chinese company in the ... ( read original story ...)