Singapore's economic decline is expected to have slowed significantly in the third quarter as the city-state loosened coronavirus curbs, giving the central bank room to keep monetary settings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s deputy PM calls for avoiding zero-sum approach to technology
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday evening called on countries to avoid a zero-sum approach to technology and embrace cooperation instead. The best way is to learn from one ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore gains 3 more billionaires amid pandemic, as ‘crazy rich’ Asia keeps top spot globally: Report
Singapore added three more billionaires to its tally as Asia stayed on as the region with the most uber-rich in the world, according to a report out on Wednesday (Oct 7) by UBS and ... ( read original story ...)
Dhananjay Mungale joins Singapore-based Atlantis FinTech’s advisory board
Singapore-headquartered financial technology company Atlantis today announced Dhananjay Mungale has joined its advisory board. ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank to issue monetary policy statement on October 14
Singapore's central bank will issue its monetary policy decision on Oct. 14, according to its updated calendar on Wednesday. All 13 economists in a Reuters poll last week forecast the Monetary Authori ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s HDB may seize flats over misleading or false information on ownership transfer
SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (The Straits Times/ANN ... "The majority of borrowers are able to service their mortgages and should continue to avoid further build-up of debt," he said. On the HDB's extended powers ... ( read original story ...)
Jail for man who took bribes and was lenient in construction site inspections of Singapore Customs building
A resident technical officer accepted more than $5,000 in bribes in return for showing leniency over the inspections of the Customs Operations Command Complex (COCC) construction site. Tuesday (Oct 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm’s Newcastle bid in new turmoil as exec quits
A top executive at a Singapore firm seeking to buy Newcastle United has quit after police launched a probe into his activities, the company said Wednesday, the latest turmoil for the bid. ( read original story ...)
Tracking Singapore’s bid for 5G leadership
Singapore is expected to lead the way in launching 5G in 2020, despite the current economic uncertainties posed by the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore – an irresistible magnet to global tech giants?
Silicon Valley in San Francisco, California, is often regarded as the technological epicenter of the world, a melting pot of the latest technological ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC plans to invest more than US$1bil in Ant IPO
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte plans to invest more than US$1bil in Ant Group’s mega initial public offering (IPO) as early investors look for a bigger slice of the Chinese payments ... ( read original story ...)
Converge reduces maximum offer price, moves up IPO timetable
Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge) has moved up the timetable of its planned initial public offering while tightening up the price range to a maximum size of ... ( read original story ...)
Around the World: Protests in Beirut, Singapore offers money for couples to have babies and more
CNBC's Shep Smith looks at news stories happening around the world. ( read original story ...)
Digital registry in Singapore to prevent trade fraud
Some of the world’s biggest banks in commodity trade financing are creating a digital trade finance registry (TFR) in Singapore to try and mitigate the risk of trade fraud and boost transparency after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Races to Open Borders, Warning Future Is at Stake
Singapore is exploring ways to safely open its borders after the coronavirus outbreak led to record losses at the nation’s flag carrier and decimated traffic at Changi Airport, with the government ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC Plans to Invest More Than $1 Billion in Ant
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte plans to invest more than $1 billion in Ant Group’s mega initial public offering as early investors look for a bigger slice of the Chinese payments behemoth, ... ( read original story ...)