Some of the world’s biggest banks in commodity trade financing are creating a digital trade finance registry in Singapore to try and mitigate the risk of trade fraud and boost transparency after ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Races to Open Borders, Warning Its 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. ( read original story ...)
Hit by commodity defaults, banks in Singapore team up for digital trade registry
Banks have reduced their commodities business this year to cut risk following collapses, including that of Singapore's Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd, which shocked lenders after instances of financial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks team up to develop digital trade registry
DBS Group and Standard Chartered are leading a group of 12 other banks in Singapore to create a digital trade finance registry in a bid ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM in court for defamation suit against blogger
Singapore's prime minister arrived at court on Tuesday for a case in which he is suing a blogger for sharing an online article linking him to Malaysia's 1MBD state fund money-laundering scandal. As th ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers ‘pandemic baby bonus’ to boost births
Singapore is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic. The worry is that citizens are putting off parenthood as they struggle with financial stress ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Leader’s Defamation Case Against Blogger Begins
Hearings start Tuesday in Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s defamation suit against a blogger who shared an article about him on Facebook. ( read original story ...)
Banks in Singapore team up to develop digital trade registry
DBS Group and Standard Chartered are leading a group of 12 other banks in Singapore to create a digital trade finance registry in a bid to mitigate the risk of trade fraud and boost transparency. The ... ( read original story ...)
DBS, StanChart lead banking group to develop digital trade finance registry
DBS Group Ltd and Standard Chartered are leading a group of 12 other banks in Singapore to create and conduct a digital trade finance registry, to mitigate the risk of trade fraud, the two banks said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stock watch: DBS, ThaiBev, Golden Agri, UG Healthcare, Cordlife
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Oct 6): DBS: Local lender DBS and Standard Chartered have jointly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Has A Green Light For Tuesday’s Trade
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 15 points or 0.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks, finance companies to extend debt relief for individuals, SMEs
Singapore banks and finance companies will extend debt relief for individuals and small- and medium-sized enterprises beyond the end of the year to support borrowers affected by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks to extend debt relief for hard-hit borrowers
Singapore banks will extend debt relief for individuals and ... Like their global peers, local lenders DBS Group Holdings Ltd, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank Ltd are bracing for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Launches 10-year Road Map to Encourage Innovation in the Legal Sector
The new plan is the latest in a long list of legal tech initiatives Singapore has launched over the past few years. ( read original story ...)
Global, rules-based cooperation in cyberspace more important than ever, says Iswaran at start of Singapore International Cyber Week
SINGAPORE - Global cooperation within a rules-based multilateral system is more important than ever for countries dealing with collective challenges in cyber security and the technology sector, even ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines is turning a parked A380 superjumbo jet into a restaurant to cater to a travel-hungry population, and the most expensive meal is over $400
Singapore Airlines' fleet of Airbus A380s is now turning into a tourist attraction as the pandemic has rendered the long-range jets obsolete. ( read original story ...)