Hong Kong’s political crisis is “definitely a dent in its reputation,” said Lawrence Loh, director of the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations at the National University of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, UK sign agreements to boost financial cooperation
Singapore and the UK have inked deals aimed at boosting collaboration on data connectivity, talent development, and green finance. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a memorandum of ... ( read original story ...)
Clarion Finance Releases Letter to Newgioco Group
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion Finance Pte Ltd., a private investment and asset management firm based in Monaco and Singapore, releases the following letter to Newgioco Group Inc ... ( read original story ...)
Cargill opens first food innovation center in Singapore to address nutrition and food safety needs
SINGAPORE, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill ... Logo - http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/Finance/US_AFTP_PRNEWSWIRE_LIVE/Cargill_opens_first_food_innovation-475eabb56c04827faccc2d2bb79f2d14 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Pavilion Energy to acquire LNG assets of Spain’s Iberdrola
Portfolio includes 4 mtpa of LNG contracts and regas access * Both companies conclude gas agreement By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, June 20 (Reuters) - Singapore's Pavilion Energy said on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
DBS revises India GDP forecast for FY20 down to 6.8 per cent
Recently, RBI's policy stance was changed from neutral to accommodative. SINGAPORE: DBS Bank has revised India's GDP growth for fiscal year 2020 downwards to 6.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from 7 per ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in cross-border commercial property investments in Q1
Investment from the city rose 23% to US$21.8b in the 12 months to Q1 2019. Singapore dominated Asia-Pacific cross border capital outflows in Q1 with US$21.8b in cross-border commercial real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore welcomes Malaysia’s proposal for sheltered walkways across the Causeway
“We welcome the construction of a sheltered walkway on Malaysia’s side linking the Johor Baru CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex) to the pedestrian walkway on Singapore’s side,” the ... ( read original story ...)
Are Business Trusts Considered Superior Investments?
Asian Pay Television Trust (SGX: S7OU), or APTT, is a business trust that owns Taiwan Broadband Communications Group (TBC) as its sole asset. TBC is a leading cable TV operator in Taiwan. APTT’s DPU ... ( read original story ...)
‘Taking cue from Singapore, Jordan vies to become business hub’
AMMAN — Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Tareq Hammouri on Wednesday stressed the importance of boosting Jordanian-Singaporean cooperation especially in the fields of trade, economy and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms ‘moderately optimistic’ on growth amid global economic slowdown: Korn Ferry poll
SINGAPORE - Global macro factors and talent shortage are the top external factors that will impact overall business performance for Singapore firms in the coming year, according to a survey by ... ( read original story ...)
Unauthorised Drone Flying Disrupts Flights at Singapore Airport
SINGAPORE — One of two runways at Singapore's main airport closed for short periods on Tuesday and Wednesday because of "confirmed sightings of unauthorised drone flying", the aviation regulator said. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore noodles are the real deal
Some people claim that Singapore noodles aren’t authentic. That’s nonsense, of course. They are plenty authentic. They just aren’t authentically from Singapore. French toast was not invented in France ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ahead in use of digital health records, but behind in AI for diagnosis
Healthcare professionals in Singapore are ahead in their use of digital medical records, but behind countries such as China and Saudi Arabia in tapping artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the ... ( read original story ...)
Could rag-and-bone men make Singapore a zero waste nation?
The role of the informal waste sector was just one of the many topics discussed by more than 60 government, senior business and academic leaders, who were asked to reimagine the future of recycling in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore market a hive of activity
That gave a fillip to Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI ... Telecom stocks continued their upward trend, led by NetLink NBN Trust. The business trust saw its units add one cent or 1.1 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)