Online shoppers in Singapore generally aren’t taxed for their purchases if they don’t exceed S$400 ($300), Indranee Rajah, senior minister of state for law and finance, said in a November interview. Given how quickly online vendors are changing the way ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based XinFin Unveils Blockchain-powered TradeFinex Platform With India’s Largest Trade Organization Assocham
About XinFin FinTech Pte. Ltd XinFin is a Singapore-based blockchain technology company focused on international trade and finance across the globe. XinFin's XDC protocol is a hybrid blockchain that allows peer-to-peer contracts over regulated payment ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia-Singapore ties tested by high-speed rail contract
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The leaders of Malaysia and Singapore ... A joint tender for the company that would build, operate and finance the trains and the rail assets closes on June 29, and a decision is expected by the end of the year. ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Singapore’s political succession in a disruptive world
One piece at a time, the jigsaw puzzle that is Singapore’s political succession is falling into place. We know that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to step aside by the time he is 70, which will happen sometime after the next election and must be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore December exports seen rising year-on-year, but at slower pace
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports are expected to have risen in December albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, according to a Reuters poll of analysts. Non-oil domestic exports in December were expected to have climbed 8.7 percent from ... ( read original story ...)
The Weekly Nibble: Singapore-Listed Stocks That Might Beat the Market in 2018
2017 Round-up Below is a round-up of the performance of the Singapore market last year – from the best ... a) 7 Things Investors Should Know About How Different Sectors Performed In The Stock Market Over The Past Year – click here In this article ... ( read original story ...)
2 Useful Valuation Ratios For Stock Market Investors
The market capitalisation to net income (or price per share to ... And generally speaking, a high PS ratio would correspond to an expensive stock. It’s also the same in reverse; a low PS ratio would correspond to a cheap stock. The Foolish bottom line ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart robbery suspect detained by UK after Thailand rejects extradition request
Singapore - David James Roach, the suspect in the 2016 Standard Chartered Bank robbery case, has been detained by the British authorities and Singapore is working to extradite him. Roach, a 28-year-old Canadian national, was detained in London last ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank head hopes cryptocurrency tech will survive ‘crash’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The head of Singapore’s central bank said on Monday he hoped the technologies underpinning cryptocurrencies such as blockchain would not be undermined by an eventual crash in the digital money. The city-state has been positioning ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP to grow slower this year
And with the property market showing incipient signs of recovering ... companies continue to struggle with labour shortages and slower demand. Nonetheless, Singapore’s positive business environment and sound economic fundamentals are expected to provide ... ( read original story ...)
Overly optimistic bids may derail property market rebound
While the property market is expected to head for a rebound, analysts believe the optimism surrounding Singapore’s property market may lead to market instability, reported Singapore Business Review. This comes as the intense competition for en bloc sites ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Morning News For January 15
A new plan has been mapped out to set the course for Singapore’s maritime industry over the next decade. I refer to Sulaiman Daud’s article “We hope the Select Committee on fake news pays attention to NMP Kok Heng Leun’s speech” (Mothership, Jan 12). ( read original story ...)
Singapore passport inspires animation on Total Defence
The Singapore passport is the second most powerful one in the world, according to two separate rankings. Last year, when it took top spot briefly before Germany reclaimed the mantle in December, students from Orchid Park Secondary School were inspired to ... ( read original story ...)
Property prices expected to rebound 3-7% so which stocks should do well?
SINGAPORE (Jan 12): RHB expects property prices to rebound by 3-7% in 2018, driven by an improving job market, strong surge in the en-bloc market and falling inventory levels. However, a soft rental market, rising interest rates, intense competition in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property prices expected to rebound 3%-7% so which stocks should do well?
Game Boy is back! Remake of 28-year-old retro console could be 2018's answer to the Nokia 3310 Robotics in business: Everything humans need to know SINGAPORE (Jan 12): RHB expects property prices to rebound by 3-7% in 2018, driven by an improving job ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Frasers Property appoints Ilaria del Beato UK CEO
Frasers Property UK, a member of Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint, has appointed Ilaria del Beato as its chief executive officer. Del Beato brings with her nearly 30 years of real estate and finance experience, most recently as CEO of GE Capital UK. ( read original story ...)