Amount doubled to $4.7b versus 2016's $2.3m. The year 2017 ended with a good showing for the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with total funds raised through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) being the highest in the past four years. PwC’s Equity Capital Markets ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines’ SilkAir adds extra weekly flights from Singapore to Darwin
THE Top End’s tourism industry has been given a much-needed boost with Singapore Airlines’ regional wing SilkAir ... addition to Darwin International Airport following recent news Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines and Philippine Airlines planned to withdraw ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore import rebar prices rise on higher bids
SINGAPORE: Import prices for rebar in Singapore have increased following end-users’ return to the spot market after the year-end holiday season. Metal Bulletin’s price assessment for Southeast Asian rebar imports which mainly looks at cargoes sold into ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore dollar soars to levels last seen 3 years ago
SINGAPORE: THE Singapore dollar (SGD) continues to fly and is at levels last seen three years ago as global investors snap up local assets. The SGD was quoted at 1.3256 on Monday morning, unchanged from last Friday, levels last seen in May 2015, according ... ( read original story ...)
Tracking Singapore’s transformation
Instead, Singapore would import from world markets and focus on producing food and services where it had competitive advantages. Farmers who retired were compensated. Those who continued had to keep pollution within strict standards. This policy reduced ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION: The World Has Much to Learn from Singapore
Instead, Singapore would import from world markets and focus on producing food and services where it had competitive advantages. Farmers who retired were compensated. Those who continued had to keep pollution within strict standards. This policy reduced ... ( read original story ...)
What made Singapore tick: Soft options and hard rules
to clear immigration and customs, collect baggage and be on a taxi to one's destination. For many travellers, introduction to Changi Airport is a proxy for the rest of their Singapore experience. When Singapore became independent in 1965, its economic and ... ( read original story ...)
Alab Pilipinas-Singapore Slingers Round Two on ABS-CBN S+A
The two-time World Import MVP and ABL all-time blocks leader will team up with Xavier Alexander and Fil-Canadian AJ Mandani in trying to derail Tanduay-Alab’s winning run. Don’t miss the fireworks at the OCBC Arena in Singapore as Alab Pilipinas looks ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore man to be arraigned over undeclared cash
The Customs Department has seized undeclared cash from a man coming from Singapore at the Malta International Airport. "Whilst screening passengers arriving from Istanbul at MIA, customs officials stopped a Singapore national after passing through the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 3-China issues first batch of crude oil import quotas for 2018
State refiner ChemChina takes biggest share * Several independents get bigger allocations in 2018 (Clarifies it's the first batch of quotas for 2018, adds latest approval, total quotas and imports for 2017) By Florence Tan and Meng Meng SINGAPORE/BEIJING ... ( read original story ...)
What you need to know about your future finance job in Singapore
The skills you need to survive and thrive in Singapore banking and finance are changing rapidly. Here’s how to get your career ready for the future. Professor Benedict Koh (Associate Dean of Postgraduate Finance Programmes at Singapore Management ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank shares remain favorites as rates rise
DBS Bank said in a report it expects Sibor to rise to 2.15% by the end of 2018, giving a further lift to bank earnings. Credit Suisse, which has an overweight rating on Singapore banks, said the consensus of analysts is for earnings growth of 14.7% for the ... ( read original story ...)
GrabPay ropes in Ooi Huey Tyng from Visa as Managing Director for Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines
In 2017, GrabPay on-boarded a total of 1,000 merchants in Singapore, and this year it targets more than 20K local, cash-based businesses Ooi Huey Tyng Grab, one of the largest on-demand transportation and mobile payments platforms in Southeast Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Life to Acquire the Business Portfolio of Zurich Life Singapore
Singapore’s newest life insurer Singapore Life Pte. Ltd. (Singapore Life) and Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Zurich Life Singapore) have announced an agreement for Singapore Life to acquire the business portfolio of Zurich Life Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Last Week in Numbers: Singapore Property 2018 Forecast
It can be useful to have a quick summary of what happened in the economy and markets in the week before. Here are some of the important developments and data that emerged last week. Analysts believe that 2018 will be the turnaround year for the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore invention could help extend life of smartphone batteries
Poor batteries are the bane of smartphone users but a Singapore invention that could extend their life promises to be a game changer. It involves restoring a battery that has reduced capacity due to repeated use. This could take up to 10 hours but has to ... ( read original story ...)