Singapore’s foreign minister said Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia. Singapore recently suffered its worst ever cyberattack when hackers stol... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Profit Beats Estimates on Lending, Lower Allowances
Southeast Asia’s second-largest bank joins its two Singapore rivals in boosting lending income ... estimates after being hit by losses at its treasury and markets division. OCBC Chief Executive Office... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks To Buy Now As Trade Wars Escalate
In the event of a full-blown trade war, Singapore investors may have to pay more attention to stocks of companies that generate most of their revenues domestically. That said, it is also essential to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Minister caught in Lombok quake
Members of a Singapore delegation in Lombok, Indonesia, for a security conference are safe after Sunday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam. In a Facebook post ... ( read original story ...)
Business Banking In Singapore: Then And Now
This article was written in collaboration with OCBC. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg Around the world, the Singapore Story is synonymous with mira... ( read original story ...)
Worries Grow in Singapore Over China’s Calls to Help ‘Motherland’
SINGAPORE — Growing up in Singapore, Chan Kian Kuan always took pride in his Teochew heritage — the dialect, the cultural traditions and the famous steamed fish. But after visiting his ancestral villa... ( read original story ...)
Despite weaknesses in bank loan growth property scene is expected to be buoyant
The changes to the Additionl Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) and the Loan-To-Value (LTV) limits will significantly affect bank loan growth said several analysts. How to get the best home loans from banks in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Economic Update
marking the 24th month of consecutive expansion of Singapore’s electronics industry. A PMI reading of 50 and above indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction. Selena Ling, hea... ( read original story ...)
Property lawyer in Singapore: How to choose the right one
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Singapore’s wealth makes it a prime target for hackers
The 'hyperconnected financial hub' is home to $613b of bank deposits. Ranked as the seventh wealthiest country in the world by insurance firm Allianz as it is home to 127 banks with total deposits hit... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Thai investments to grow: study
An HSBC study shows that overall investment into Asean to 2020 is expected to rise amongst Singapore-based companies with Thailand to be a key beneficiary. Thailand’s growing consumer market and overa... ( read original story ...)
DBS took risks and absorbed downsides for the country in its early years: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - DBS played a crucial role in Singapore’s early industrialisation, taking risks and absorbing downsides to benefit the country but not necessarily the bank itself, Prime Minister Lee Hsien ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s UOB to launch pan-ASEAN digital bank
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- United Overseas Bank is launching a digital bank as it targets the mobile savvy in its effort to add more customers across Southeast Asia and expand its presence. Althoug... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia falls short on cybersecurity pact with Russia: Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s foreign minister said on Saturday that Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia. The draft of a communique seen by ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea, U.S. trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion
North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North whic... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE | The Latest: North Korea’s foreign minister shoots back at US
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said at a Southeast Asian regional forum in Singapore on Saturday that the U.S. “is raising its voice louder for maintaining the sanctions against” North Korea. Ri said tha... ( read original story ...)