It is one of several training initiatives to reskill 2000 staff over the next three years. For example, in March this year, Citibank Singapore – Citi’s consumer banking division – became the first bank in Singapore to launch IBF-accredited training ... ( read original story ...)
Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’ opens at UOB Art Gallery
United Overseas Bank (UOB) Art Gallery presents Tan Rui Rong’s ‘Evocation of Space’. Running from 28 June to 30 July, this new artist showcase explores Tan’s perceptions of Singapore’s textured diversity, where the East converges with the West ... ( read original story ...)
The Commencement Ceremony of China Mobile International Limited Singapore Data Center
SINGAPORE, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- China Mobile International Limited (CMI) held a construction commencement ceremony for the launching of its Singapore data center. Mr. Wang Yunwei, Third Secretary of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s electronics inventory hits 7-year high
But electronics exports are down, indicating a divergence between measures. This chart from Maybank Kim Eng shows that the inventory component of Singapore's electronics Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has been climbing since late 2016 and touched a seven ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Rise Strongly for Second Quarter
Singapore private home prices posted a second straight quarter of strong gains as the property market extended its recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, according ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Jump Most Since 2010 in Second Quarter
Singapore private home prices surged the most since 2010 as the property market extends its recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.4 percent in the three months ended June 30, according to a flash estimate ... ( read original story ...)
YouAppi Widens Global Footprint And Further Expands Asia Operations With New Office In Singapore
Mobile advertising growth in Singapore currently exceeds global rates, with entertainment and media revenues expected to rise to $6.58 billion USD in 2020 (PwC). Online video is the hottest growth segment for mobile advertising across the country ... ( read original story ...)
Last Week in Numbers: A Focus on Singapore
Singapore factory output growth accelerated in May, growing 11.1% year-on-year. This is faster than analysts’ estimates of a 10% growth and beat April’s 9.1% rise. Electronics, which makes up about a third of Singapore’s manufacturing output ... ( read original story ...)
Oil to Trade at $65 to $75 Range, Standard Chartered’s Gill Says
Jun.18 -- Manpreet Gill, the Singapore-based head of fixed income, currency and commodities strategy at Standard Chartered Plc, talks about oil production and prices. He speaks with Julie Hyman on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." ( read original story ...)
Hearing of winding-up application against Big Box owner adjourned
SINGAPORE - Struggling mainboard-listed consumer electronics retailer TT International on Friday said the hearing of the winding up application by SCB Building Construction against the company's 51-per-cent-owned subsidiary, Big Box Pte Ltd (BBPL), has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Terrorism Threat at Highest Since 9/11, Minister Says
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore faces its highest terrorism threat level since the time of the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings, Singapore’s defense minister said. “There are no signs to indicate that this will abate within ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Armed Forces to roll out 2 apps for National Servicemen
Developed by the Singapore Army and the Defence Science and Technology ... will be progressively trialled at selected camps from end-2018 is the Camp Companion Mobile Application. This will give full-time national servicemen (NSFs) access to camp, unit ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Market This Week: Golden Agri-Resources Ltd Leads the Pack Lower
Do you know the 1 thing you should never do in the stock market? The Motley Fool Singapore's new e-book lays out a plan to handle market crashes, details the greatest advantage you have as an investor, and looks at decades worth of market data to bring you ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Top 5 Stock Markets To Boost Your Portfolio’s Growth & Diversification
The biggest stock market in Asia World-class technological innovation ... in particular, the growing Chinese market Singapore is one of the few city-states in the world. Though it lacks natural resources, its strategic location and well-established ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse May Extend Tuesday’s Gains
The Singapore stock market on Tuesday snapped the three-day slide in which it had fallen almost 55 points or 1.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,280-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Wednesday. The global forecast ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to announce F-16 fighter jet replacement plans in few months
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will announce in the next few months plans to replace its ageing F-16 fighter jets, its defense minister said, listing a number of manufacturers that could be in the running for a deal potentially worth billions of dollars. ( read original story ...)