The surge in fuel exports combined with a 25 percent jump in crude oil prices so far this year has collapsed Singapore refinery margins, the Asian benchmark, from more than $11 per barrel in mid ... ( read original story ...)
This Singaporean company hopes to disrupt mobile advertising in India by bypassing the need for Internet connectivity
Novosol is a Singapore-based mobile advertising platform company that uses a platform called moLotus to deliver media rich messages to consumers without being dependent on data or another application. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank expects China slowdown to hit growth in loans
Singapore lender Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp reported a 9 percent increase in customer loans in 2018. That growth rate is expected to moderate this year amid greater uncertainties in China and global... ( read original story ...)
UOB posts record net earnings for 2018, lower Q4 profit amid market uncertainties
SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank (UOB) on Friday (Feb 22) reported record net earnings of S$4.01 billion for the full year of 2018, the bank said on Friday (Feb 22). Total income rose 6 per cent to S$9 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore HIV data leak shakes a vulnerable community
The bad news was that she had tested positive ... Joyce spent the next few years in and out of Singapore's Communicable Disease Centre, where she saw some of her fellow patients die. As a permanent re... ( read original story ...)
GAP to transfer its property agents to PropNex Realty
PropNex further strengthens its position as Singapore’s largest listed real estate agency with over 7,500 salespersons. Global Alliance Property (GAP), which operates under the Century 21 franchise, h... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Budget 2019 Could Impact Property and Home Ownership
The DRC, which measures to the total number of foreign to local employees in a workforce, will be reduced. It will fall from 40 per cent to 38 per cent from 1st January 2020, and then fall to 35 per c... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender OCBC’s quarterly profit falls 10 percent, misses estimates
The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp reported a 10 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, missing market estimates. Singapore's no. 2 listed bank was hit by a subdued performance in its insurance bus... ( read original story ...)
OCBC reports 11% rise in FY18 earnings to $4.49 bil on banking ops
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) reported earnings of $4.49 billion for the FY18 ended Dec, up 11% from $4.05 billion a year ago. This was driven by record earnings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender OCBC’s fourth quarter profit falls 10 percent, cautions on economic growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd warned of slower economic growth after Singapore’s second-biggest listed lender missed market estimates with a 10 percent drop in quarterly ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lender OCBC’s Q4 net profit falls 10 pct, misses estimates
SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd missed market estimates by reporting a 10 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, hit by a subdued performance in its ins... ( read original story ...)
Export data ‘very worrying’ for both China, Singapore’s economies
Singapore is feeling the pinch of China's economic slowdown as exports to the mainland collapsed in January. Non-oil exports to China showed a dramatic fall in January, crashing by 25.4 per cent, whil... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines denies snooping with seatback cameras
Singapore Airlines insisted Thursday that cameras on its planes' entertainment systems had been disabled after an outcry online from worried passengers who spotted the tiny lenses peering at them. Tra... ( read original story ...)
People are finding hidden cameras on some American Airlines and Singapore Airlines planes. Here’s what that’s about
In-flight entertainment or IFE systems are a ubiquitous part of air travel these days. Especially on long, transoceanic flights. For the most part, they are innocuous seatback screens designed to ente... ( read original story ...)
Best Standard Chartered Credit Cards in Singapore – Credit Card Reviews 2019
If you’re looking to apply for a Standard Chartered credit card, there aren’t a ton of options. Half the credit cards in their stable are targeted at niche card users, so there are only a few general ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Has a Better Bali on Its Doorstep, Developer Says
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s second-largest developer has a suggestion for the government: re-position the billionaire enclave of Sentosa as a tourism mecca like Bali. Property values at Sentosa Cove, a ... ( read original story ...)