Business email impersonation scams have increased by 20 per cent year-on-year. Now, that's scary. SINGAPORE - Business owners, beware: there is an email impersonation scam going around requesting for payments to be made to different bank accounts. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Consumer Stocks Are Hot
Consumer staples have lagged the broader Singapore stock market this year after finishing at the top of the podium in 2016. But a handful of consumer stocks have far outperformed the 9% gain averaged by the sector this year. SGX strategist Geoff Howie ... ( read original story ...)
SG-based mobile app grocery delivery service expands to PH
Singapore-based mobile app honestbee, an on-demand grocery delivery service, made its official debut in the Philippine market on Friday, June 16. Launched in July 2015 in Singapore and now available in nine other cities in Asia, honestbee is a concierge ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore sees 1.4% inflation in May
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.4 percent in May, compared to the 0.4 percent of CPI-All Items inflation in April, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a joint release on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore F1 Grand Prix organisers sound out Supercars for undercard
Supercars could be become the major supporting attraction at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix as part of V8 racing's revived international expansion plans. Fairfax Media has learned that Singapore GP organisers have sounded out Supercars on joining the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Lee family feud goes public on Facebook: QuickTake Q&A
(June 21): Singapore is a small but wealthy Southeast Asian island state with a reputation for order and control. So imagine the dismay when its most famous family gets involved in a very public feud — on Facebook. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore exports shrink in May in second straight month
SINGAPORE — Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) decreased by 1.2 per cent last month, following the 0.8 per cent contraction in April, which ended five months of growth since November, according to data by trade agency International Enterprise Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Why Singapore exports’ rally is losing steam
The 1.2% slump is a clear sign of lethargy.Whilst the decline in the headline figure for non-oil domestic exports was due to non-electronics exports' high base, it remains clear for analysts at DBS Group Research that Singapore export rally is now losing ... ( read original story ...)
MOBILE SHOPPING SPEND IN ASIA PACIFIC TO SURGE THIS YEAR, RESEARCH REVEALS
The report delves into the shopping trends of five APAC countries – Singapore, Thailand, China, Japan and India Projected increase in mobile spend for 2017 PayPal said the forecasted increase in mobile spend comes at a time when APAC countries are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May factory output up 5.0 percent on electronics strength
SINGAPORE Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore May factory output up 5.0 pct y/y on electronics strength
SINGAPORE, June 23 Singapore's industrial production in May grew for the 10th consecutive month from a year earlier, helped by strong electronics output, data showed on Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose 5.0 percent year-on-year, data from the ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s The Salary You Need To Earn To Afford These Homes In Singapore
we crunched the numbers to provide an approximate salary you and your spouse should be earning before you consider buying a certain type of property in Singapore. This, of course, is primarily focused on your ability to keep up with your mortgage payments. ( read original story ...)
Geylang Ramadan bazaar: Singapore’s new hipster haunt
The Ramadan bazaar in Singapore's Geylang Serai district is a traditional favourite, but its new Instagrammable treats are drawing a younger crowd. Has this "hipsterisation" hurt the festive spirit of Ramadan? Produced by Heather Chen. Editing/Filming by ... ( read original story ...)
The highest paying investment banking internships in Singapore
Prepared to be shocked by how much they earn. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/286672/singapore-commercial-banking/ Summer interns should, in theory, be focused on one thing as they play at being bankers: nailing down a full-time job offer for the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Billionaire’s Firms Announce Deal to Boost Property Portfolio
UOL to sell new shares in exchange for Haw Par’s UIC stock Deal may make UOL one of city’s top commercial property owners UOL Group Ltd. and Haw Par Corp., two listed companies largely owned by 88-year-old Singapore billionaire Wee Cho Yaw, announced a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy expected to grow by 2.7% in 2017
SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy is forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent this year despite uneven sector performance, noted a report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) out on Thursday (June 22). This projection is up from ... ( read original story ...)