Marleen Dieleman is an associate professor of strategy and policy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. Economist Joseph Schumpeter famously identified owner-entrepreneurs as key enablers of economic development. But, once ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the smartest city in the world: study
Singapore is the best performing smart city globally ahead of London, New York, San Francisco, and Seoul, according to a study by technology company Juniper Research. The concept of smart city involves the use of IoT technologies such as connected sensors ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh signs MoUs on air service and public private partnership with Singapore
with Singapore being its third import partner. It is also the fourth largest investor in Bangladesh with net cumulative investments of about $760 million. Singapore companies such as Fish & Co, Sushi Tei and TransferTo have presence in the market. ( read original story ...)
India, China exports most at risk from currency strength in Asia
An analysis by Bloomberg Economics’ Tamara Henderson shows the historical link between exports and exchange rates was the highest in India in the decade through 2017, followed by China, Malaysia and Japan. Singapore was a notable outlier — exports ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered hires new Singapore MD after five months at rival bank
This managing director spent just five months at a Swiss bank before being hired by Standard Chartered in Singapore. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/298817/mo-choudhury-standard-chartered/ Standard Chartered has recruited a new managing director ... ( read original story ...)
Bank helps connect Chinese with EEC
SINGAPORE-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) is drumming up interest among Chinese investors to seize opportunities in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and expects more and more Chinese companies to set up in the country’s flagship economic zone. ( read original story ...)
De/Centralize 2018: World’s Blockchain Leaders Meet in Singapore on 5-6 April
Leading investors including Timothy Draper (Draper Associates), Golden Gate Ventures & SeedPlus and global leaders from Bancor, 1kx, ZCash and SGInnovate to explore blockchain technology and its commercial viability SINGAPORE, 2018年3月12日 - (JCN ... ( read original story ...)
IMO2020: Singapore Will Retain Top Bunkering Spot, Says Maersk Executive
Regional trading head Peter Beekhuis told a conference in Singapore that the city state's infrastructural advantages will hold even if fuel oil import patterns change. "Singapore imports about 80% of fuel oil to meet its current bunkering demand," Beekuis ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is winning the war on drugs. Here’s how.
Regarding the March 2 news article “At opioids summit, Trump suggests executing dealers to help end crisis”: Singapore is one of the few countries that have kept drug abuse under control. We take a clearheaded approach. We invest significant efforts to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Broadcom to redomicile to U.S. by April 3
(Reuters) - Singapore-based Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said on Monday it expects to redomicile to the United States by April 3, two days before the chipmaker’s acquisition target Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) holds its annual shareholder meeting. Broadcom’s $117 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore appoints new Chief of Defence Force, Chief of Army
From 23 March, Major-General (MG) Melvyn Ong Su Kiat will be Singapore’s new Chief of Defence Force (CDF), said a Ministry of Defence spokesman on Monday (12 March). MG Ong, the current Chief of Army (COA), will succeed Lieutenant-General (LG ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Golden Gate Is Said Raising $100 Million VC Fund
Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures is raising a $100 million third fund to continue investing in Southeast Asia’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments and mobile apps, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new fund is expected to have ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb offers to collaborate with Singapore government
The Singapore government had last year charged two men with unauthorized ... including residents and industry stakeholders,” news agency Reuters quoted a URA statement. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore’s Derrick Tan now also heads Hong Kong branch
SINGAPORE - Bank of Singapore's global market head for Greater China and North Asia, Derrick Tan, has taken on the additional role of chief executive of its Hong Kong branch since March 6, the private banking arm of OCBC Bank said on Monday. He replaces ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s golden gate is said raising $100m fund
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures is raising a $100 million third fund to continue investing in Southeast Asia’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments and mobile apps, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new fund is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Jan retail sales fall 8.4 pct from year earlier
SINGAPORE, March 12 (Reuters) - Singapore’s retail sales in January fell from a year earlier, due to a drop in motor vehicle sales, data showed on Monday. Total retail sales fell 8.4 percent from a year earlier in January, after rising a revised 6.3 ... ( read original story ...)