Singapore’s GDP grew 3.6% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2017, below 5.5% growth registered in the previous quarter. The latest revised figure however surpassed the initial reading of 3.1% issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI ... ( read original story ...)
How to Fly Singapore Airlines New First Class with Points
I can’t wait to fly the new Singapore Airlines first class. I’ve flown the old Singapore Airlines first class suites on the A-380 a few times, but the newer cabin looks like one of the best premium cabin flight experiences yet. What makes it even ... ( read original story ...)
Top Indonesian bank eyes $50bn assets stashed in Singapore
JAKARTA -- A commodities rebound, record profits and cozy ties with the government is not stopping Kartika Wirjoatmodjo, the chief of Indonesia's largest bank by assets, from hunting for new customers. His latest target is: rich Indonesians who have their ... ( read original story ...)
100 years of Singapore through centenarians’ eyes: Unlocking secrets to longevity
SINGAPORE - Centenarians in Singapore used to belong to an exclusive club, the lucky few who struck the genetic lottery for longevity. In 1990, they numbered 50. According to the Department of Statistics (DOS), there were 1,200 Singaporeans aged 100 and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks shake off oil & gas loan burdens
O&G debts made up 2%-3% of their total loans. The robust performance of Singapore's banks is expected to stabilise in 2018 after DBS, followed by OCBC and UOB, cleaned up their loan problems in the second half of 2017, Moody's Investors Service said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stocks Expected To Rebound On Thursday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Wednesday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 40 points or 1.2 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,400-point plateau although it may find renewed support on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd’s Stock Is Near A 52-Week Low Now: Is It Actually Cheap?
I will be using the SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3) as a proxy for the market; the SPDR STI ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the fundamentals of Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). ST Engineering currently has a PB ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.5%
which was up 2 per cent, or 25 Singapore cents to S$12.51; and UOB which was up 0.5 per cent or 14 Singapore cents to S$26.38. The Singapore stock market will close early at noon on Thursday for the Lunar New Year holiday. ( read original story ...)
Summit Power to launch Singapore IPO
Summit Power is planning to launch its Singapore IPO next month as it looks to become the first Bangladeshi company to list overseas, according to people with knowledge of the transaction. The subsidiary of Bangladesh's Summit Group plans to start ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is replacing an abandoned parking lot with a stunning skyscraper containing thousands of plants — take a look inside
In Singapore, a new office tower that will feature thousands of plants follows the trend. Architects from Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) are billing the 51-story skyscraper as "the office of the future" due to its focus on flora. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Hokkien Association celebrates CNY with series of free events at Telok Ayer temple
SINGAPORE - Chinese New Year is usually celebrated with food, family reunions and red packets. But behind all that good cheer is a rich history that the Singapore Hokkien Association wants to spread this festive season. Over 18 days from the eve of Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s exports rise but electronic items continue slide
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's exports rose more than expected in January although the decline in electronics underlined the widely held view that the global semiconductor rally is fading and that the city-state's trade dependent economy would ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s annual exports in January get boost from petrochemicals, techs slide
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s annual exports in January surged despite another decline in electronics shipments, thanks to a welcome jump in sales of petrochemical products. Non-oil domestic exports (NDOX) rose 13.0 percent in January year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the second “least miserable” country in the world
Thailand beat Singapore by 0.9 point in Bloomberg's Misery Index. Rising prices are more of a threat to the global economy this year than joblessness, according to Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which sums inflation and unemployment outlooks for 66 economies. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Horse Racing: Kranji Mile Goes International
The Singapore Turf Club is speeding up the process of restoring its international status by elevating the Group 1 Kranji Mile over 1600 metres to invitational status this May. The Kranji Mile will run on Sunday, 20 May 2018 and will serve as springboard to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Indonesia ties in excellent state, says Vivian Balakrishnan
JAKARTA - Negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty between Indonesia and Singapore will begin later this month and talks on a double taxation agreement are set to start soon. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday (Feb14) referred to ... ( read original story ...)