Just a week after the announcement that Singapore Olympic champ Joseph Schooling will be the ambassador for German luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss, the full-time athlete has scored another deal with DBS. The three-year partnership will see the young athlete ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore lead growth in region’s digital economy
SINGAPORE: Chairmanship of Asean 2018 will present it a worthwhile opportunity to lead the region in developing its various digital economies, said Ravi Rajendran, managing director (Asia’s south region) at multi-cloud data management company Veritas ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore couple challenge annulment of marriage after sex change
The city-state voided the marriage last year, saying the operation made their partnership a same-sex union that is illegal under Singapore law. Singapore is a modern and vibrant society in many ways but attitudes towards homosexuality are still ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore failing in its bid for Asia’s IPO market?
Companies are choosing to list in Hong Kong instead. As the regional stock exchange competition heats up, the Singapore stock exchange may be losing more than it gains as there were more cross-border listings than IPOs held within its own borders in Q1 ... ( read original story ...)
DBS next to ink partnership with Joseph Schooling
Lim, DBS’ Singapore country head, said. Joseph Schooling said that DBS is what a Singaporean brand should be and it is an honour to work with the bank. “They serve their customers well, they’re true to their roots, they’re ambitious and work hard ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Post Biggest Jump in Almost Eight Years
Singapore private home prices surged the most since 2010 as the property market staged a recovery from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices jumped 3.1 percent in the three months ended March 31, according to a flash estimate from ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks’ loan growth hits 3-year high
Higher credit card and car loans pushed bank lending up. Singapore bank lending rose 8.5% YoY in February 2018 and hit its strongest pace in three years, up from an 8.3% climb in January. According to RHB Research, this was mainly on the back of stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan replaces Singapore as world’s 3rd largest IC exporter: MOF
Taipei, March 31 (CNA) Taiwan was ranked as the third largest integrated circuit exporter in the world in 2016, overtaking Singapore, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF). In its latest report on global IC exports, the ministry said Friday that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : Political Conditions Singapore
As noted in the "History" of this Country Review, Singapore became a Crown Colony of Great Britain in 1946. Self-government under the aegis of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew ensued as of 1959. Four year later, Singapore joined the Federation of Malaysia but ... ( read original story ...)
Global IPO proceeds up 28% in Q1
Even though the Asia-Pacific experienced a drop in IPO activity, it remained the world's busiest region for new listings in the first quarter of this year; in part because of activity in South-east Asia, EY said. Mr Max Loh, EY's Asean and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Australia: Pear export pilot partners appointed
New partners appointed to help Hort Innovation develop pear exports will target markets including Hong Kong, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore. Hort Innovation has signed contracts with partners to deliver the Pear early and broader season export pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Human Rights Watch Declines Singapore’s Invite to ‘Fake News’ Hearing
SINGAPORE — Human Rights Watch declined on Friday an invitation from Singapore to give evidence at a public hearing on "fake news", saying the hearing was not a "true consultation" but a "media event". A parliamentary committee has been reviewing ... ( read original story ...)
Import and Export Procedures in Indonesia – Best Practices
The country’s top export destinations are China (US$16.8 billion), the United States (US$16.2 billion), Japan (US$16.2 billion), Singapore (US$11.2 billion), and India (US$10.1 billion). The country imports predominantly from China (US$32.1 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore 10 ppm sulfur gasoil cash differential hits year-to-date high on firm demand
“Demand from AG/India is getting better because of the turnarounds in India and [India] importing; less export/more demand,” a trader said. Gasoil cargoes coming from the Persian Gulf to Singapore have also eased, market sources said. “Now Europe is ... ( read original story ...)
Government aims to support cybersecurity exports with new strategy
... five key export markets for the British cybersecurity sector as it launches a new export strategy. According to the department, the anglophone US and Singapore offer the UK access to large markets, as do the Gulf, India, and Japan - where security and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore watchdog says Uber-Grab deal may have infringed competition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s competition watchdog said it had reasonable grounds to suspect competition had been infringed by Uber Technologies Inc’s [UBER.UL] deal to sell its operations in Southeast Asia to rival ride-hailing firm Grab. In a ... ( read original story ...)