Green buildings pay out in more than just

Since then, green buildings have been multiplying at a 54 per cent annual growth rate and now reach more than 5 million square metres nationwide, according to SCB’s Economic Intelligence ... Disparity arises regionally, though. Singapore is keen to ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC more than doubles pre-tax profits to US$17.2b in 2017

1 Singapore Budget 2018: Top marginal buyer's stamp duty for residential properties up to 4% from 3% 2 Singapore Budget 2018: GST to be hiked to 9% in "earlier" part of 2021-2025 period 3 Singapore Budget 2018: SG Bonus 'hongbao' of S$100, S$200 or S$300 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Boosts Taxes for Revenue

Feb.19 -- Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a range of tax increases in his budget, including a surprise hike in property levies, as he seeks to shore up savings to cope with a rapidly aging population. Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin reports ... ( read original story ...)

32,000 households are in mortgage of 3 months or more

A drop in household income and prolonged unemployment or illness are among the common reasons why Singapore households fall into mortgage arrears, revealed the Ministry of National Development. Notably, out of the 405,000 households with outstanding ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Budget 2018: Impact of buyer’s stamp duty

The S$1.99 million increase translates to nearly 1 per cent of the property price. Under a drive to make Singapore's tax system more progressive, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat annnounced on Monday that the top marginal BSD rate would be raised from 3 per ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to introduce GST on imported digital services

Singapore online shoppers currently were not taxed for purchases valued at below S$400. The new GST would be applied to business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer services, such as marketing, accounting, and IT services as well as apps ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s brick artist

Jeffrey Kong is an established brick artist in Singapore. He believes that it can be used to build all kinds of objects and express all areas of life - or even death. ( read original story ...)

DBS partners NTU to groom job-ready wealth management talent

DBS Bank and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced a partnership to groom job-ready wealth management talent and cater to growing industry demand for such expertise locally. According to a media statement, the bank ... ( read original story ...)