Singapore is buying another eight F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing jets as its armed forces continue their modernization drive.
No slack in Singapore’s Budget, says DPM Lawrence Wong
Singapore would not be able to meet its spending needs, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday. The minister was responding to assertions from some quarters during the ...
Committee of Supply 2023 debate, Day 1: Mariam Jaafar on supporting Singapore’s net-zero transition
Governments must play their part to incentivise the flow of investments into climate solutions and the transition to these solutions, given the significant costs. This was said by MP Mariam Jaafar in ...
Nifty to reclaim 17600 or bears to remain in control? 7 things to know before share market opens
On the Singapore Exchange ... The National Stock Exchange has no shares on its F&O ban list for 22 February. According to the NSE, stocks that have exceeded 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL ...
Singapore’s Grab Dives After Concerns Mount About Slowing Growth
Grab Holdings Ltd. plunged its most in almost five months despite bringing forward its profitability target, reflecting concerns about slowing growth as the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and ...
Rich Investors’ Reluctance to Trade Is Blow to Singapore Banks
Asia millionaires’ reduced risk appetite is hitting Singapore banks at a time when they are welcoming ... US-China tension and an uncertain economic outlook. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., the country ...
Singapore Budget 2023 debate: MPs suggest ways to help youth better hone skills and find work, look after mental health
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 – Offering graduate subsidies and loans ... The debate was in response to Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s Budget statement last week. Education and training, as in past years, ...
Commentary: Parenthood incentives – Singapore cannot keep doing more of the same without knowing whether these really work
A common misconception is that Singapore’s marriage and parenthood initiatives have failed because total fertility rates keep declining, but that may not be true, says NUS’ Kelvin Seah.
Singapore’s Grab speeds up profit outlook as cost cuts pay off
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based tech group Grab said it expects to deliver its first profit sooner than it had forecast after cutting earnings-draining incentives for the first time since its ...
Singapore: Inflation slips below expectations but stays hot
Headline inflation inched up to 6.6% year-on-year but settled well below market expectations January headline inflation ticked higher but settled much lower than what market participants had expected.
Malaysia’s Pet World Nutritions eyes IPO in Singapore as early as end-2023
Malaysian pet food maker Pet World Nutritions is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore to raise up to US$100 million (RM443.4 million), two sources with knowledge of the matter told ...
3 Singapore Stocks That Have Room for Much Higher Dividends
The great thing about Singapore’s stock market is that it has a wide range of REITs and dividend-paying companies that offer you a breadth of choices for your investment portfolio. In an era of high ...
Malaysia’s Pet World Nutritions eyes Singapore IPO as early as end-2023
Malaysian pet food maker Pet World Nutritions is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore to raise up to US$100 million, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in what ...
Singapore inflation stays elevated, raises tightening chance
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in his Feb. 14 budget speech ... as the current tightness in the domestic labor market eases and global inflation moderates. Singapore reiterated its projections for ...
Philippines’ GIC-Backed Metro Pacific Hospital Reviving $1 Billion IPO, Sources Say
The Philippines’ largest private hospital group, backed by KKR & Co. and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC ... Metro Pacific could seek to raise $500 million to $1 billion in an IPO that could ...
Real estate prices in Singapore will take some time to ‘level out’: CapitaLand Investment
Andrew Lim of the real estate investment management company says Singapore's policy responses are meant to "tame an engine that is showing signs of overheating." ...