Singapore downgraded its 2020 gross domestic product forecast for the third time on Tuesday, the trade ministry said, as the bellwether economy braces for the deepest recession in its history. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Set To Extend Losing Streak
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in back-to-back trading days, sinking more than 25 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,555-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s APL England loses cargo in heavy Australian seas
A Singapore-flagged cargo ship lost at least 40 containers in deep waters off the coast of Sydney when they fell overboard in heavy seas, maritime officials said on Monday. The vessel, APL England, lo ... ( read original story ...)
Even with protests, recession and coronavirus, Hong Kong is a better bet than Singapore
The singular advantage Singapore has over Hong Kong is affordable public housing. On all other fronts, Singapore is no better than Hong Kong. Even in the fight against Covid-19, Singapore is far ... ( read original story ...)
CIMB Bank Singapore partners with iSTOX to expand access
CIMB Bank Singapore Partners With iSTOX To Expand Access To Private Capital Markets Through Distributed Ledger Technology CIMB Bank Singapore signed an agreement to partner with ICHX Tech Pte Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, ‘digitally estranged’ seniors grapple with how to celebrate Hari Raya via FaceTime and Zoom
Even though 88 per cent of Singaporeans are internet users, those not digitally savvy feel cut off from loved ones and religious services, affecting their mental health. ( read original story ...)
As Ramadan shifts online, Singapore’s ‘digitally estranged’ seniors finding it hard to cope
Even though 88 per cent of Singaporeans are internet users, those not digitally savvy feel cut off from loved ones and religious services, affecting their mental health. ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks have no plans to cut back on physical branches despite rise of digital banking | Video
Despite an increase in the number of people accessing online banking services during the circuit breaker period, Singapore's three local banks say there are no plans to cut back on their physical ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sees Negative Rates Creep In With Flush Liquidity
Negative interest rates are creeping into Singapore.The nation’s overnight borrowing rate was less than two basis points above zero on Tuesday, down from the year’s high of 1.68% in January. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore rebuts claims Manpower Minister Josephine Teo profited from migrant worker housing
Surbana Jurong – whose international chief executive Teo Eng Cheong is Teo’s husband – in the conversion of the Singapore Expo, an exhibition centre, into a facility housing 8,000 beds. The centre is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new test kit that can detect coronavirus antibodies in an hour is awaiting FDA approval
The test kit, which passed regulatory approval in Singapore and the EU, is not for rapid and early diagnosis ... Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. Data ... ( read original story ...)
Nasdaq set to tighten listing rules, impacting China IPOs
Nasdaq Inc is planning new rules that would make initial public offerings more difficult for some Chinese companies, thrusting the US exchange into the middle of an increasingly contentious debate ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Singapore, Malaysia finance ministers discuss economic recovery
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and his Malaysian counterpart Mr Tengku Zafrul Aziz have discussed how the economies of both countries ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore looks to restart economy with phased easing of virus curbs
Singapore will see three-quarters of its economy resume normal operations when curbs to fight the coronavirus are eased from June 2, although the relaxing of measures will likely see a rise in daily ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to reopen finance and wholesale on June 2
SINGAPORE -- Businesses including finance, wholesale trade and semiconductor manufacturing will be allowed to restart on-site operations June 2, Singapore's government said Tuesday, after two months ... ( read original story ...)
AU Small Finance Bank jumps 4% after Singapore govt buys stake in lender
Holdings had picked up 2.4 million shares of the lender.AU Small Finance Bank reported a 3.4% increase in its net profit for the March quarter to ₹122.32 ... ( read original story ...)