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BEIJING - The enduring ties between Singapore and China put the two countries' partnership in good stead to meet the complex challenges of the future, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told some 200 Chinese students at Tsinghua University on Saturday (Nov 25). ( read original story ...)

This was officiated by Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat at a Tech and Innovation Summit in the Chinese capital, organised by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and real estate company CapitaLand. Led by IE Singapore, the GIA was a key ... ( read original story ...)

He is accompanied by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development Koh Poh Koon, as well as officials from the ministries of Finance, Education, and Trade and Industry, as well as from IE Singapore. ( read original story ...)

The GDP of Singapore touched 5.2 per cent in the third quarter bolstered by rapid growth in manufacturing, finance & insurance, wholesale trade and transportation & storage sectors. The headline inflation is expected to rise in November, given the ... ( read original story ...)

This series was distilled after many hours spent with the top personal finance bloggers in Singapore and managing our Singapore Personal Finance Community. We aim to share only what is essential, answering questions that beginners often have. Ultimately we ... ( read original story ...)

No Signboard Holdings Ltd is the brainchild behind the white pepper crab. Its Singapore-listed peer is JUMBO Group Ltd (SGX: 42R), which is famous for its chilli crab. Jumbo was listed just two years ago, but its share price has surged 134%. Is No ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is moving ahead in the e-payments space by expanding its regulatory frameworks and launching a standardised quick response (QR) code. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched the second consultation on its payment services bill – the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The local market is on track to keep top spot as the leading South-east Asian listings market for the second straight year but rivals are closing in. More than S$4 billion will have been raised here by the end of the year, according to Deloitte ... ( read original story ...)

KUALA LUMPUR — Capital markets across Southeast Asia produced record-high capital raising activity in 10.5 months of 2017 with 144 initial public offerings (IPOs) hitting S$10.4 billion in total funds raised. With a market capitalisation of S$33.9 ... ( read original story ...)

Faster economic growth, coupled with subdued inflation, complicates the timing of monetary policy tightening in Singapore. Data on Thursday showed the economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than three years in the third quarter, and that the ... ( read original story ...)

“I’m anxious that my Employment Pass won’t be renewed when I apply for my next job in Singapore.” Singapore promises its legions of financial technology professionals a bright future. For each of the next three years, 1,000 tech jobs will be ... ( read original story ...)

the city-state’s senior minister of state for law and finance. “I don’t think there’s any significant outflows” since June, when Singapore signed up for a multilateral framework that facilitates the exchange of information on tax issues ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be visiting Suzhou and Beijing in China for a series of meetings and engagements from Wednesday (Nov 22) to Sunday. Mr Heng will be in Suzhou to co-chair the 11th Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council (SJCC ... ( read original story ...)

59% of investors were from Singapore. The second Singapore FinTech Festival raised up to $2.71b (US$2b) for startups in its final day, or the Investor Summit, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. According to a press release, 59% of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s largest preschool operator, MindChamps has lodged its prospectus for IPO on the mainboard of SGX. It is offering 30,449,600 shares comprising mainly placement shares and only about 2,000,000 available for public offer at $0.83 per share. ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the five-day losing streak in which it had surrendered more than 80 points or 2.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,380-point plateau although it may head south again on ... ( read original story ...)