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Singapore's reserves deliver long-term economic stability while giving the country firepower to weather crises, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday. The reserves have been accumulated over many years as a result of prudent spending by past ... ( read original story ...)

Next year marks an ominous turning point for Singapore’s graying population, according to research by Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank Ltd. in Singapore. In 2018, the share of the population that’s 65 years and older will match those ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched its subscription-based Prime service in Singapore that provides access to fast shipping, streaming and gaming, intensifying competition with incumbent rival Alibaba-backed Lazada in Southeast Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore, 6 December 2017 – PwC Singapore today released a set of recommendations which were provided to the Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore for consideration in relation to the upcoming Singapore Budget 2018. “We must ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market headed south again on Monday, one session after it had ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 10 points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,440-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 10 points or 0.3 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,450-point plateau, although it's expected to head south ... ( read original story ...)

19 listings in first 11 months of the year hit $4.6b, up from $2.3b for the whole of 2016 Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Singapore this year have raised twice the amount of money racked up in all of 2016. The 19 IPOs in the first 11 months of the year ... ( read original ...

Hello, everyone. Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Singapore stock market, as represented by the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), finished Thursday flat at 3,437.50 points. The biggest winner ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank warned on Thursday of "excessive exuberance" in the city-state's private housing market, adding that it would take action, if needed, to maintain market stability. Developers have actively taken part in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank warned on Thursday that an expected burst of new supply in the city-state's private housing market could pose risks to sustainable conditions, adding that it would take action, if needed, to maintain market ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Total bank lending in October climbed 1.4 per cent from September, on the back of higher loans to financial institutions. Total domestic banking unit loans amounted to S$649.56 billion last month, up from S$640.68 billion in September ... ( read original story ...)

These bankers in Singapore and Kong Kong clinched quick promotions to VP level. Here’s how you could too. https://news.efinancialcareers.com/hk-en/250644/easiest-banking-jobs-hong-kong/ It’s arguably never been a better time to work at vice president ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Singapore’s total bank lending in October rose 1.4 percent from September on the back of increased lending to financial institutions, central bank data showed on Thursday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)

Digital banking is a good choice. HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citi: they are three of the Western banks most entrenched in the Asian region. The first two generate most of their profits from Asia, while Citi employs more people in Singapore than any other ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's DBS Bank today lowered India's GDP growth forecast for current fiscal to 6.6% from the previous 6.8%, citing that businesses were "still adjusting" to the new GST regime and there was "limited room" for fiscal support. The bank, however ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s DBS Bank today lowered India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.6 per cent from the previous 6.8 per cent, citing that businesses were “still adjusting” to the new GST regime and there were “limited room” for fiscal ... ( read original story ...)