Singapore is planning to tighten its rules governing corporate-service providers, following a spate of money-laundering cases involving foreign nationals in the city state.
Singapore stocks rise 0.1% on Tuesday ahead of US inflation data
SINGAPORE stocks closed slightly higher on Tuesday (Mar 12) amid mixed trading in regional markets as investors awaited the release of US inflation data. Read more at The Business Times.
Daily Cuts – Why are more people in Singapore going bankrupt?
Singapore bankruptcy applications hit an 18-year high last year - what's behind the surge? Joel Chua and Susan Ng find out more from the co-author of the commentary: Why are more people in Singapore ...
Bitcoin Hovers Near All-Time Peak as Crypto Draws Record Inflows
The original cryptocurrency reached an all-time peak of almost $72,881 on Monday and was trading at $72,165 as of 11:25 a.m. in Singapore on Tuesday. A record $2.7 billion flowed into crypto assets ...
Singapore Central Bank Raises Caution over AI’s Role in Monetary Policy
Edward S Robinson, the deputy managing director for economic policy and chief economist at Singapore's Monetary Authority, issued a clarion call regarding the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in ...
BW Group’s LR1 tanker collides with BPCL’s import mooring near India’s West coast
In a recent maritime incident near India's west coast, the Singapore-flagged Long Range 1 (LR1) tanker belonging to BW Group, named the Hafnia Seine, collided with Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.'s (BPCL) ...
Singapore business confidence hits one-year high for Q2 2024
Commercial credit bureau data showed that the Business Optimism Index rose for the 3rd consecutive quarter in Q2. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Best Crypto & Bitcoin Casinos in Singapore to Play in 2024
Crypto casinos in Singapore boast a mind-boggling number of online slots. From classic fruit machines with familiar symbols to feature-rich video slots with immersive storylines and bonus rounds, ...
Hong Kong’s exhibition centre nears pre-Covid numbers as trade fairs return from Singapore and new crypto event signs on
The number of events in the second half of 2023 hit 84 per cent of the pre-pandemic level, and the outlook is promising, top executive says A number of big trade fairs returned from pandemic hiatus, ...
Singapore Tourism Market Sets Ambitious US$ 39.9 Billion Revenue Goal with 4% CAGR by 2032 | FMI
The global Singapore tourism market is expected to garner a revenue of US$ 27 billion in 2022, reaching US$ 39.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4% during the projection period (2022 to 2032).
Singapore’s Swiftonomics: Some businesses swiftly grew in sales, while others swiftly dropped in sales
SINGAPORE: Taylor Swift’s arrival in Singapore has stirred excitement among fans and economic ripples, even prompting economists to upgrade Singapore’s GDP forecasts. However, TODAY reported that ...
Singapore business confidence hits one-year high in Q2 2024: SCCB
SINGAPORE - Local business sentiment continues an upward trajectory, hitting a one-year high in the second quarter of 2024. Data from the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) released on March 11 ...
Vopak, Air Liquide to jointly develop Singapore ammonia and hydrogen infrastructure
Tank storage firm Vopak said on Monday that it has signed an agreement with industrial gas company Air Liquide to develop and operate infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking and hydrogen ...
Music tourism as Singapore’s new growth driver
With the trade recovery yet to fully take off, Singapore is busy making music tourism its new growth driver. British rock band Coldplay performed in January, while American pop star Taylor Swift ...
As Swiftonomics sweeps through Singapore, small businesses say concerts a boon and a bane for them
SINGAPORE: Swiftonomics has swept through Singapore after the American pop star performed six sold-out shows here, but for small businesses, the spoils are not equally shared. While many have thrived ...
Taylor Swift Tour prompts economists to upgrade Singapore GDP forecast
"We expect renewed weakness in the first half as slower global growth curtails activity in Singapore’s export-oriented economy,” said Shivaan Tandon, economist at Capital Economics. "But growth should ...