From making ready-to-eat meals to marketing a wider variety of vegetables to hotel groups, Singapore’s farms are getting creative to survive.
Carbon-tax paying firms can carry over unused offsets to 2025 due to limited carbon credit supply
This means they can offset up to 10 per cent of their taxable emissions using carbon credits in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore ranks fourth in global startup index
Singapore has advanced to the fourth position in the global start-up ecosystem rankings for 2025, up from fifth place in 2024. The new ranking places Singapore behind Israel, Britain, and the U.S.
Singapore leads global crypto job opportunities per capita
Singapore leads the world in cryptocurrency job opportunities per capita, according to LegalBison's study. The research, which analysed Glassdoor listings, found Singapore offers 68.68 crypto roles ...
Singapore’s STI, Asia markets rise after US court blocks Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (May 29) morning, after a US trade court on Wednesday (May 28) blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect. Read ...
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles at four-week highs
Fuel oil imports into onshore tanks fell 18% from the previous week to 686,000 tons, with most imports hailing from Russia ...
Asia’s jet fuel exports to US West Coast to hit 1-year high in May
The surge in imports comes at the start of the American summer travel season, potentially impacting travel costs and highlighting the vulnerabilities of US West Coast supply ...
Asia jet fuel exports to US West Coast to hit 1-year high in May
Asia's jet fuel exports to the U.S. West Coast are expected to hit at least a one-year high in May, according to shiptracking data and three trade sources, as refinery outages in California boosted ...
Singapore stocks rise after US court blocks Trump’s tariffs; STI up 0.1%
Across the broader market, advancers outpace decliners 309 to 170. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MPs must separate business and politics, be wary of conflicts of interest: PM Wong
SINGAPORE] Members of Parliament (MPs) must separate business and politics, and be shrewd in assessing the motives of those who seek to get close to them, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a ...
Singapore leads in crypto adoption with 28% ownership rate: report
Singapore has taken the lead in global cryptocurrency adoption, with 28% of its population now owning digital assets—more than any other country surveyed in Gem ...
Singapore households’ debt up, but assets growth more than keeps pace
While falling interest rates may help, one observer says to look out for difficulties such as bad debts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore’s real wages rise at faster rate of 3.2% in 2024; more firms give salary bumps: MOM
SINGAPORE] Real wage growth in Singapore rose at a faster pace of 3.2 per cent in 2024 as nominal wage growth outpaced inflation, data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed on Wednesday (May 28).
Singapore advances to 4th in global start-up ecosystem rankings
Singapore has advanced to the fourth position in the global start-up ecosystem rankings for 2025, up from fifth place in 2024. The new ranking places Singapore behind Israel, Britain, and the U.S.
UK outpaces global crypto ownership growth in 2025: Gemini report
The United Kingdom is leading the world in increasing cryptocurrency ownership among its population in 2025, outpacing economies including the United States, according to a new study by Gemini. Gemini ...
Nearly One in Four Globally Now Own Crypto, According to Gemini’s 2025 State of Crypto Report
Nearly two in five crypto owners in the US are invested in crypto ETFs: Following the approval of spot crypto ETFs in early 2024, adoption has increased, with 39% of crypto investors in the US owning ...