Singapore

7 in 10 Singaporeans to be 'responsible' investors after seeing pandemic effects

They are now considering ESG and sustainability as factors in investing.

7 in 10 Singaporeans to be 'responsible' investors after seeing pandemic effects

They are now considering ESG and sustainability as factors in investing.

Singapore CEO’s more bullish about SG’s growth, earnings: KPMG

92% of Singapore CEOs are confident about the country’s growth.

89% of SG businesses struggle with data proliferation: Dell Technologies

Businesses are gathering more data than they can analyse; and needs more data than their current capacity.

Resale market in SG returns after 2-year hiatus: Report

Units sold in the first seven months totalled 9,160, exceeding 2019 and 2020.

Singapore is 17th most expensive location to send expat workers

The expatriate pay package for mid-level workers costs around US$225,171 annually. 

1 in 2 Singaporeans plan to buy a new home in the next 2 years

And 1 in 3 millennials have their eyes on luxury property.

Singapore inflation to continue transitory phase for rest of 2021

Upside risks, however, will continue to persist throughout the year.

Singapore records 2.5% increase in consumer prices

The transport expenditure saw the highest increase at 9.6% YoY.

A bridge over digitalised water: Smart Water brings Singapore and Netherlands together

Singapore is not alone in its Smart Water journey, and private companies from all over the world are offering solutions.

Singapore life insurance records whopping $1.97m in sales

This accounts for a YoY 61% growth in H1 2021.

ESR acquisition of ARA to make it largest real asset manager in APAC

ESR Cayman Limited is set to acquire ARA Asset Management for US$5.2b.

DBS profit up 54% to record S$3.71b in H1, 33 cents DPS announced

Fee income rose to a record as wealth fees hit new heights.

SIA cuts down net loss to $409m in Q1

The airline saw a net loss of $1.12b in the same period last year.

Singapore lifts dividend cap on local banks, financial companies

Local financial firms are expected to remain resilient even should the economy slip into a recession again.

Citi rolls out real time liquidity sharing solution in APAC

Treasury teams can mobilize liquidity and fund intraday payments in real-time.

MAS, France complete wholesale cross-border payment experiment using CBDC

It simulated cross-border transactions involving multiple CBDCs on a common network.