Singapore
'Tighter' financial conditions to weigh on Singapore's lending market: MAS
'Tighter' financial conditions to weigh on Singapore's lending market: MAS
Risks include high inflation, geopolitical tensions, and spillovers from China's economic situation and global real estate market strains.
Economy forecasted to grow by 2.4% in 2024: MAS survey
The city-state demonstrated resilience by expanding by 2.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Memiontec incorporates Indonesia business subsidiary
The company owns 99.4% of its subsidiary.
CCCS seeks public views on SIA and Garuda Indonesia’s proposed cooperation
The public consultation is open from 14 to 27 March 2024.
Surbana Jurong reveals new global headquarters in JID
The campus will foster collaboration, learning, and innovation in the built environment.
Singtel denies talks of deal to offload Optus for A$16b
It said it is currently focused on ‘network resilience and conducting a CEO search’.
Changi Airport records 33.7% YoY surge in February passenger movements
Singapore's Changi Airport experiences a significant uptick in passenger traffic, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.61%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock with a 1.284% increase.
Talent shortage plagues all industries, women candidates in demand: Survey
Net Employment Outlook (NEO) currently sits at 24%.
Singapore takes crown as world’s most globalised country
It bested 180 markets.
MAS grants OKX an MPI licence
The company can now provide cross-border money transfer services.
Maybank Singapore prevents loss of S$1.16m across 17 cases
One case sees a service manager prevent a S$37,000 scam.
Seatrium listing granted in-principle approval by SGX-ST
This involves 3.4 billion consolidated shares listed on SGX-ST Mainboard.
1 in 2 Singaporeans prefer using online websites to buy travel insurance
43.7% of Singaporeans travel 2-3 times annually.
2 in 3 Singapore CIOs utilise AI to enhance security framework: survey
One in four (25%) CIOs are planning to invest in AI, according to a survey by Lenovo.
SIAEC expands services agreement with Scoot
The agreement will span 58 months with an option for a 24-month extension.
Halcyon Agri taps Sun Weiliang as new CEO
He will assume the position previously held by Li Xuetao.
Commentary
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