Singapore

Singles' Day generates 935% sales growth in Singapore: study

An average Singaporean is willing to spend $293 on that day, a survey showed.

Singles' Day generates 935% sales growth in Singapore: study

An average Singaporean is willing to spend $293 on that day, a survey showed.

Genting Singapore Q3 profits up 25% to $210.41m

Average daily visitors hit over 22,000 thanks to the stronger performance of its attractions.

Singtel's headwinds will persist unless ICT segment recovers: analyst

Its core mobile business remains lethargic amidst Telkomsel’s positive contributions, an analyst said.

Deadline for execution of Hyflux's Tuaspring deal extended to 29 November

Maybank, Tuaspring’s only secured creditor, approved the extension.

COE premiums for small cars rose 10.34% in November bid

Premium rates for large cars increased by $1,000 to $32,302.

Singapore bank loan growth to slow to 3% in 2019

Trade tensions and higher interest rates will dampen borrowing.

SIA Engineering Q2 profits down 1.55% to $38m

It blamed lower airframe and fleet management revenue.

Chart of the Day: CBD Grade A office rents inched up 4.3% in Q3

Rents may be hit should stock market blues continue as it will result to reduced demand from finance sector occupiers.

SME arrears rise in Q3 as trade war deepens: study

Delayed payments were most evident in the commerce-wholesale and transport/storage sectors.

South Korean car sales to hit roadblock amidst high youth unemployment

Sales are poised to grow by an average of 2.2% annually from 2019-2027.

Travel expenses, the new frontier for compliance

Corporate budgets for travel and expenses (T&E) have grown exponentially over the past decade, thanks to the globalisation of trade. This growth shows no sign of abating despite sophisticated technologies from video conference and collaboration tools, as face-to-face interaction remains the preferred form of business meetings. Singapore business travellers are amongst the region’s busiest – in fact, three of the top five business travel routes in APAC originate from Singapore according to our traveller data.

Seven-storey commercial building in South Bridge Road up for sale at $23.5m

Merchants Building has a 6,927 sqft gross floor area (GFA).

Singapore Airlines to boost corporate travel visibility

It will allow businesses to quickly locate and communicate with employees in case of emergency.

Grab clinches $68.6m from Thailand's KASIKORNBANK

It will introduce its co-branded mobile app GrabPay by KBank in Thailand in 2019.

SGX and Temasek's Heliconia invest in capital markets platform iSTOX

The platform connects investors with opportunities through Security Token Offerings (STOs).

Singaporeans are less satisfied with their credit cards in 2018

Overall satisfaction levels fell by 9 points to 718.