Singapore

HDB inks $10.7m deal with NTU and SUTD

Both deals were for research and development agreements.

Keppel O&M to explore LNG developments in Indonesia

It plans to distribute LNG using specialised carriers.

The future of payments in Singapore's Smart Nation

At this year’s National Day Rally on 20 August, when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about the most important challenges and opportunities facing Singapore, the Smart Nation initiative was at the top of his agenda. Mr. Lee called on Singaporeans to embrace the unprecedented possibilities that technology has placed at their fingertips; remarking, “[The] Smart Nation is for all of us, young and old…the world is changing. Unless we change with it, we will fall behind.”

Singapore braces itself for a massive drop in workers

Labour supply growth could fall by 2.5 ppt in 2027 to 2036.

HDB resales grew 0.1% in August

Prices have decreased 0.7% within a year.

How can Sheng Siong keep up with Amazon?

Fresh produce remains an advantage for traditional groceries.

STI down 52 points to 1.56% in August

No thanks to unexciting earnings from O&G and telcos.

Cosco strikes off two dormant subsidiaries

The two companies had transferred their vessels.

Venture Corp joins STI Reserve List

Its capitalised stocks gained 20% in August.

CACHE announces rights issue to raise $102.7m

This will fund debt repayment and add headroom.

Singapore eyes creating 10,000 wholesale trade jobs by 2020

There are currently 34,000 firms in the wholesale trade industry.

Singapore business leaders migration to Hybrid IT

Hybrid infrastructures utilising cloud technologies are paramount to Singapore’s continued financial dominance in meeting long-term market demands. With the pressure of newer tech savvy innovations dominating Asia’s markets, top Singapore business leaders are redesigning business models that will combine new data with strong revenue streams.

Singapore's whole economy PMI at its highest since January 2015

It expanded for the 16th consecutive month and hit 53.2 in August.