Singapore

DBS grabs top spot in Asia's safest banks list

OCBC and UOB came in 2nd and 3rd places.

Barclays appoints Anand Ramachandran as head of ASEAN equity research

He will report to Jon Scoffin, Head of Research - Asia Pacific.

SMEs urged to invest in technology to raise productivity

One of the key focus areas for this year’s Singapore Budget 2013 was in the area of raising productivity, with DPM Tharman stressing the importance of leveraging on an increase in productivity to revitalise the SME sector.

DBS predicts Singapore’s manufacturing sector will remain sluggish

Pharmaceutical segment's 20% growth decline remains a threat.

Petra Foods suffers from 57.3% decline in net profit

Its cocoa ingredients business remains the key drag.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.1%

New foreign worker curbs remain a threat.

Why Singapore businesses should prioritize security

The subject of security has been at the top of the agenda in Singapore with a number of high profile security breaches reported in recent years affecting various leading organisations. These range from break-ins to vandalism and database infiltrations. While the crime rate in Singapore still remains one of the lowest in the region, statistics reported over the last three years show an average of 31,808 crime cases. More and more companies are recognising that, with the convergence of risk in an ever-changing threat landscape in today’s globalised economy, complacency is not an option.