Singapore

What's the next move for cash-flush SingPost?

Maybank Kim Eng has a few ideas on how it will spend the $350m it just raised from perpetual securities.

What's the next move for cash-flush SingPost?

Maybank Kim Eng has a few ideas on how it will spend the $350m it just raised from perpetual securities.

AsiaPac banks to face higher credit costs in 2012

High loan growth and moderate credit costs is now a thing of the past.

Breaking the glass ceiling with lifelong education

International Women’s Day is an annual global celebration of women in the world today. Amid the celebrations, we also take time to reflect on what we women have achieved and what more we can do.

Currency Briefing Update - here’s what happened on March 13 morning

The US dollar retreated against Asian currencies but gains were capped.

Tiger Airways carried less in February

In the same month Tiger Airways Singapore increased capacity by 13%.

More jobs forecast for second quarter

But government looks set to have the most “robust hiring plans".

Job ads down by 10% in Q411

Bankers had the most difficulty in hunting jobs.

CapitaMall Trust issues US$400m fixed rate notes due 2018

Notes fully swapped to s$505.2m at fixed rate of 3.29 per annum.

Currency Briefing - what you need to know for Tues March 13, 2012

A MAS tweak in the exchange rate system to slow the local currency’s appreciation is said to be possible.

Sembcorp Marine inks a $385.5 million worth of deal

SMM won an order to build a semi-submersible well intervention rig for Helix Energy Solutions.

How did STX OSV galvanize its design process?

Company claims a new software has sped up its engineering and 3D design tasks by up to 30%.

Nasty inflation to nag Asia in 1H12

Singapore and the rest of the region face pesky price jumps in oil and food.

Asian firms hiring foreign execs more than ever

In Singapore and the rest of the region, businesses are increasingly headhunting non-locals due to two reasons.

Muted STI activity blamed on dismal China deficit

Investors stay on the sidelines with news of worse-than-expected China exports.