Singapore

HK-listed firm keen to buy “illiquid” SG-listed SMB United at $0.32 per share

The offer according to the acquiring firm Boer Power is competitively priced compared to the current valuations of French power giant Schneider.

HK-listed firm keen to buy “illiquid” SG-listed SMB United at $0.32 per share

The offer according to the acquiring firm Boer Power is competitively priced compared to the current valuations of French power giant Schneider.

Analyst warns DBS will continue to lag

Culprits cited are limited margin improvement, rising liquidity risks, and potentially higher credit costs overseas.

Happy with how your company is run?

If not, then read on to see how things are about to change as proposed revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance have been submitted.

Malaysia-Singapore Business Forum to deepen both countries' economic engagement

Participants will have opportunity to network with Ministers, senior Malaysian Government officials and business leaders.

COSCO Corporation's Vice Chairman resigns

Jiang Li Jun will be replaced by Wu Zi Heng.

Changi Airport strikes deal with Pteris Global

The contract will furnish the airport baggage high level computer control system.

Buyan Russian Haute Cuisine & Caviar Bar to offer Pushkin dinner in Singapore

The Pushkin Feast at Buyan will be Buyan's featured event of the World Gourmet Summit week. On November 24, Buyan will be combining the two loves of Russian culture - cuisine and literature - by paying tribute to Alexander Pushkin, the supreme national poet of Russia. The dishes of Buyan's Pushkin Dinner are the recerations of various courses mentioned in his verse novel, Eugene Onegin, dubbed by scholars as "the encyclopedia of Russian life in the 19th century." Buyan's guests would be able to savour the popular Osietra caviar served with traditional Russian blinis.

60% of Singaporean entrepreneurs confused about starting a company

Good thing Futurebooks is launching an iPhone app to help them setup a company in Singapore.

SGX questions supply chain manager Abterra’s financial statements

The Company recorded a net exchange gain of S$4,195,000 for the quarter and SGX demands an explanation.

Robust sales ahead for CapitaLand’s Bedok Residences

Nearly 500 people were present at the show flat area for preview sales 12 hours after the announcement.

Auditors troubled as Sino Techfibre investigation remains unsolved

KPMG’s probe was impeded by the Local Tax Bureau, who refused to provide the listing of the company’s subsidiaries’ sales and purchase invoices.

Who’s winning the telco race in Singapore?

OCBC says the competition is tight as all three telcos - M1, SingTel and StarHub - put in pretty decent showing in their 3Q11 results.

Warning: There will be job cuts

So which sectors expect to fire people in the next three months?

Trade forecasts for 2011 revised downwards

NODX forecast, for instance, was downgraded from 6 to 7% to 2 to 3%; so who’s to blame?

Saving grace: Oil domestic exports up 54%

Oil trade mitigated the poor performance of its non-oil counterpart.

Electronic parts, anyone?

Domestic exports of electronics fell 17% in the third quarter.

Non-oil domestic exports down in the third quarter

Guess which countries caused the exports setback.