Singapore

Singtel, Etiqa offers Singtel Bill Protect for retrenched Singaporeans

Eligible customers could use the insurance plan to cover accidental death.

Singtel, Etiqa offers Singtel Bill Protect for retrenched Singaporeans

Eligible customers could use the insurance plan to cover accidental death.

SG Tourism Board appoints new chief executive

Melissa Ow will take on the new role.

Changi Airport passenger movement quadruples to 4.63 million

The airport saw continued growth in its North America, Southwest Pacific, and Europe markets.

CICT’s downtown malls to benefit from return-from-office workers

The recovery of China’s economy will also woo visitors in the malls.

Wilmar International to see better earnings in H2: analyst

The company would also see better consumer demand due to lower household inventory and SME recovery.

Singapore's private consumption to recover in 2H23

RHB expects a 3.8% YoY consumption growth.

What skills do Singapore employers value?

In terms of hard skills, most of them (72.2%) want employees with technical skills.

The Impact of the ABSD rate hike and property buyer tax on real estate investments

The Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) is a property buyer tax in Singapore that was introduced in 2011. It is a tax that is imposed on top of the existing Buyer’s Stamp Duty (BSD) and is meant to deter foreigners and property investors from driving up the property market prices. Recently, the ABSD rates have been increased to cool down the property market. This article discusses the impact of the ABSD and property buyer tax on real estate investments in Singapore.

WFS execs join SATS’ global leadership team

SATS welcomed three key members of WFS.

Only 1 in 3 employers say workers' well-being is in excellent condition: survey

About 78% said their overall well-being has been a priority since 2020

STI April average total return at 2.1%

Keppel Corp, Jardine C&C and CapitaLand Invest take over April STI.

Singapore Savings Bond rate continues to flatten

It has a 10-year average return rate of 2.81%,

New acquisitions boost CapitaLand Ascendas REIT's SG portfolio occupancy to 92.3% in 1Q23

The REIT recently acquired properties at 622 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and 1 BurohLane.

Singapore’s Trust Bank exceeds 450,000 customers in 5 months

This comes after the bank onboarded 100,000 people in 10 days after launch.