It is somewhat ironic that Singaporean households can expect cheaper electricity and gas bills for the first three months of 2025, marking the second straight quarterly decline, due to lower crude oil …
Issue #6: What’s Happening This Week?—$300 CDC Vouchers, CNY “Fit” Notes, Credit Card Nerfs, and More
Keep abreast with our weekly round-up of Singapore’s top finance news, including CDC Voucher updates, CNY fit-for-gifting notes, and more.
Knight Frank: unlikely for Singapore’s potential new property cooling measures to hit first-time buyers
Christine Li of Knight Frank expects to see an increase in property buyers to the Singapore housing market when SORA rates move below 2.5%. She adds that any additional property cooling measures by …
Singapore billionaire Kwek Leng Beng’s company begins selling prime condos
A company controlled by billionaire property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng will start selling premium condos in central Singapore in the next two weeks as the local housing market shows signs of recovering.
Vietnam bans vapes, will fine tourists up to US$78 and jail e-cigarette traders, producers
Country joins others including Singapore, Thailand, India and Australia in banning travellers from bringing in e-cigarettes.
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Jan 2025)—Rates Up To 3.05%, Minimum Deposits From $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account …
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Jan 2025)—Rates Up To 3.05%, Minimum Deposits From $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account …
Singapore public housing resale prices rise 9.6% in 2024
Resale public housing prices in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive cities, rose by 9.6% in 2024, according to preliminary government data released on Thursday. Eight out of 10 of citizens …
Private home prices in Singapore rose 2.3 per cent in Q4, but overall growth slowed to 3.9 per cent in 2024
SINGAPORE: Private residential property prices rose 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter due primarily to a last-minute surge in new home sales, reversing a modest drop in the third quarter.
In New Year message, Singapore PM Lawrence Wong says economy beat growth expectations with 4pc rise in 2024
Singapore’s economy grew by 4.0 per cent in 2024, exceeding expectations, according to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Wong, who is also finance …