Bank of Singapore Head of Investment Eli Lee says the latest disappointing set of stimulus measures from China have led him to downgrade his 2022 GDP growth forecast from 5.5 percent to 4.8 percent.
Expat Bankers Fleeing Hong Kong See No Easy Escape to Singapore
Stricter visa requirements, hiring restrictions and other bureaucratic road blocks mean that the influx of bankers into Singapore from Hong Kong in recent months has been more of …
The Supremacy of Singapore’s “Interesting Maths”
Observe Budget Day. Do your sums, and you might be surprised by what you actually end up giving at the end of the year. This is the art of putting someone in the minus column but making them feel that …
Google Searches For Singapore’s Next PM Lawrence Wong Skyrockets
Google searches for Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong saw a significant surge as the country’s PM announces him as his successor. On Saturday, April 16, the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee …
Man, 66, found dead at Lower Seletar Reservoir racked up S$70,000 debt in ‘Cambodia investment project’
A 66-year-old Singaporean man racked up S$70,000 in debts and subsequently took his own life at Lower Seletar Reservoir in April 2021, a coroner’s inquiry found. The man had accumulated the debt in …
EXCLUSIVE-Sri Lanka completes payment for Russian coal cargoes, easing power crisis
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has paid for two Russian cargoes to SUEK AG’s Singapore unit through a telegraphic transfer, two senior government officials told Reuters, in a move that is likely to help ease …
EXCLUSIVE-Sri Lanka completes payment for Russian coal cargoes, easing power crisis
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has paid for two Russian cargoes to SUEK AG’s Singapore unit through a telegraphic transfer, two senior government officials told Reuters, in a move that is likely to help ease …
ASPI Note: Singapore’s Likely Future Leader
On April 14, Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong was chosen as leader of the dominant People’s Action Party’s (PAP) so-called fourth-generation “4G” team. This positions Minister Wong, 49, to …
Bangladesh court dismisses plea to unblock PUBG
The High Court has dismissed a plea by the Singapore-based developer of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG to unblock the multiplayer online game.
Singapore Investors Are Polite, But No Longer Pushovers
The city skyline from the People’s Park Complex in the Chinatown area of Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Singapore’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said earlier this week that the country is …