Small- to medium-sized companies that do a lot of international business have to deal with two big headaches: high foreign exchange fees and corporate expense tracking. Volopay, a Singapore-based …
Asia Pacific stocks mixed as U.S. Fed keeps rates on hold; Singapore lags as bank shares tumble
Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. Mainland Chinese stocks dipped on the day, with the Shanghai composite down 0.23% to about 3 …
Uber halts move of APAC headquarters from Singapore to Hong Kong
Uber Technologies Inc said it will keep its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore at least until December 2022, pausing a potential plan to relocate to Hong Kong.
Services, manufacturing firms in Singapore stay gloomy on outlook with Covid-19 uncertainty
Firms in Singapore’s manufacturing and services industries remain pessimistic about the business outlook for the second half of the year, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and uncertain global …
Uber reverses course, to keep Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore until at least end of 2022
SINGAPORE: Ride-hailing company Uber has reversed its decision to move its Asia-Pacific headquarters out of Singapore and will stay put in the …
The Johor-Singapore Causeway opens for business, slowly
Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land border crossing flickers back to life as Singapore and Malaysia agree on terms for … Up for discussion this week: The world’s busiest land …
Hong Kong moves to create regional hub for insurance-linked securities
Hong Kong is on track to soon join the UK and Singapore as newly minted hubs for insurance-linked securities. This is a field long dominated by offshore jurisdictions such as Berm …
Singapore PM’s Nephew Found Guilty of Contempt, Fined S$15,000
The Singapore prime minister’s nephew was found guilty of contempt of court and fined S$15,000 ($10,884) by the city-state’s top court on Wednesday, media reported.
Lee Kuan Yew grandson convicted of contempt of court in Singapore
A grandson of Singapore’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and nephew of the current prime minister was convicted Wednesday of contempt of court over a Facebook post criticising the judiciary during a …
Graphic: Zinc stocks in Singapore’s LME warehouses suggest unusually large surplus
Deliveries of zinc to London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in places such as Port Klang, Malaysia and Singapore, not typical destinations, suggest an unusually large surplus of the metal used …