Singapore, the city state of 5.7 million people has seemingly weathered the COVID-19 storm better than anywhere else in the world, with a death rate of only 0.05% – way lower than the global average …
Lightspeed Venture to Start Operations in Singapore to Scale Up Its Southeast Asia Investments
The early stage venture capital firm will dig into its global fund of USD 4 billion, which was closed in April this year, to invest in the Southeast Asian market, with key focus on Indonesia and Singa …
England Adds Slovenia to Quarantine List, Singapore and Thailand Removed
Slovenia and Guadaloupe have been added to the list of countries from which travellers must quarantine when entering England to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, British transport minister …
Singapore’s Export Growth Accelerates as China Demand Picks Up
Singapore’s export growth quickened in August, buoyed by rising demand from China and a pickup in key electronic shipments.Non-oil domestic exports grew 7.7% from a year ago, Enterprise Singapore said …
Upstart insurer Singapore Life plans expansion after $2 billion Aviva deal
Singapore Life, an upstart insurer which agreed a $2 billion deal for the Singapore business of insurer Aviva , plans to tap into Southeast Asia to expand more and will seek to list in the …
First China bond ETF in Singapore to launch amid rising foreign interest in yuan assets
The largest exchange-traded fund to invest purely in Chinese government bonds lists in Singapore next week, the bourse and the fund manager said on Thursday, capitalising on surging interest in the …
Apple and Singapore to reward Apple Watch users for keeping healthy
What would it take for you to lead a healthy lifestyle? Singapore will offer financial incentives to people who hit their wellness goals using an Apple Watch.
Singapore August Exports Rise 7.7% Year/year, Higher Than Forecasts
On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, exports expanded 10.5% in August after a 1.2% rise in the previous month, Enterprise Singapore said in a statement. Economists had forecast a 0.9% rise.
Singapore Bourse May Run Out Of Steam On Thursday
The Singapore stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, gathering almost 25 points or 1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 2,500-point plateau …
Adelson’s Singapore Casino Hires Law Firm to Probe $1 Billion in Transfers
Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Singapore casino has hired a law firm to conduct a new investigation into employee transfers of more than $1 billion in gamblers’ money to third parties, according to people …