Bidders for five Singapore digital bank licences on offer will have to factor in how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted their funding and profitability plans, as the central bank kicks off interviews …
Singapore Business PMI Continues To Tumble In May – IHS Markit
Private sector activity in Singapore continued to contract in May, and at a steeper rate, the latest survey from IHS Markit revealed …
India’s Bid for Tighter Grip on Rupee Trading Is Put to Test
India’s most ambitious step to get a tighter grip on rupee trading, which has been shifting to markets like London and Singapore, is being put to the test as the nation’s banks start trading the …
Someone Just Made a Big Bullish Options Bet on a Singapore ETF
An exchange-traded fund tracking Singapore companies drew record call-option volume. A total of 5,044 iShares MSCI Singapore ETF calls traded on Tuesday, compared with a 20-day average of 222, …
Hong Kong’s role as China’s link to the world will keep eroding, says expert
China’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong comes as an unsurprising move, says Bilahari Kausikan, chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore. He adds that …
Negative Rate Benefits Seen Limited for Singapore’s Stock Market
Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need.While a decline in interest rates is generally seen as good for stocks, the benefits of Singapore’s slide toward …
Two Americans facing charges for violating Singapore’s social distance rules
Linda Givetash and Ed Flanagan An American man and woman accused of violating social distancing regulation designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus in Singapore faced the charges in court on …
Brunei ranks fifth in child rights in South-East Asia
A global ranking on child rights placed Brunei Darussalam in 70th place and the fifth best in South-East Asia, following Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. The Sultanate scored an average of 0 …
Coronavirus live news: Singapore reopens schools; Abu Dhabi closes borders
Dr Fauci says he hasn’t spoken to Trump in two weeks; New Zealand to consider easing restrictions earlier; Mexico deaths pass 10,000 …
Hong Kong Probes Cluster, Indian States Take Lead: Virus Update
Hong Kong authorities are concerned about a new cluster of cases that indicates transmission both at home and in the workplace. Singapore is starting a phased return to work after the number of new …