Singapore’s stock market is heavily dominated by banks and property-related stocks, whose sectors are likely to remain under pressure from the coronavirus hit to the economy, says Chetan Seth, …
China and Singapore’s Air-Travel Experiment: A ‘Fast Lane’ With Lots of Waiting
Singapore and China will allow some business travel between the two countries to restart as they ease border controls designed to slow the pandemic’s spread.
Singapore Landlords Need a Post-Covid Remake
Every third dollar changing hands on Singapore Exchange Ltd. is because of someone buying or selling units in a real estate investment trust. But has the city’s REIT mania gone a bit too far? The cor …
Singapore Warns of ‘Urgent’ Job Loss Challenge in Year Ahead
One of Singapore’s top political leaders said the city-state faces a “major and urgent challenge” in the next six months to a year, warning of more job losses ahead amid the coronavirus outbreak.
New rules, including Covid-19 pre-departure and post-arrival tests, set for essential Singapore-China business travel
The rules have been set for essential business travel between Singapore and China, as part of plans to slowly ease restrictions on flights and resume trade amid the Covid-19 outbreak.. Read more at …
Singapore to assess COVID-19 impact on digital bank bidders – sources
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 …