Standard Chartered's joint venture with an arm of Singapore's biggest trade union group started digital banking services in the city-state, adding to rivalry in the space where tech giants are also seeking to make their mark.
Fashion designers in the Lion City have had a tough two years of coronavirus restrictions, and hope an influx of international customers to boost their bottom line.
Singapore Faces Biggest-Ever Succession Planning Challenge Bloomberg 16 hrs ago Faris Mokhtar
(Bloomberg) The rumblings started shortly after Singapore’s ruling party won 89% of seats in last year’s election.
What would be hailed as a fantastic outcome in most places amounted to the worst parliamentary performance ever for the People’s Action Party, which has been in power since the country’s independence in 1965, one of the longest uninterrupted stretches for any party around the world.
Even more troubling, it could be viewed as a lack of enthusiasm for Heng Swee Keat, who had become heir apparent to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a carefully managed succession plan.
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Singapore’s Biggest Bank to Cut Office Space in Home Market
Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Faris Mokhtar and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen
(Bloomberg) DBS Group Holdings Ltd. is poised to trim office space in Singapore, the latest bank to pare its footprint in the city-state during the coronavirus pandemic.
Southeast Asia’s largest bank plans to surrender about two and half floors, or 75,000 square feet, in Tower 3 of the Marina Bay Financial Centre, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The lender occupies more than a dozen floors in the building, located in the central business district near the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino.