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Get ready to support older Singaporeans, one way or another
SINGAPORE (June 17): Researchers in Singapore have determined that $1,379, down to the dollar, is what an elderly person living alone would need every month to thrive in today’s Singapore. The sum covers an annual $500 holiday, budgets for one restauran
June 14, 2019
Zest
Luxury in the air
Long-haul flights have become delightful getaways for Air France’s Business Class passengers, especially with Chef Julien Royer’s exclusive culinary creations for the airline’s daily Singapore-to-Paris flights
June 14, 2019
Ageing
Pension funds in growth markets flock to equities, Mercer says
(June 11): Pension funds in growing economies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East have a sharply higher percentage of assets parked in stocks, just at a time when trade tensions threaten to derail markets.
June 11, 2019
Sustainability
Singapore is 2nd most sustainable investment market: Schroders
(June 11): Switzerland, Singapore and the US are the most sustainable investment markets in the world and companies listed in these countries are delivering the most positive social and environmental benefits, research by Schroders has revealed.
June 11, 2019
Global Economy
Markets shrug off exit of UK’s May in June; Hong Leong Asia to privatise cement unit
(June 3): June 7 will mark the end of Theresa May’s tenure as British Prime Minister, after a three-year leadership fraught with bad mistakes, resignations, controversy and widely panned policies. Her time as PM will be defined by her inability to deliv
May 31, 2019
Currencies
Why Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam were added to US currency watchlist
SINGAPORE (May 29): The US Treasury added Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam to a watchlist for currency manipulation, putting their foreign-exchange policies under scrutiny.
May 29, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore's ageing public houses get a government facelift
SINGAPORE (May 15): Singapore’s ageing public housing has been a source of anxiety, for home owners and the government alike. It’s become particularly acute in the lead up to national elections considering more than 40% of the population’s wealth is
May 15, 2019
Fintech
Singapore says it's studying whether to allow digital-only banks
(May 7): Singapore is discussing the possibility of allowing virtual banks to operate in the city state, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Tuesday.
May 07, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore's pre-election cabinet change sets Heng up for top job
(Apr 23): Singapore’s Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat was promoted to deputy prime minister on Tuesday, a move that further positions him to succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
April 23, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore in talks with more electric car companies after Dyson
SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Following Dyson’s plans late last year to manufacture its first electric car in Singapore, the city-state is now in talks with other makers of green vehicles to set up shop on the island.
April 22, 2019