RSS FeedsSpore eyes trade opportunities in Brazil
November 25, 2008 22:00:00HAVING already built strong networks in Asia, the US, Europe and the Middle East, Singapore has now firmly set its sights on growing its economic links with another part of the world - Latin America. - [Read more] |
MAS finalising sukuk issuance facility
November 24, 2008 22:00:00THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is in the final stages of setting up a sukuk issuance facility to provide financial institutions here with Syariah-compliant regulatory assets. - [Read more] |
Raffles Hotel fund-raiser
November 24, 2008 22:00:00RAFFLES Hotel will host its 17th annual Christmas tree fund-raising auction tonight. Themed A Glittering Christmas, the event will witness the auction of six ornate Christmas trees and a selection of products and services contributed by major partners. - [Read more] |
October inflation eases on lower petrol prices
November 24, 2008 22:00:00INFLATION eased in October as petrol prices fell, data released yesterday by the Department of Statistics shows. But it was still higher than the level most economists had expected, as the price of electricity was hiked 21 per cent last month - the biggest one- time increase in about seven years. - [Read more] |
Apec leaders hope to kick-start trade talks
November 24, 2008 22:00:00WHILE Apec leaders have said that the global financial crisis could be over in 18 months, this is more of an aspirational target rather than a prediction, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. - [Read more] |
PM Lee meets newly elected NZ prime minister
November 23, 2008 22:00:00PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong made the most of his first official visit to Lima over the weekend as he shuttled to several venues in the Peruvian capital to hold bilateral meetings with five separate Asia-Pacific leaders. - [Read more] |
Pullback felt on new green energy projects
November 23, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS in the renewable energy sector have become cheaper as the markets turn sour and this has raised the expected return on investments and attractiveness in new green projects, said industry players. - [Read more] |
R2M platform launched to commercialise tech
November 21, 2008 22:00:00THE Research to Market (R2M) platform, aimed at bringing together interested stakeholders to discuss the commercialisation of technology, was launched yesterday at the Technology Commercialisation Forum (TCF) 2008. - [Read more] |
Funds waiting to grab cheap Asian properties
November 21, 2008 22:00:00AS property values in Asia slide, hedge funds, private equity funds and pension funds are waiting in the wings to swoop in on good buys, according to KPMGs global head of real estate, Jonathan Thompson. - [Read more] |
Woodlands Checkpoint capacity to be expanded
November 21, 2008 22:00:00THE Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will spend up to $2.5 million to increase the capacity at Woodlands Checkpoint, as land traffic between Singapore and Malaysia is poised to continue growing. - [Read more] |
Insurance cost could rise with over-regulation
November 21, 2008 22:00:00RECENT events triggered by the financial crisis have shaken confidence in parking funds with financial institutions, including insurance firms, raising concerns over the security of the silver dollars. - [Read more] |
BASF cutting output at 2 plants here
November 21, 2008 22:00:00GERMANYS BASF, the worlds largest chemicals company, has started to cut output at its US$500 million petrochemicals joint venture with Shell on Jurong Island, as well as at a Tuas plant that produces electronic chemicals. - [Read more] |
Winners Of Ernst & Young Eoy 2008 inducted into Singapore Academy
November 21, 2008 22:00:00THE three winners of this years Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) awards - Lian Beng Group executive chairman Ong Pang Aik, Olam International CEO Sunny Verghese and Zicom Holdings chairman Sim Giok Lak - were yesterday inducted into the Ernst & Young EOY Singapore academy (EOYSA). - [Read more] |
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