Singapore
Standard Chartered Singapore to allot $5m to upskill staff
Standard Chartered Singapore to allot $5m to upskill staff
It will offer close to 350 trainee roles.
General Elections to take place on 10 July
President Halimah Yacob dissolved the Parliament and issued a Writ of Election.
UNL bridges gaps for under-addressed locations
The mapping tech startup gives places a unique universal address to make them digitally fit.
KIT, Keppel Energy nab $700m sustainability-linked loan
This will be used for its jointly owned gas-fired cogeneration plant.
Oil trader Hin Leong has no future as independent company: PwC
The accounting firm found a number of irregularities in the oil trader’s finances.
Hong Leong Finance rolls out business loan campaign
This is said to help SMEs with cash flow issues.
SOS to earmark over $1.5m for crew change support
This will be used to defray costs for seafarers staying at the Seacare Hotel.
Chart of the Day: Non-landed purchases across all residential status slid in Q1
Foreign purchasers recorded the largest fall of 26.1%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
Wilmar International led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 7.73% expansion.
Daily Briefing: Property firms expect more transactions in Phase 2 reopening; Sparrow raises $4.86m series A led by BitMEX owner
And stricter requirements for embalmers under new rules for licensed funeral parlours.
Cleantech Solar bags $104.36m green loan for 500MW solar projects
Proceeds will be used to finance its expansion across Southeast Asia.
MAS received Wirecard's license application
It is operating under exemption until the Payments Services Act is enforced.
Inflation down 0.2% in May
CPI‐All Items inflation also fell no thanks to a larger decline in private transport costs.
UOB's The FinLab pilots platform for SMEs
Free registration is going on for SMEs and startups in ASEAN.
TiffinLabs onboards 1,000 smart kitchens globally
The kitchens will start rolling out progressively from Q4 of this year.
Two strata office floors up for sale in CBD
The property is valued at $2,200 to $2,350 psf by competitive indicative pricing.
Frasers Property Retail mall traffic surged up to 80% over weekend
Enhanced safety measures are in place across all 14 malls.
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