Singapore

Go-Jek app now available to all Singapore consumers

First-time riders will receive two $5 vouchers for use within two weeks of signing up.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.12%

Wall Street's rally may keep local sentiment fairly positive.

Chart of the Day: Over 50,000 homes in the supply pipeline until 2022

Over 22,000 residential units are set to be completed in 2022.

DBS launches online portal giving SMEs the digital leg up

SMEs can access accounting, digital marketing and cybersecurity solutions.

Japanese passport unseats Singapore as world's most powerful in Q1

It fell one destination short of Japan's visa-free entry to 190 territories.

SP Group launches first wave of electric vehicle charging points

Drivers can charge their EVs at the 38 charging points located islandwide.

Singapore bank revenues may rise 9% in 2019

Loans and balance sheet leverage will drive revenue expansion.

SMEs to benefit from $30m funding for digital growth under the Start Digital initiative

New firms will get a head start with with two foundational digital solutions with costs waived for a minimum of six months.

Olam International to shut its sugar trade desk

The decision comes after raw and white sugar futures finished 2018 at a ten-year low.

HDB rents inched up 0.6% in December 2018

Rental volume slipped 8.9% MoM to 1,601 flats rented in December.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%

Wall Street’s gains could uplift the local bourse today.

How the gig economy is fueling business expansion

According to the Economic Development Board, there are roughly 37,400 international companies operating out of Singapore, which includes 7,000 multinationals, attesting to the fact that Singapore has steadily made a name for itself in recent years as a hub for businesses big and small. Much of this growth can be attributed to the country’s innovation-led economy, generous tax regime, labour laws and a strong emphasis on supporting businesses of all sizes.