KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 ― If you’re someone who frequently travels to Singapore, you’re probably already familiar with having to bring with you either their local currency or arrange with your bank to allow foreign transactions on your credit or debit card. However, Bank Negara has since confirmed that cross-border DuitNow QR payment with Singapore […]
Read MoreTHE agreements signed by Malaysia and Singapore in January this year on the green and digital economies are the latest indication of the potential that these South-east Asian neighbours have – with their shared historical, geographic, economic, cultural and family ties – to collaborate in boosting prosperity both at home and across the region. While […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Rising inflation, an economic slowdown and soaring healthcare costs are the three key factors that Singapore residents say will hinder them from reaching their financial goals, a survey found. Inflation was identified as the key threat to their savings plans by almost seven in 10, or 68 per cent, of the 1,037 Singapore residents polled. […]
Read MoreCONDOMINIUM rental prices were up 3.5 per cent in February, a steeper increase from the 1.4 per cent rise in January, as indicated by flash estimates from SRX and 99.co on Wednesday (Mar 29). The monthly increase in condo rents in February was the highest in a year, outpacing growth every month since February 2022. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Office rents in the Central Business District (CBD) rose in the first quarter of 2023, driven by tight supply and buoyant demand for flexible and scalable office space. This is despite worsening economic sentiment and layoffs in the tech sector. Knight Frank Singapore indicated that prime-grade office rents in the Raffles Place/Marina Bay […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S factory output contracted more sharply in February, dragged by a steeper production decline in pharmaceuticals and electronics, data from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) showed on Friday (Mar 24). Industrial production (IP) fell 8.9 per cent year on year in February, down from 3.1 per cent in the previous month. This marks the […]
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