SINGAPORE, Aug 26 — With rising global uncertainties in a post-Covid world, “high trust locations” will be sought after and attributes such as trust and reliability will be fundamental to businesses in deciding where to house regional or global headquarters. And in this regard, Singapore can seize the opportunity as a hub in the “increasingly important […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc., the listed restaurant chain operator, is bringing Singapore’s R&B milk tea brand to the Philippines, marking its foray into the popular segment. Shakey’s entered into a master franchise agreement with Singapore-based Koufu Group Ltd. as it hopes to take advantage of the growing milk tea and bubble […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Finance professionals expect a slow return to normal from the impact of the coronavirus-induced recession, according to a survey by the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Singapore. This comes as 66 per cent of the respondents, from an expert panel of 115 finance professionals, said that their firms’ customers have completely stopped […]
Read MoreTHE Singdollar is likely to continue strengthening till next year amid a broad weakness of the greenback, in particular against the Chinese currency. On Monday morning the SGD stood at S$1.3715 to the USD, weakening slightly from the S$1.3651 on Friday. Some FX experts expect it to reach S$1.35 by early next year. The low […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S central bank is still expected to leave its currency policy settings untouched at the next review in October, market watchers said on Monday – despite core inflation touching a decade low in July. All-items and core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private road transport costs, came in at -0.4 per cent in July – […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Aug 24 — Get ready, Apple fans. The tech giant’s third store in Singapore is set to open soon. The new outlet, located at Marina Bay Sands, will be the first Apple store in the world that sits on water. It will be housed in a sphere floating on Marina Bay, taking over the […]
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