JAKARTA – Travellers visiting Indonesia from Singapore can by the end of the year use their smartphones to make QR code payments from their Nets-linked bank accounts, said a Bank Indonesia (BI) official. Conversely, businesses and individuals from Indonesia will be able to scan QR codes provided by e-payments service provider Nets in Singapore. Work on establishing […]
Read MoreThe Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering a stringent trust requirement on crypto exchanges, requiring them to shift customer assets into trusts by the end of 2023. MAS is also contemplating banning crypto lending and staking for retail investors, aiming to secure investor funds amid the high-risk and speculative nature of the market. Amid […]
Read MoreLIQUEFIED natural gas (LNG) from Indonesia made up less than 1 per cent of Singapore’s annual natural gas imports on average between 2020 and 2022, Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said in a written parliamentary reply on Monday (Jul 3). He was responding to Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Member of Parliament Saktiandi Supaat, […]
Read MoreFOR the first time in three years, the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) widely watched overall private-home price index has eased. It contracted 0.4 per cent quarter on quarter (qoq) in the second quarter of this year, based on the latest flash estimate data released by URA on Monday (Jul 3), in sharp contrast with the […]
Read MoreOVERALL prices of private home prices in Singapore fell 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of this year over the previous quarter, based on a flash estimate released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) on Monday (Jul 3). This contrasts with a 3.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) hike in URA’s overall price index for […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen has urged the export of premium rice to Singapore as the country currently relies on imported agricultural products. Cambodia is expected to become one of the countries that supply agricultural products to Singapore, the Prime Minister said during a get-together with garment workers in Pursat province on Friday. Singapore receives millions […]
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