SINGAPORE – Singapore will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of this year with the Pacific Alliance (PA), a trading bloc of four Latin American nations – Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan said on Tuesday (June 29) the agreement will enable businesses on both sides to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is inviting fintech companies and financial institutions around the world to propose innovative retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) solutions. In its Global CBDC Challenge announced on Monday (June 28), MAS said it seeks market-ready solutions that can address 12 problem statements centred on […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has fallen one rung to fourth place in this year’s Global Fintech Rankings. And while it still takes the top spot among countries in the Asia-Pacific, the Republic faces stiff competition from countries like Australia, China and Japan, which have moved up the leaderboard this year. The second annual index, produced by fintech analytics […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Manufacturing output in Singapore saw a huge jump in May, helped by a low base a year ago amid Covid-19 circuit breaker measures. Factory production expanded 30 per cent year on year – a seventh straight month of growth, according to data released by the Economic Development Board on Friday (June 25). This exceeded the […]
Read MoreSingapore-based private aviation company Yugo Global Industries Pte Ltd recently released its newest charter routes in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines to further cement its regional foothold and capitalise on growing demand for private air travel in Asia. “Leveraging on its network of helicopters and jets, Yugo is the first air mobility platform that […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singapore will prepare its population to deal with Covid-19 as part of their daily lives and people will be able to work, travel and shop without quarantines and lockdowns, even with the coronavirus in their midst. With enough people vaccinated, Covid-19 will be managed like other endemic diseases such as the common flu and […]
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