Singapore consumer prices growth eases in April

The authorities say the easing in consumer prices was due to the 6.7 per cent decline in accommodation costs.

May 24, 2017

More than 2 in 5 Singaporeans feel unsafe shopping online

It revealed that around nearly nine in 10 consumers want more secure payment facilities and convenient ways to make a purchase.

May 23, 2017

Expat packages worsen in Singapore: Survey

Despite this, the study pointed out that Singapore still offers some of the highest expatriate salary and benefits packages in the region, with some of the lowest tax rates.

May 19, 2017

HDB unveils 8,748 flats for sale in May

According to the housing board, these comprise 4,802 BTO units spread across six projects in Woodlands, Yishun, Bidadari (Toa Payoh) and Geylang.

May 19, 2017

MAS sets up tables for Singapore's second Fintech Fest

In an announcement, MAS indicated that the fintech event will be from November 13 to 17.

May 16, 2017

Singapore private home sales slump 12.6% in April

For the past year, developers found buyers for 12,408 units. This is in contrast to the 6,158 units sold in the first four months of the current year.

May 16, 2017

Singapore: 2,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigars seized at Tuas Checkpoint

ICA says that it will continue conducting security checks on passengers and vehicles at checkpoints to prevent contrabands from going into the city-state.

May 15, 2017

Singapore retail sales swings back to growth in March

The Department of Statistics says the strong retail turnover was due to the growth in the sales of petrol service stations

May 15, 2017

OCBC Bank eyes acquisition of NAB's private wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong

OCBC Bank Chief Operation Officer Ching Wei Hong says the mortgage portfolio to be transferred to the group is well-supported and of high quality.

May 15, 2017

Singapore set to offer land plots to encourage high-tech farming

Authorities say that these plots of agricultural land will be tendered out with longer 20-year leases.

May 10, 2017

Singapore's private office investment sales grow to 9-year high

According to JLL Singapore, the engine of growth for the private investment market sales was the office sector, whose investment sales took the lion share of 47.5%, worth $2.12b.

May 9, 2017

All eyes on e-commerce, digital economy as Singapore chairs ASEAN

The city-state is also gunning to improve trade facilitation measures to boost internalisation plans, including for small and medium enterprises.

May 9, 2017