Tag: Singapore
South Korea Aims To Update Free Trade Agreement With ASEAN
South Korea's trade ministry said on Tuesday (Jul 27) it has launched talks with ASEAN to update their free trade agreement (FTA) and further...
Singapore’s Ministry Of Finance Announces $1.1b Support Package: All You Need...
Singapore's Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday (July 23) announced a $1.1 billion support package to help cushion workers and businesses from the impact of phase...
What Liquidation Of Singapore’s Hyflux Can Teach Entrepreneurs
Troubled water treatment company Hyflux will finally go into liquidation now that a court has approved an application for winding up the company, marking...
Singapore’s Fintech Startup Thunes Acquires European Payment Platform Limonetik
Cross-border payments provider Thunes has acquired Limonetik, a Europe-based payments platform. The firm will integrate Limonetik’s payments services with its own Thunes Collections international...
Goldman Sachs Says Covid Delta Variant Could ‘Significantly’ Hit Growth In...
Covid-19 infections are surging in several major Southeast Asian economies, and that has led Goldman Sachs to cut its 2021 growth forecasts for most...
What Does 8% Growth Mean For Asia When Thousands Are Still...
A tiny financial center of 5.7 million people is gradually preparing for life after the pandemic, as vaccination rates increase, social distancing measures ease...
Vietnam and Singapore Begin Negotiations on Digital Trade Agreement
On June 21, Vietnam and Singapore agreed to set up a joint technical working group on Digital Partnership, examining the potential for developing a bilateral...
Singapore’s aging street food hawkers get help from Instagram
Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one...
Southeast Asia Faces Long Road Back to Previous Growth: Survey
The prolonged Covid-19 pandemic is clouding economic projections for Southeast Asia, with most countries not expected to return to pre-pandemic growth levels for several...
Singapore’s Millionaires Count Expected to Surge 62% by 2025
Singapore's count of millionaires could increase by more than 60 per cent from 2020 to 2025, according to Credit Suisse Group, part of a...
U.S. Firm Global Foundries Invests $4 Billion in Singapore Chip Plant
U.S.-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries announced Tuesday that it will build a new fabrication plant in Singapore to meet the unprecedented global demand for chips.
The...
Emerging Asia Faces Capital Outflow Risk As U.S. Fed Signals Rate...
Capital has started to pour out of Asian emerging markets as coronavirus outbreaks slow the region's economic recovery while investors price in the likelihood...
