Daily Briefing: Singapore achieves self reliance in water; Singapore strengthens anti-money laundering

14 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
And strong arrivals to help absorb hotel supply. Singapore has achieved self-reliance in water and is building more capacity to meet a projected doubling in demand in the next 45 years, a minister said. The city state, which has a contract to buy from neighboring Malaysia more than half its current daily ...

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Opportunities for insurers to cover risks from cyber attacks, natural disasters: Tharman

13 Jun 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: There are opportunities for insurers in financing infrastructure and providing insurance for cyber attacks and natural disasters, despite the challenge of persistently low interest rates, said Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam. ...

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Singapore-based Carro raises $5.3m in Series A round

13 Jun 2016 - DealStreetAsia
Carro, Singapore based online marketplace for used cars, announced today that it successfully raised $5.3 million in a Series A round led by Lippo Group-backed venture firm Venturra Capital. Participating investors from Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and China included Singtel Innov8, Golden Gate Ventures, ...

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Gender imbalance: Are females missing out on Singapore's tech revolution?

13 Jun 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: In 2008, Fiona Tay made history by becoming the first female to win the Singapore Physics Olympiad. Fast-forward eight years, and she is still challenging gender stereotypes, although she is nowhere to be found near a physics lab. These days, Ms Tay can be found writing code in San Francisco, ...

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Making Sense of Jumbo Group Ltd From An Investor’s Perspective

13 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Two of Singapore’s most famous dishes would be chili and pepper crab and a popular place to enjoy the gastronomical delights would be Jumbo Seafood restaurants, of which there are five in Singapore. The restaurants are owned and run by Jumbo Group Ltd (SGX: 42R), which also has other brands under its ...

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3 Things You Need To Know About the Singapore Stock Market Today

13 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to Monday evening! Here are three things about the Singapore stock market and investing in general that you might want to look at today and over the weekend. 1. Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (SGX: Y92) has been one of the best performing blue chips this year. It has also been a great performer ...
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Singapore Digest: IE Singapore MOU will boost local firms entry into China’s “One Belt, One Road,” MAS proposes “regulatory sandbox” for FinTech experiments, S&P says Singapore bond market is distorting credit costs

13 Jun 2016 - DealStreetAsia
IE Singapore has entered into an MOU with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to facilitate access ot China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ infrastructure project. Meanwhile, MAS has proposed the formation of a “regulatory sandbox” for experimenting with financial technology (fintech) solutions. ...

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Only 4 in 10 Singaporeans re-entered employment in Q1: MOM

13 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
It’s the lowest rate since 2009. New jobs are proving elusive to Singaporeans looking to get re-employed, as only over 4 in 10 (46%) Singapore residents made redundant in 4Q15 clinched new jobs by March 2016. According to a report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), this is down from 5 in 10 (50%) in ...

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OKP secures $54.7m in LTA road resurfacing contracts

13 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
It will boost the firm’s order book to $376.8m. The infrastructure firm has won a big fish deal with Singapore’s land transport authority for road resurfacing works along seven major expressways in the city-state. According to a press release by OKP, its subsidiary Eng Lam Contractors, has been awarded ...
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3 Key Investing Differences Between Singapore And Malaysia’s Insurance Giants

13 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Insurance is one of the oldest businesses known to man. It’s thus perhaps no surprise to find that insurance companies are amongst the list of companies in Singapore that have the longest histories. One insurer in Singapore’s stock market is Great Eastern Holding Limited (SGX: G07). It is one of the ...
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