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Sias to take its Invest Singapore programme to the heartlands
Sias to take its Invest Singapore programme to the heartlands
The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, will step up efforts to boost retail participation in local stocks in 2025 and build on what has been a bumper year...
Singapore stocks’ best year since 2017 masks downbeat outlook
Singapore stocks’ best year since 2017 masks downbeat outlook
Singapore’s main stock index is on track to have its best annual performance since 2017, but any celebrations over the Straits Times Index’s (STI) 15 per cent gain so...
Singapore stocks’ best year since 2017 masks downbeat outlook
Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks opened lower on Friday (Dec 20), following another downbeat session on Wall Street as the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish pivot continued to weigh on sentiment.The Straits Times...
Singapore stocks’ best year since 2017 masks downbeat outlook
Singapore shares close lower as STI continues to falter, down 1.1 per cent
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued to falter on Friday (Dec 20), mirroring regional indices. The STI was down 1.1 per cent or 42.95 points to 3,719.93. Across the...
Singapore stocks’ best year since 2017 masks downbeat outlook
Singapore shares mirror regional declines; STI down 1.1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued to falter on Friday (Dec 20), mirroring regional indices. The STI was down 1.1 per cent or 42.95 points at 3,719.93. The top...
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield inches up to 3.02%
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield inches up to 3.02%
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose to 3.02 per cent, according to auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Dec...
Singapore shares open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.9%
Singapore shares open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.9%
SINGAPORE shares opened in the red on Thursday (Dec 19), tracking broader losses in Asia after the US Federal Reserve signalled fewer interest rate cuts next year.As at 9.01...
Yeo Hiap Seng lays off 25 employees as Oatly shuts its Singapore plant
Yeo Hiap Seng lays off 25 employees as Oatly shuts its Singapore plant
YEO Hiap Seng will be laying off 25 employees as a result of Oatly’s decision to cease its manufacturing operations in Singapore. On Thursday (Dec 19), the beverage manufacturer...
Strong Singapore dollar, Malaysian, Thai medical tourism push a bitter pill for Singapore to swallow
Strong Singapore dollar, Malaysian, Thai medical tourism push a bitter pill for Singapore to swallow
Singapore healthcare players focusing on complex cases to attract higher-paying foreign patientsSINGAPORE’S position as the go-to medical hub in South-east Asia is under threat, amid a strong Singapore dollar...
Strong Singapore dollar, Malaysian, Thai medical tourism push a bitter pill for Singapore to swallow
Singapore healthcare players narrow focus, expand overseas in medical tourism race
Foreign patients are moving towards cheaper hubs such as Malaysia and Thailand, forcing the city-state’s healthcare providers to focus on complex proceduresSINGAPORE’S position as the go-to medical hub in...