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MOF says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’, will work with banks on this
[SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to smoothen account holders’ process of withdrawing funds from their account. The response comes shortly after The...
Trump says he signed executive order extending deadline for TikTok closing
Published Thu, Jun 19, 2025 · 11:54 PM[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jun 19) that he has signed an executive order extending the June 19 deadline...
Philippines cuts key rate again as inflation stays below target
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reduced its overnight target reverse repurchase rate to 5.25% on Thursday Published Thu, Jun 19, 2025 · 04:03 PM[MANILA] The Philippine central bank lowered...
European, North Asian companies also eyeing the potential of JS-SEZ: UOB banker
[SINGAPORE] The Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) is drawing interest from companies not just from Singapore, but also from Europe and North Asia. Chiok Sook Yin, head of foreign...
New World sells 138 Hong Kong homes at discount within hours
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 03:24 PMNew World Development and its partners sold 138 apartments in a few hours at a new project after pricing the homes at...
Google Cloud and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spearhead AI development among companies
[SINGAPORE] Digitally-mature companies keen on doing more in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) will now have the opportunity to tap a new programme. The AI Cloud Take-Off Programme launched...
Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.33 per cent lower...
Singapore shares rise as trade tensions between China and US ease; STI up 0.1%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 252 to 236 as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (Jun 12), amid the world’s...
Meta taps top researchers from Google, Sesame for new AI lab
META Platforms has poached top engineers from multiple tech firms, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, for a new team focused on achieving a more advanced form of AI called artificial...
US: Stocks rally fades after China trade framework
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished lower on Wednesday despite positive movement in the US-China trade conflict and a benign US inflation report.Following two days of talks in London, top US...
