MORTGAGE rates have continued to climb in Singapore as lenders here take their cue from the US Federal Reserve, with some market participants projecting fixed rates close to 3 per cent as inflation forces central banks to keep benchmark interest rates high.
GROWTH in emerging East Asia’s local bond market slowed to 3.1 per cent in the first three months of the year, influenced by weakened financial conditions and global economic headwinds, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Monday (Jun 27).
GROWTH in emerging East Asia’s local bond market slowed to 3.1 per cent in the first three months of the year, influenced by weakened financial conditions and global economic headwinds, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Monday (Jun 27).
investment banking activities in Singapore generated US$451.3 million in fees for the first half of the year, representing a 3.3 per cent increase compared to the same period year-ago, according to preliminary data from Refinitiv released on Friday (Jun 24).
ONLY a tenth of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange – or 80 out of 788 companies – are scored for their ESG (environmental, social, and governance) risks, the exchange’s director of business development Hasan Fawzi revealed on Thursday (Jun 23).
CITI on Thursday (Jun 23) announced the appointments of 2 cluster heads in Asia with immediate effect.
AN EMERGING movement to tokenise carbon credits may have hit a snag in recent weeks as carbon standard registries put the brakes on the practice amid price volatility, reputational risks, and other concerns.
UNDETERRED by rising inflation and sky-high airline ticket prices, leisure travellers have taken to the skies with a vengeance – but not without making ample preparations for their foreign currency expenditure needs.
SINGAPORE has awarded 3 more in-principle approvals for its much-coveted digital payment token (DPT) licence that allows companies to offer crypto services.
SINGAPORE has awarded 3 more in-principle approvals for its much-coveted digital payment token (DPT) licence that allows companies to offer crypto services.













