SINGAPORE: The 2021 Budget Statement will be delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat in Parliament next Tuesday (Feb 16) at 3pm. The Budget Speech will be broadcast live on CNA’s YouTube channel, Facebook page and website, as well as on Channel 5, CNA938 and ...
When Leondra Garrett wanted to stock up on three new pairs of shoes early last year, the North Carolina resident split a US$161 online purchase into four installments through a "buy now, pay later" service, in what seemed like a convenient deal.
Asian shares hovered near record highs on Monday while oil edged closer to US$60 a barrel on hopes a US$1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package will be passed by U.S. lawmakers as soon as this month just as coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out globally.
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Corp said on Monday they are not in talks with Apple Inc on developing autonomous vehicles.
Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp said it is in talks with Dialog Semiconductor GmbH about a potential acquisition that would value the Frankfurt-listed Apple Inc supplier at around US$6 billion.
Blackstone Group, the world's largest hedge fund investor, is committing US$150 million in start-up capital to a hedge fund run by a former senior executive at Lone Star Funds, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Female leaders should have the freedom to be as mediocre as any man, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.
Institutional investors are recognising that social media users working collectively are capable of exposing carefully hidden information and spreading it like wildfire, says a business school academic.
During unfavourable business conditions and difficult economic environments — the “tech cold war” between the US and China was most cited by experts interviewed — it’s Singapore’s strategy of pursuing business openness and innovation that is needed most.
SINGAPORE banks' asset quality risks are expected to remain manageable for now, buoyed in part by hefty provisions and extended relief measures.
