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Standard Chartered launches ESG-linked cash account
Standard Chartered launches ESG-linked cash account
Enhanced interest rates apply when sustainability targets are met.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.29%; Top stock is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Pte Ltd is the top stock with a 4.90% increase.
Singapore-Taiwan tax pact targets double taxation and evasion
The treaty also cuts withholding taxes on cross-border income.
FY2026 revenue seen up to $134.75b on higher vehicle collections
Higher COE quotas are expected to lift vehicle quota premiums to $9.42b.
Low Keng Huat buyout offer garners 96.88% acceptances
MD Marco Low consolidates 715.79 million shares as privatisation offer closes.
SeaLead COO Cho Kit Wei steps up as CEO amidst softer global shipping demand
The 20-year veteran takes over on 2 March to navigate weaker volumes and global trade swings.
OCBC new investors triple as bank braces for 2026 gold, silver uptick
The bank sees sustained growth on the back of industrial use and recent price rallies.
LPH hits first oil in Benin but warns of formal restructuring risk
Drilling delays and cost overruns strain the group’s financial position.
Singapore spending to hit $137.3b in 2026 as development outlay jumps 26%
Total government spending to rise 10% in FY2026, driven by healthcare and infrastructure.
Contract concerns spark board exit at Rex International
Beverley Ann Smith steps down over subsidiary contract review and approval issues.
Singapore rolls out $6.5b equity boost to strengthen market liquidity
The policy move is expected to support trading activity and deepen market participation.
Design Power Index tackles firms’ design value blind spot
Singapore’s new DPI framework aims to quantify design’s financial and social outcomes.
Keppel credit fund hits US$561m after US$125m AIIB commitment
KPCF III is the third vintage in Keppel’s private credit fund series.
Platforms detect job mismatch through 'blank searches'
Keyword-free queries rise as jobseekers struggle to match skills and available roles.
Taiwan trade surges $170b, overtakes China as Singapore’s top partner in 2025
Transport and other business services topped export categories.
Singapore unit labour costs to rise this year despite ‘flat’ 2025
ULC is expected to climb as productivity growth slows and wages increase.
Electronics and Biomed seize $12.1b as Singapore anchors AI chip demand
Manufacturing led FAI as semiconductor firms expanded facilities for global AI servers.
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