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A dipstick poll conducted by financial services group DBS has revealed that SMEs in Singapore are looking to the government to give them a leg-up in supporting their business growth this year. Eight in 10 said they are expecting more business incentives to be announced at the...

Beehive, a digital platform providing finance solutions to businesses, financial institutions and investors is partnering with Thailand’s Thanachart Bank to launch a digital supply chain that provides improved liquidity for SMEs in Asia.  "It is our strategic direction to enhance our digital technology capability to...

The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud have launched a series of courses to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore. Formalised at a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, the ‘SMU-Alibaba Series’ professional continuing education programme is the first of its kind for Alibaba Cloud...

Research published by US-based app analytics firm App Annie has revealed that Singapore mobile users install, on average, 115 apps and use 46 of these - the highest among the countries. This points to a preference for “unbundled apps” rather than super apps being pushed by companies such as...

Singapore’s Central Bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has warned members of the public not to be misled by fraudulent websites that solicit investments in cryptocurrencies using fabricated information attributed to the Singapore Government. These websites falsely claim that Singapore is adopting a...

Lufthansa Innovation Hub (LIH), the digitalisation and innovation unit of the German airline, has recently launched its first foreign office in Singapore. LIH Singapore will focus on market developments in the digitalisation of travel and establish a network of strategic partners.

A survey by recruitment firm CareerBuilder Singapore titled The Employer of Choice Survey 2018 has revealed that an increasing number of Singapore jobseekers are expressing interest in working for a startup. About 69 per cent of respondents are keen to do so - up from 59 per...

In a significant revamp of accountancy regulations, auditors will come under greater scrutiny according to new proposals put forward by the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo). The latter will order a second audit on listed companies with clean audits if something does not seem right.

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) SME Committee (SMEC) submitted its recommendations for the Singapore Budget 2019 to the government earlier this month.In 2018, the Singapore economy grew 3.3%, in line with the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI’s) forecast of 3.0% to 3.5%. Moving forward, MTI forecasts...

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singtel and DBS recently rolled out a new 99%SME e-commerce platform (99sme.sg) that aims to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore easily adopt digital technologies and provide their customers with omni-channel experiences. The new platform was launched by Sim...