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CIX partners Carbonplace to lower entry barriers to voluntary carbon market Carbonplace - started by BNP Paribas, CIBC, Itau Unibanco, National Australia Bank, NatWest Group, Standard Chartered and UBS - will perform the…

PODCAST: In this episode, Leslie delves into the topic of purchasing Build-To-Order (BTO) flats from the Housing & Development Board (HDB). He suggests raising the income ceiling so more people can snare the highly sough…

Singapore capital dominates Asian outbound real estate investment in 2021 Singaporean investors splashed out US$32 billion overseas — up 164% year on year — across 6 transactions, largely in the US and in logistics asset…

#BRUNCH: Formula 1's race to net-zero With a target to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030 which includes developing carbon-neutral engines that run on sustainable fuel by 2025, the motorsport will see some major…

Singapore homes to see firm rents, more leasing deals when border with Malaysia reopens further For now, tenants will still have to ride out their existing rental contracts, but many Malaysian tenants may not renew their…

Epstein's Caribbean islands list for US$125m: WSJ The US Virgin Islands property — Great St James and Little St James — spans about 230 acres (93 ha), according to the listing, termed the "Jameses". The smaller of the is…

Nearly 50% of foreign firms in Hong Kong plan to relocate staff Around 25 per cent of responding companies said they planned to fully relocate out of Hong Kong in the next year, according to a new survey from the Europea…

Global trade, investment system 'under enormous strain'; Singapore must stay competitive in 'dangerous world': PM Lee The ongoing war in Ukraine, which was invaded last month by neighbouring Russia, is expected to "funda…

Ukraine war could push US into 'stagflationary' era, warns Powell In a speech to the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) earlier this week, he said the only precedent for the current spike in energy and con…

Singapore factory output in February rebounds sharply by 17.6%, highest level in 8 months Industrial output jumped 17.6 per cent year on year in February from the previous month's 2.4 per cent on the back of a surge in e…

Current income cap to own BTO flats still reasonable for now: analysts With home prices rising rapidly recently, raising the income cap may be an option to allow more families to own homes. However, analysts BT spoke to…

Can former 5-year extensions save us from soaring COE prices in 2022? As our motoring correspondent Leow Ju-Len predicted, COE prices have been through the roof lately — even in the most recent round of bidding. In this…

Outbound travel to trump inbound travel in the short term with reopening The removals of both on-arrival testing and the need for Vaccinated Travel Passes look to be "impactful milestones" that will improve the travellin…

Biden seeks more military aid to Ukraine as West showcases unity against Russian war US President Joe Biden told the closed-door session that he was in favour of sending more troops to Nato's eastern flank, said a senior…

Overjoyed F&B owners fret over labour crunch as dining limits double The changes took some in the industry by surprise, particularly because Singapore has not allowed more than 8 to dine in together since the pandemic st…

Thailand bans use of cryptocurrencies as a method of payment While the restrictions on use of digital currencies for transactions will be effective starting Apr 1, companies in South-east Asia's second-largest economy wi…