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Singapore firm in NIIT deal to train BahrainisA Singapore-based oilfield engineering firm has signed a deal with the National Institute for Industrial Training (NIIT) to train Bahrainis in technical careers and hire them in the company's new division in the kingdom. MTQ C More… |
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Singapore’s UOB Bullion and Futures joins DGCXThe Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has approved the UOB Bullion and Futures (UOBBF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB), as a clearing member of the exchange. UOBBF is a fully-lic More… |
Singapore probes 'unnatural' death of bitcoin traderSingapore police are investigating what they have called the "unnatural" death of a 28-year-old American woman who ran a small exchange that traded virtual currencies, including bitcoins, from the Asian city state. Autum More… |
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Riyadh, Jeddah among world’s cheapest citiesRiyadh and Jeddah are among the cheapest 10 cities for expatriates in the world, while Singapore has outstripped Tokyo as the most expensive city, according to annual rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit released on Tuesday. More… |
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Malaysia, Singapore grapple with prolonged dry spellSingapore and Malaysia are grappling with some of the driest weather they have ever seen, forcing the tiny city-state to ramp up supplies of recycled water while its neighbour rations reserves amid disruptions to farming and fisheries. More… |
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Bahrain to develop hi-tech farming systemBahrain hopes to follow Singapore's example and develop a hi-tech farming system that does not require huge amounts of land or water, according to a government minister. The aim is to combat land and water scarcity and reduce More… |
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RBS to issue LCs directly from SingaporeThe Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been approved to issue letters of credit (LCs) for trading on DME, a leading energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, directly from Singapore. RBS will be able to issue LCs d More… |
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Dubai Aerospace orders $1bn turbopropsDubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the largest aircraft leasing firm in the Middle East, has ordered 20 turboprop commercial aircraft with an option for another 20 planes from French-Italian manufacturer ATR, the company said on Wednesday. More… |
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Planemakers eye Asia deals amid emerging market worriesAerospace firms will finalise billions of dollars of deals at next week's Singapore Airshow, hoping to ride out a storm in emerging markets whose prosperity is vital to their plans to keep producing record numbers of jets. Asi More… |
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Gold slips for third session, Fed policy in focusGold extended losses to a third session on Wednesday as investors turned jittery ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's statement on the outlook for its bond-buying stimulus. A rebound in stock markets after Turkey raised its key More… |
