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Every day, we are bombarded with headlines and news flashes. Reading these pings, we could all be forgiven for asking “will this year be any different from the last?” Infection rates are hitting record highs, with travel restrictions being further tightened and jobless rates facing a lagged hit. The geopolitical landscape appears as febrile as ever.
Danial Norjidi There is an increasing number of reasons for optimism in Asia, with the region rebounding faster than the rest of the world, said Standard Chartered’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Asia Benjamin Hung, who shared the optimism for the region in a statement. The CEO first noted that infection rates are hitting record highs, with travel restrictions being further tightened and jobless rates facing a lagged hit. The geopolitical landscape appears as febrile as ever. He said, “Amid the lacklustre news flow, it is easy to overlook the profound shifts which are rapidly taking s...
Every day, we are bombarded with headlines and news flashes. Reading these pings, we could all be forgiven for asking “will this year be any different from the last?” Infection rates are hitting record highs, with travel restrictions being further tightened and jobless rates facing a lagged hit. The geopolitical landscape appears as febrile as ever.
Singapore may implement digitised cross-border trade documents Thursday 7 January 2021 13:50 CET | News The Singapore parliament has proposed an amendment to the current Electronic Transactions Act, which could allow cross-border trade documents to be digitised. According to the proposed changes, important documents such as a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), which allows an appointed person to make medical and financial decisions on another's behalf should the latter lose mental capacity, will also be digitised. Most maritime trade transactions currently use physical bills of lad...
Welcome to the fifth edition of Singapore FinTech Festival and SWITCH. More than 60,000 participants from over 130 countries have joined us in the world's first week-long-round-the-clock hybrid digital and physical event. Let me also welcome participants of the Milken Institute Asia Summit joining us. FinTech as a Force for Good We are in the midst of three global crises – a pandemic; a recession; and climate change. Covid-19 has infected 67 million people and taken the lives of 1.5 million across the world. The global economy has plunged into its worst recession since the Second World W...