https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/cabinet-reshuffle-shanmugam-named-senior-minister-jeffrey-siow-david-neo-sim-ann-promoted-ministers Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Tessa Oh Low Youjin Singapore Economy & Policy /singapore/cabinet-reshuffle-shanmugam-named-senior-minister-jeffrey-siow-david-neo-sim-ann-promoted-ministers Labour chief Ng Chee Meng will also return to Cabinet; MTI renamed to reflect growing focus on energy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/energising-mti-new-name-two-co-ministers-show-priority-singapores-clean-power-push Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:17:19 +0000 Janice Heng Singapore Economy & Policy Opinion & Features /singapore/energising-mti-new-name-two-co-ministers-show-priority-singapores-clean-power-push The latest Cabinet reshuffle also indicates PM Lawrence Wong’s willingness to test first-term officeholders https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/shadow-bank-hiding-singapores-little-india-casts-light-financial-services-gap Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jude Chan Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets /opinion-features/shadow-bank-hiding-singapores-little-india-casts-light-financial-services-gap The challenge then is to work out how to cut needless friction in the system without weakening safeguards https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/esg/singapore-working-banks-blended-finance-vehicle-climate-adaptation Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Janice Lim ESG /esg/singapore-working-banks-blended-finance-vehicle-climate-adaptation Adaptation projects often receive less attention because they lack commercially viable revenue streams https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/bursa-listed-mi-technovation-seeks-sgx-listing-materials-arm-ai-fuels-semiconductor-rally Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Asean Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/asean/bursa-listed-mi-technovation-seeks-sgx-listing-materials-arm-ai-fuels-semiconductor-rally Malaysia-based advanced manufacturing packager expects to hire 40 people to support Singapore R&D efforts https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-vows-strike-irans-bridges-power-plants-if-it-shoots-ships-hormuz Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:52:58 +0000 Global International /international/global/trump-vows-strike-irans-bridges-power-plants-if-it-shoots-ships-hormuz New risk to Red Sea shipping from the Houthis pushed oil prices to a near six-week high https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/coinbase-expand-singapore-operations-grow-headcount-200-despite-global-restructuring Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:29:19 +0000 Jean Low Singapore Companies & Markets Crypto & Alternative Assets Startups & Tech Technology Wealth /singapore/coinbase-expand-singapore-operations-grow-headcount-200-despite-global-restructuring The crypto exchange has opened its new office at One Raffles Quay https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/lermit-road-bungalow-owned-family-dennis-lees-son-market-s98-8-million Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:21 +0000 Kalpana Rashiwala Property Residential /property/lermit-road-bungalow-owned-family-dennis-lees-son-market-s98-8-million This is down from the earlier guide prices in 2024 and 2023 for the 29,818 sq ft freehold site off Cluny and... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/vietnam-banks-strain-finance-hanois-double-digit-growth-push Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Asean International New Articles /international/asean/vietnam-banks-strain-finance-hanois-double-digit-growth-push This is driving the country to seek overseas funding for its large infrastructure pipeline https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/singapore-developers-architects-urged-design-buildings-easier-maintenance-major-cost-savings Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:14:14 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/singapore-developers-architects-urged-design-buildings-easier-maintenance-major-cost-savings BCA study shows owners of commercial buildings can save up to S$950,000 a year in upkeep https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/caas-investing-s4-billion-upgrade-air-navigation-services-ahead-t5-opening Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:01:21 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/caas-investing-s4-billion-upgrade-air-navigation-services-ahead-t5-opening AI and tech-led roll-out will help expand Changi’s air traffic handling limit; 200 new controllers to be hired https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/trump-plays-down-prospects-iran-talks-amid-strikes-houthi-threat-red-sea-shipping Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:38:57 +0000 International /international/trump-plays-down-prospects-iran-talks-amid-strikes-houthi-threat-red-sea-shipping He has vowed to respond if the Iran-backed militants disrupt the waterway, without specifying how https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-has-fallen-over-20-2026s-peak-it-buy-here-are-latest-target-prices Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chloe Lim Energy & Commodities Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-has-fallen-over-20-2026s-peak-it-buy-here-are-latest-target-prices Analysts adopt a more cautious stance in the near term, with prices expected to regain lost ground in the long term https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/ng-khee-siong-managing-director-borneo-motors-parent-inchcape-singapore-resigns Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:15:26 +0000 Derryn Wong Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/ng-khee-siong-managing-director-borneo-motors-parent-inchcape-singapore-resigns Inchcape has confirmed the departure and is searching for a replacement https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/moneymax-shares-close-5-2-higher-projected-significant-improvement-h1-net-profit Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:43:07 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/moneymax-shares-close-5-2-higher-projected-significant-improvement-h1-net-profit This is attributed to the stronger financial performance of its pawnbroking segment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-bets-ai-healthcare-success-will-depend-commercial-sustainability Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:43:55 +0000 Evan See Companies & Markets Consumer & Healthcare /companies-markets/singapore-bets-ai-healthcare-success-will-depend-commercial-sustainability Private sector needs to translate AI productivity gains into cost savings for patients, experts say https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-aem-hph-trust-first-sponsor-moneymax Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:29:50 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-aem-hph-trust-first-sponsor-moneymax [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jul 22): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/chinese-cars-are-loaded-dazzling-features-could-spell-trouble Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/chinese-cars-are-loaded-dazzling-features-could-spell-trouble Content is king, until it isn’t