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One third of job roles in finance may be impacted by automation: MAS-IBF study
THE study focuses on three technology trends which are shifting the nature of job roles in the financial services industry: robotic process automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.
Heng Swee Keat promoted to Deputy Prime Minister from May 1
MR Heng will remain as Minister for Finance and continue to chair both the Future Economy Council and National Research Foundation.
Grab adds Agoda, Booking.com, BookMyShow, HOOQ to super app
IN addition to hotel bookings, on-demand video streaming and ticket purchases, Grab is also introducing an integrated public transport planning service to its app.
RWDC Industries, a Singapore-based biotech startup, has raised US$22 million in an oversubscribed Series A3 round led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Vickers Venture Partners and Eversource Retirement Plan Master Trust, the pension fund of US-based energy firm Eversource Energy.
Singapore's headline inflation inches up in March, core inflation eases marginally
Core inflation, which strips out housing and private transport costs, was 1.4 per cent in March, easing slightly from 1.5 per cent in February and lower than economists' forecasts of 1.7 per cent.
The STI today
Singapore shares slip 0.1% on Tuesday amid lack of market cues
The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 3,353.47, down 4.23 points or 0.13 per cent.
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International
Luxury sector outlook clouded by China’s slow recovery
TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: ‘We aren’t going anywhere’
TikTok artists and advertisers to stay with app until ‘door slams shut’
Biden signs Ukraine aid, TikTok ban Bills after Republican battle
UAE announces US$544 million for rain repairs, says lessons 'learned'
HSBC says growing Chinese wealth fuels client investments in US