SINGAPORE: When she was in secondary school, Ms Ng Xin Mei, 24, felt lost when it came to managing her personal finances. “There were a few financial literacy workshops, but they were only for a few hours and I don’t think they were very detailed,” she said, adding that she wished there were more in-depth … Read more
Against this backdrop, Singapore will have to find its own path forward, he said. This includes staying open and pushing for free flows of trade and investments through regional and multilateral forums. “Importantly, as countries and companies everywhere look to diversify their exposures and widen their range of partners, we want Singapore to be their … Read more
The Communist Party chief of Xinjiang has held talks with top executives from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, as the western Chinese region continues its efforts to boost foreign investment. Ma Xingrui, party secretary for the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, met Temasek chairman Lim Boon Heng and executive director and CEO Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara in … Read more
Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek is planning to invest up to $30 billion in the U.S. economy over the next five years as it aims to focus on healthcare, financial services, and technology sectors. Temasek’s head of North America operations, Jane Atherton, said the robust opportunities within the U.S. capital market, particularly in artificial intelligence, … Read more
AI startups attracted one out of every three dollars invested last year in the United States, as OpenAI’s ChatGPT grabbed the spotlight and startups raced to develop AI technology. The launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022 brought attention to generative AI technologies, spurring billions in investments on chips and servers required to support the … Read more
