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The STI has a history dating back to its founding in 1966. [1] Following a major sectoral re-classification of listed companies by the Singapore Exchange, which saw the removal of the "industrials" category, the STI replaced the previous Straits Times Industrials Index (abbreviation: STII) and began trading on 31 August 1998 at 885.26 points, in continuation of where the STII left off.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a provider of energy and commodities information and a source of benchmark price assessments in the physical commodity markets.The business was started with the foundation in 1909 of the magazine National Petroleum News by Warren C. Platt.
Pan Asia Logistics was founded in Singapore by the German-born Christian Bischoff and the Singaporean Susan Tan. [4] [5] Having previous experience at the German logistics company DB Schenker and Thyssen Haniel, Christian Bischoff started Pan Asia Logistics’ operations in February 2003 and achieved with 50 employees a revenue of $20 million by the end of the year.
The Salt Industry Commission was an organization created in 758, during the decline of Tang dynasty China, used to raise tax revenue from the state monopoly of the salt trade, or salt gabelle. The commission sold salt to private merchants at a price that included a low but cumulatively substantial tax, which was passed on by the merchants at ...
In 1958, Shri Satyapal Sugandhi launched the BABA tobacco brand, marking the company’s expansion. [11] The group diversified into food and beverages with brands like 'Catch Salt & Pepper' (1987) and 'Catch Natural Spring Water' (1999). [12] Confectionery products such as Rajnigandha, Pass Pass, and Pulse candy further boosted its market ...
Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd (simplified Chinese: 第一家), is a food manufacturing company headquartered in Singapore.Tee Yih Jia is the world leading manufacturer [1] of spring roll pastry (also known as "popiah" in local context) that also manufactures a wide range of ready-to-eat Asian convenience foods such as roti paratha, crepes, cocktail prawn rolls, glutinous rice balls ...
The provinces subjected to the grande gabelle had to pay for salt at an official price and were also required to purchase a fixed amount annually, while in other areas, no taxes were paid at all. As a result, in the 18th century, the price of salt in Paris was 20 times higher than its price in Brittany, encouraging smuggling between regions.
Grain was jointly founded in 2013 by four co-founders — Yong Yi Sung, Ernest Sim, Gao Rifeng, and Isaac Tan — and initially launched as a personalized meal subscription service. [1] In May 2014, it was relaunched as an on-demand service that allows customers to order for same-day delivery in Marina Bay. The new on-demand service was ...