Economy
Singapore headed for recession: MTI forecasts
Singapore headed for recession: MTI forecasts
Advanced estimates on Q1 GDP showed a 2.2% contraction.
Singaporean services hit record-high in customer satisfaction in 2019
But customers stil bemoan the long waiting time in hospitals.
Daily Briefing: Bar and cinema closures rub salt in wound for economy; Pandemic may hit S-REITs harder than the Financial Crisis
And Singapore will make its contact tracing tech freely available to developers worldwide.
Local bankruptcies rose to record-high even before the pandemic hit
The number of individuals filing for bankruptcy soared 47% from 2018 to 434 in January.
Inflation to ease further amidst collapse in demand
MAS is expected to lower their inflation forecasts to -0.5 to 0.5%.
COVID-19 could spur $620b in losses for Asia-Pacific
Inflation and policy rate falls as unemployment rate increases in the region.
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Inflation down 0.1% in February
Falling costs of airfares and holiday expenses dropped.
3 in 4 firms seek a second support package
Defraying wage costs and tax rebates were the most sought-out subsidies.
Why your firms' internal processes may determine the business impact of COVID-19
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COVID-19 pandemic to hit economy harder than SARS
Singapore’s GDP might drop as steeply as 2% YoY in the first half of the year.
Singapore SMEs' plight adds to banks' woes
NPL ratio will reach almost 2% YoY for the whole year, the highest since 2009.
Indonesia's account deficit widens to 3% amidst COVID-19 outbreak
This was blamed on trade disruptions and shrinking primary income.
Why is business resilience important during Covid19?
With COVID-19 now having been declared a global pandemic, I say that these have been some of our busiest weeks in recent memory at InCorp. A brutish...
China's 2020 growth forecast dips to 5.2% amidst COVID-19 outbreak
Report outlines three downside risk scenarios for China’s GDP.
Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka hailed world's costliest cities for expats
Asian cities continue to have the most expensive groceries.
Singapore dethrones Hong Kong as freest economy in the world
Citizens of free countries are said to enjoy incomes more than double the global average.
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