Economy
Grab co-founder and SEA Group CEO appointed as EDB board members
Grab co-founder and SEA Group CEO appointed as EDB board members
Their appointment has been effective starting 1 February.
How collaborations open new frontiers for startups
Fueled partly by positive regulatory environments and a highly educated population, Singapore has established itself as a startup hub. Across sectors...
Singapore's economy likely to be amongst the worst-hit by Wuhan virus
Tourism-related sectors will be the most affected.
Creating a launchpad for international SMEs yet
The protectionist sentiment that is spreading throughout the global economy has put governments around the world on tenterhooks. Even as Singapore...
Philippines full-year GDP hits an 8-year low
GDP declined by 5.9%, the lowest since 2011.
Manufacturing output dipped 1.4% in 2019
The electronics cluster recorded the sharpest decline in output at 7.4%.
Inflation rate hits 0.6% in 2019
This is the fifth year the headline rate has failed to go over 1%.
Electronics exports to improve in 2020
MAS is expected to maintain a slight appreciation bias for the $NEER in April.
Reflationary efforts and new year to boost China trade activities in 2020
Exports and imports are foreseen at 0% and 3% YoY, respectively.
NODX reversed decline with 2.4% growth in December
Non-electronic NODX growth sped up to 11.5%, boosted by non-monetary gold.
Singapore's fixed asset investments hit $15.2b in 2019
Large manufacturing investments came from semiconductor and energy companies.
Payment performance further weakened in Q4 2019
The retail sector saw the highest increase in delayed payments.
GDP may recover to 1.4% in 2020: report
MAS is expected to maintain the S$NEER slope.
GDP growth fell to 0.7% in 2019: MTI
Contraction under the manufacturing sector worsened to 1.5%.
Over half of bosses bullish about growth in 2020
In fact, 40% of businesses across IT and finance plan to add new permanent positions to their teams.
The sweet trap of entrepreneurship
“Entrepreneurship is a trap.”
Political risks, trade tensions continue to pressure ringgit
Average forecast for 2019 remains at MYR4.15/USD.
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