Economy
Daily Briefing: Pending Chinese and Japanese infra projects in Singapore hit US$48b; DBS poaches senior technologist from Huawei
Daily Briefing: Pending Chinese and Japanese infra projects in Singapore hit US$48b; DBS poaches senior technologist from Huawei
And SingPost launched 10 new stamps to commemorate the bicentennial.
NODX dropped 15.9% in May
Electronic exports contracted 31.4% YoY.
Three lessons for ASEAN's Smart Cities Network
To mark the end of Singapore’s ASEAN chairmanship in November 2018, Prime Minister Lee handed Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, a wooden...
Singapore climbs eight spots in costliest expat city rankings
It ranked 12th due to another strong year for the Singapore dollar.
Daily Briefing: Foreign domestic workers contributed $11.1b to GDP in 2018; Deliveroo unveils free online courses for riders
And Air New Zealand is boosting flight frequency from Singapore in the winter.
Job vacancies decline after seven straight quarters of growth in Q1
The ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons dipped to 1.08 in March.
Singapore's 2019 GDP growth forecast cut to 2.1%: MAS survey
The manufacturing as well as wholesale and retail trade sectors are tipped to contract 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.
The Asian Export Awards 2019 is now open for nominations
The search is on for the leading exporters in Asia.
Businesses still bearish for Q3 2019
The business optimism index fell from +10.58ppt to +6.91ppt over a year.
Singapore CEOs less bullish on revenue growth than global peers
Revenue growth is expected by 28% of CEOs in Singapore and 46% globally.
Paper to programming: how digital currencies are globalising our economy
The underlying narrative of the 21st century has been underscored by technological advancements, whether it be in smartphones and tablets, the advent...
Singapore trails Hong Kong, Japan in ease of doing business
It ranks sixth in Asia as the burden of additional compliance requirements pull Singapore down.
Singapore GDP to lag ASEAN peers in 2019: ICAEW
Economic growth is expected to decline to 1.9% from 3.1% in 2018.
SVCA ties up with Cambridge Associates to create VC and PE benchmarks
The SEA-focused benchmarks will include industry returns placed against other market statistics.
Singapore dethrones US as most competitive economy
Thanks to advanced tech infrastructure, skilled labour, immigration laws, and business efficiency.
Daily Briefing: Singapore added to US watch list for currency manipulation; HSBC to boost Singapore retail wealth unit with 50 new hires
And IoT startup AmpoTech secures $1m in seed funding.
Total business receipts climbed 3.6% in Q1
Strong revenue growth in the information and communications services industry buoyed Q1 gains.
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