Economy
Inflation down to 1.3% in April
Inflation down to 1.3% in April
A fall in the electricity & gas and lower food inflation offset higher services costs.
Only 16% of Singapore millennials anticipate economic improvement: Deloitte
Income inequality and unemployment were cited as top reasons for the negative outlook.
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This includes housing and utilities, healthcare, transport, leisure and cultural activities.
Chart of the Day: NODX fell 6.4% in Q1
Lower electronic and non-electronic product shipments weighed on domestic export performance.
MTI downgrades Singapore's 2019 GDP forecast to 1.5-2.5% amidst weakening outlook
Growth in the manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and storage sectors will likely be subdued.
Singapore and New Zealand tie up to strengthen trade and digital economy
The ANZSCEP deal was also updated in line with the current free trade agreements.
Domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.2% in Q1
The domestic sales of the electronic components industry sharply fell by 34.1%.
Daily Briefing: Which Singapore bank pays the most?; Singapore dollar set to weaken further
And GIC buys minority stake in waste-water management firm WaterBridge Resources.
NODX slipped 10% in April
Electronic NODX contracted 16.3%.
Chart of the Day: Elderly to account for a fourth of Singapore's population by 2030
This will boost domestic patient volumes.
Singapore and Malaysia kick off first meeting on maritime boundary delimitation
They will build a sub-committee to address the legalities of the delimitation.
Taxing times for SMEs
Globalisation of the economy has resulted in a shift in the way Singapore corporations operate – from local country-specific business models, to...
SEA may lose business appeal as minimum wage skyrockets 82% in 2019
To mitigate cost impact, firms could embrace AI or start operations in Africa or South Asia.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's economic growth remains ahead of top-rated countries
The nation would remain ‘highly competitive’ despite its demographic decline.
Chart of the Day: NIRC 2019 revenue contributions to grow more than 4% to $17.2b
Returns from sovereign wealth funds make up most of government revenues.
48,259 SMEs exited the market in 2017: study
The wholesale trade sector led cessations with 8,007 entities exiting the market.
March inflation disappoints market expectations: analysts
Transport prices continued its deflationary trend for the last nine months.
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