Economy
New Zealand beats Singapore in ease of doing business rankings
New Zealand beats Singapore in ease of doing business rankings
Singapore can improve by making property registration and electricity application easier.
Service and manufacturing outlooks worsen for Q4 amidst global trade tensions
Real estate services and the machinery & systems manufacturing segment will bear the brunt, according to government agencies.
Singapore and London dubbed model cities for fintech activity
Singapore is home to two in five, or 39%, of ASEAN fintechs according to UOB.
Singapore is Asia's most sustainable city: study
It ranked first in the profit pillar which looks into the business environment and economic performance of cities.
Tariff war footprint tramples beyond Singapore's manufacturing
Banking is another vulnerable target.
Nearly one in five of the world's billionaires are crazy rich Chinese entrepreneurs
A new cohort of Chinese entrepreneurs in Shenzhen will challenge US’s Silicon Valley tech hub.
APAC leads total global venture capital investments in Q3
Grab accounted for the largest deal in the region with a $2b raise.
Retrenchments fall in Q3 as employment growth doubles
However, unemployment rates inched up slightly from 2% to 2.1%.
Singapore manufacturing shrank 0.2% in September
All clusters contracted except for transport engineering and precision engineering clusters.
Daily Briefing: DPM Tharman urges Singapore to keep social mobility; Grab app glitch made all rides $6 regardless of destination
And Gilstead Mansion’s en bloc sale relaunch puts price lower by $3m.
Assets under management in Singapore climbed 19.3% to $3.3t in 2017
78% of AUM was sourced from outside in Singapore in 2017.
Japan's private consumption dampens as GST increases: Fitch Solutions
Spending on personal care is projected to shrink 1.2% annually over 2018 and 2022.
Singapore inflation dipped 1.8% in September
Prices of services grew, but they were not enough to offset the moderation in retail prices.
New government agency to mobilise SEA infra capital
'Infrastructure Asia' will help connect supply and demand for infra projects.
Study says CPF needs to improve in these two areas
It can open up the scheme for non-permanent residents as well.
Singapore ranks first in total FDI capital investments in 2017
It also topped the list of cities with the highest financial services-related employment.
Daily Briefing: PM Lee says Singapore and EU ‘remain committed' to free trade; Resource centre for freelancers to launch in 2019
And a UK-based fintech firm eyes to link up with new instant payment schemes in Singapore and Hong Kong.
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