Economy
How Singapore companies can grow globally in a post-globalisation world
How Singapore companies can grow globally in a post-globalisation world
Singapore’s 2018 Budget includes a new Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) designed to help firms internationalise. This is welcome news, but with...
Nearly $5m of statutory bonds to expire in 2021
Outstanding bonds are now around $26.7b.
Daily Briefing: Buyer's stamp duty hike slashes property stocks; Singapore and Saudi funds mull French hotel group purchase
And here are three Budget announcements important to investors.
Chart of the Day: Budget balance rose over 2 years
Thanks to contributions from the Statutory Board and stamp duties.
Daily Briefing: Singapore's home tax hike is not a market cooling measure, says minister; Oracle boots second Singapore hub
And here are two REITs with exciting results this quarter.
Netflix and bill: the GST on digital services to hit consumers
Customers to be hit in the hip pocket as digital services like Uber and Spotify will be taxed from 2020.
Everything you need to know about the Big 4's reactions to Budget 2018
Find out what EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC have to say about the Budget.
Chart of the Day: GDP growth slumps to 3.6% in Q4
No thanks to a lacklustre +4.2% growth in exports.
Daily Briefing: Frasers Centrepoint Trust beats some REITs in Q4; MindChamps invests US$200m into Chinese expansion
And here are three firms giving out dividends this week.
Singapore Budget 2018: GST to rise to 9% and a packet of smokes up 10%
The 2017 budget surplus beat forecasts at $9.6b, a 10% hike in tobacco excise duties will be implemented, and a one-off bonus worth $700m has been...
Chart of the day: See how tax rates have changed since 1986
The CIT has been falling whilst the GST has been rising.
Singapore government must cut costs in budget 2018
With 2017 expenditure forecast to be 1% over budget, now is the time to reduce spending, says UOB.
Chart of the Day: See how government revenue grew in five years
Revenue is expected to have grown to $71.6b in 2017.
Japan's GDP grew 1.6% in 2017
This was driven by strong domestic demand.
Singapore is the second "least miserable" country in the world
Thailand beat Singapore by 0.9 point in Bloomberg's Misery Index.
Chart of the Day: Government spending dipped by 2% to $53.7b in 2017
Operating expenses rose by 7% due to social spending.
Analysts cautiously raise GDP growth forecast for 2018
This is after Singapore GDP growth slowed down to 3.6% in Q4.
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