Economy
Budget 2016 will try to revive the economy, but bullets are limited: UOB
Budget 2016 will try to revive the economy, but bullets are limited: UOB
It has to grapple with four key challenges.
Strict foreign worker curbs may be tweaked this year: report
Levy hikes will be scrapped.
Singapore needs a Bounce-Back Budget for 2016
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Another policy easing likely after Budget 2016, says Citi
There’s room for easier monetary policy.
Singapore is the world’s priciest city to live in for third straight year: EIU
It trounced Zurich and Hong Kong.
Chart of the Day: Hiring intentions head south as business outlook weakens
Wage growth is expected to ease.
Chart of the Day: Virtually zero jobs were created for locals in 2015
Employment growth was weakest since 2009.
Private sector output growth slips to 28-month low as demand slumps
Growth momentum will weaken further.
Manpower curbs hurting older and educated workers, says JLL
1 in 3 unemployed workers are graduates.
Chart of the Day: See the sharp spike in Singapore’s social spending
Government policies have shifted left.
Foreign worker levy hikes will finally be scrapped in Budget 2016, says BofAML
To combat escalating economic woes.
Chart of the Day: This is the sorry state of Singapore's manufacturing productivity
Services is driving overall growth.
Singapore’s economic growth has reached a tipping point: Moody’s
Productivity gains is the only way to boost growth.
Business closures jump to highest level in seven years as growth slows
Closures overtook formations for the first time since the crisis.
What lies ahead for Singapore economy this 2016 amid soft data?
Check whether the government needs to revise 1-3% growth outlook or not.
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