Economy
Malaysia to revise its budget again as oil drops to unprecedented level
Malaysia to revise its budget again as oil drops to unprecedented level
State expenditure will be trimmed for the second year running.
Daily Briefing: Singapore growth may be weaker; SGD slide approaching band limit
And BOC Aviation buys $3b worth of Airbus jets.
These are the biggest economic trends that will impact Singapore in the next 50 years
How can local businesses stay ahead?
Employment conditions to deteriorate this year as growth slows
Services industry will drive employment growth.
Singapore plagued by intensifying market contagion fears
Extreme volatility is the new norm.
Singapore dollar approaching band limit after recent slide
Blame it on the yuan depreciation.
Academic system overhaul needed to produce more entrepreneurs: report
Students need to be street smart too.
Time to rethink foreign worker levies, say struggling SMEs
Quotas should not impede growth.
Local firms clamour for more government assistance as restructuring woes mount
High costs are taking their toll.
Use CPF to revive waning Singapore stock market: SBF
Business leaders want to separate CPF from investment limits.
China’s economic policy is dancing to a new tune
Supply-side economics is the new buzzword.
SMEs extremely downbeat about growth prospects in 2016
Profit expectations dropped to a record low.
Local growth stuck in the doldrums on back of waning customer demand
New export growth slowed in December.
Singapore firms slapped with sharply higher business costs in December
Costs rose at the steepest pace in 11 months.
One of Singapore’s longest deflationary periods on record likely to end in 2016: analysts
Last year’s low base will help.
Should Indonesia be alarmed by its large budget deficit?
Deficit stood at 2.8% of the GDP in 2015.
Thailand's core inflation drops to two-year low in December
Blame it on weak domestic demand.
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