Economy
Debt threat: Number of highly-leveraged firms on the rise, reveals report
Debt threat: Number of highly-leveraged firms on the rise, reveals report
Some 7% of firms have more debt than equity.
Heightened forex risks haunt Singapore-listed firms
1 in 3 firms is vulnerable.
Tighter credit conditions await SMEs as market volatility escalates
Small firms grapple with higher finance costs.
Business receipts of services industries up 2.3% in October
Most sectors saw higher turnover.
Singapore’s banking system fraught with intensifying risks: MAS
Bad loans are on the rise.
Hopes fade for local manufacturing as factory output stumbles
Expect more pain in coming months.
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What is the biggest threat to the local economy in 2016?
SMEs are extremely vulnerable.
Singaporeans urged to stop penny-pinching to boost growth
The country needs to rely on exports less.
Are Singapore SMEs merely keeping up or are they scaling up?
The report on the annual SME survey conducted by DP Information Group was released on 11th November. The results are not cheery – 53% of the...
Singapore’s industrial production down 5.4% in October
This is the ninth consecutive month of decline.
Wage hikes drag down Singapore’s cost competitiveness
Blame it on the tight labour market.
Singapore enters a long era of subpar growth
Surprise GDP uptick in Q3 is no cause for joy.
It’s high time to overhaul Singapore’s manufacturing sector: DBS
It will remain in recession in coming quarters.
Exports and trade forecasts trimmed again as China slowdown weighs on growth
Weak oil prices are also at fault.
Chart of the Day: Check out how sluggish net external demand spoiled domestic demand surge
Imports are terribly outpacing exports.
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