Economy
Chart of the Day: Domestic IPO issuance to crash 64.5% in 2015
Chart of the Day: Domestic IPO issuance to crash 64.5% in 2015
It won't even reach the $1b mark.
Third straight quarter of manufacturing contraction on the cards after dismal IP print
Weakness in top exporting destinations isn't helping.
Overly restrictive labour measures might be suffocating Singapore's growth: BofAML
Labour productivity won't pick up the slack.
Chart of the Day: Check out why local businesses a tad more upbeat in Q3
Strong domestic industries are key.
Analysts shudder at Singapore's industrial output prediction
It's feared to dip 0.6%.
Motivating talent in Singapore: Are we doing it right?
Since as early as 2006, Singapore has topped worldwide Ease of Doing Business rankings, with businesses from all over the world in various industries...
Outbound M&A deal value crashes to 6-year low as firms pull the breaks on overseas acquisitions
Deal value crashed 78.1% in 1H15.
Daily Briefing: Why pick a condo over an HDB flat; Singapore's maids scrub out inflation
And four useless things car owners shouldn’t spend on.
Singapore consumer confidence eases in June after three months of gains
There’s still overhang from restructuring.
MAS to keep policy stance even as headline inflation bleeds red
Deflation dynamics are different this time.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturers grapple with sharp spike in labour costs
Unit labour costs rose by 5.3% in Q1.
Singapore inflation still stuck in the red despite slight gain in May
CPI edged up to -0.4%.
Business optimism among SMEs hits two-year low in 2H15
Confidence declined for three straight quarters.
These highly-indebted corporates will be at risk once interest rates rise
They have high gearing and low interest rate cover.
Chart of the Day: Debt servicing costs to outpace income growth as interest rates rise
Disposable income will deteriorate.
Singapore's success, good business practice... and parenting!
One of the keys to Singapore's economic success -- in my view -- is similar to how some of the most successful companies continue to thrive. Indeed...
Chart of the Day: See the sharp drop in Singapore’s forex reserves
Forex reserves stand at US$250b in May.
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