Economy
Singapore-listed firms' earnings growth up at 8.8% for FY15
But risks still abound.
MAS launches cross-border Collective Investment Scheme framework for retail investors
CIS can now be sold across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Chart of the Day: See the slump in car prices that drove CPI lower
Due to lower COE premiums.
Unit labour costs jumped 4% in Q2 amid higher wages and weak productivity growth
Productivity gains won’t be large enough to counter rising wages.
Around $387m in late and overdue taxes recovered in FY14: IRAS
There were over 15,000 non-compliant taxpayers.
New Municipal Services Office to open on Oct.1: MND
It’s set to improve municipal service delivery.
Standard & Poor’s gives Philippines group ‘7’ ranking in assessment criteria
The Philippines' economic trend is stable.
60% of Singaporean customers don't complain about bad service
According to a new survey in Singapore, 60% of people who suffer from bad service never complain. That means that for every four people who complain...
Greener pastures wanted: 1 in 2 SMEs looking to expand overseas, reveals study
56% are planning foreign ventures in the next 3 years.
Chart of the Day: Here’s how Singapore suffered a dismal earnings season
There is nowhere to hide.
Less than half of local firms practice sustainability reporting: study
But the global average is even worse.
Singapore dollar continues to lag behind ringgit: Bloomberg
The countries’ economic fortunes are diverging.
Daily Briefing: Singaporeans react to National Day Rally; CPF and HDB scheme improvements
And 326 elderly households join Enhanced Lease Buyback Scheme.
Singapore’s exports to Hong Kong plunged 29.2% in July
It’s the 10th straight month of decline.
Why Abenomics' stimulus policies could be backlashing against Japan
Wages are still struggling to keep up.
Chart of the Day: See the record tardiness of Singapore's local payments
No thanks to dismal economic growth.
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