Economy
February inflation slightly eases to 4.6%
February inflation slightly eases to 4.6%
Food prices hit a seasonally expected dip but accomodation costs keep shooting up.
High inflation to persist till 2H12
February's easing was a seasonal fluke and inflation will hover around the 5% yoy range, says the government.
Singapore imposes two new workplace standards
Make sure yours meets the stricter safety and health guidelines for manual handling and machine lockouts.
IBM raises Jurong to become Singapore’s next business capital
How much could a US$50-million grant do?
Taiwan central bank leaves discount rate unchanged
Analyst says keeping the discount rate at 1.875% came as no surprise.
Inflation probably unchanged at 4.8% in February
Rising political tension in the Middle East a major threat going forward, says DBS.
Chart of the Day: NODX struggles with weak global demand
Singapore’s overall export performance has been badly affected.
Singapore companies to invest 30% more in emerging markets
But 77% of Singaporeans polled worry about political stability in the emerging markets.
Chart of the Day: GDP growth
Analyst says signs point to a bottoming-out in growth and a pick-up going forward.
Rich Singaporeans look to LatAm for wealth prospects
More than half of Singaporeans expect prospects to improve globally in the next five years.
What you need to know about Taiwan’s latest export figures
Analyst says Taiwan's export growth is receiving a much needed boost.
Are rising oil prices threatening China growth?
Not for the moment but there is caution building that international oil pressures could start dampening growth.
Singapore SMEs to create 15,000 new jobs by 2015
But despite this government-supported growth SMEs still face short-term hardships, says trade minister Teo Ser Luck.
Productivity funding expands to green technology TACs
What will be the spending focus of these government-picked trade associations and chambers?
What's another 0.2% decline to a sinking Chinese home market?
February saw China's 70-city housing price index slide for the 7th straight month.
S$62 million budget allotted to National Sports Associations
Which particular sports got the biggest slice of the financial spending pie for FY2012?
Personal data protection bill nearing Parliament take-up
It could be filed as early as 3Q and once passed businesses will have to comply with stricter consumer data laws.
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