In Focus
iPay you now: Singapore's millennials demanding mobile wallets
iPay you now: Singapore's millennials demanding mobile wallets
Millennials demand faster and easier ways to pay.
3 in 5 Singapore startups unsure of funding options
A majority still relies on conventional fund-raising schemes.
Tech firms under pressure to raise salaries by 4.4%
Blame it on rising resignations as talents seek for better opportunities.
Thanks boss: Workers to get only 2.9% wage hike
Inflation hits supposed 4% pay hike.
Employers warned of risks posed by hiring freelancers
Administration issues are one.
Singapore CIOs face IT skills shortage
95% want to innovate but are constrained by hiring difficulties.
Singapore family businesses fail in managing internal conflicts
Nearly half has no succession plan for senior executives.
Singaporeans most pessimistic about workplace gender equality
A large gender divide in opinions was also observed.
Most SMEs struggle to upgrade staff's skills
More than 3 in 5 spend less than $500 per staff annually.
Sales of Singaporean family businesses plunged by 33%
The slowing economy is not the main culprit.
Dear job hunters: don't bother applying online
Singapore reports zero online hiring for two months in a row.
1 in 5 firms in the services sector pessimistic
More than half sees no change at all in the next six months.
Singapore GDP to overtake Hong Kong by 2025
Singapore's nominal GDP will almost double to US$504b.
In the firing line: 3,300 jobs gone in 3Q
Manufacturing has now seen 8 consecutive quarters of job losses.
1 in 4 Singaporeans now use a digital wallet
And Apple Pay is the number 1 choice.
Singapore loses mantle as world's easiest place to do business: World Bank
But who wants to work in new number one, New Zealand?
Check out the top skill that can get you hired in Singapore and virtually anywhere in the world
LinkedIn lists its most in demand job skills.
Commentary
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Singapore’s small exporters need credit that matches their payment cycle
The hidden realities of succession for next-gen heirs
In Asia, fintech leaders must compete on credibility
F1 on a gravel road: Why AI is still stuck in first gear
Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
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