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Singapore stocks hit 10-year high after 34% index surge

Singapore stocks hit 10-year high after 34% index surge

Financials and AI exports drive Singapore’s strongest market gains in two years.

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Budget Wishlist: Tech leaders demand AI governance fund to fix 40% SME security gap

Fragmented systems currently drain 4.5 hours of productivity per employee every single week.

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EDB investment blitz hooks 15,700 jobs for high-value roles

Total business expenditure hit $8.9b led by corporate headquarters and professional services.

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January startup funding jumps 155% as late-stage capital hits $2b

Seed-stage companies saw a significantly smaller share of the capital.

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Budget 2026: 57% of firms demand AI grants to offset rising costs

Nearly 60% of companies are calling for a significant injection of capital into digital adoption and skills credit programmes.

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CEO confidence index hits 80 as GDP growth forecast cools

Nearly 90% of local leaders remain upbeat about the economy over the next 12 months.

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Card payments to grow 7.2% CAGR to $209.2b by 2029

Contactless use and merchant expansion underpin growth.

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Budget 2026 to target reflation risks as MAS hikes inflation forecasts: analysts

Financial analysts warn that core inflation will climb back to one point five percent despite the previous years cooling period.

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Economic growth tethered to ‘AI boom’ as output gap narrows to 0.7%

A sharp decline in global AI valuations could force a faster easing of growth.

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Late-stage funding surges to $1.99b as startup market defies freeze

Investment value quintupled since the record lows seen in the second half of 2024.

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Onboarding, dispute gaps constrain Singapore’s $17b remittance growth

Lack of standardisation for refunds and disputes hampers cross-border scaling.

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AI pre-screening swarms 70% of Singapore recruitment

Four in 10 recruiters now face intense pressure to fill open roles faster than in previous years.

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Fintech crosses $1b mark as Singapore edtech and software funding lags

Princeton Digital Group closed the largest individual funding at $1.3b.

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Singapore to slash CDC vouchers in Budget 2026: analysts

Only 22% of the SINGA bond borrowing cap has been utilised for new national projects.

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Mega-event pipeline to drive record $32.5b tourism spend in 2026

Approximately 18 million visitors are expected as BTS, Disney, and F1 anchor the yearly calendar.

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Singapore equity funding surges 100% to hit $3.0b in H2 2025

Total deal count rose slightly to 154 transactions compared to 148 in the previous year.

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Singapore targets capital-intensive growth as small market limits scale

Strategic footholds are being sought in frontier sectors including space innovation and deep tech.

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