Singapore

Gov’t pledges more worker support amidst tech shifts, rising uncertainty

This includes increased support for job transitions and skills development.

Grab posts first-ever full-year net profit of $292m in 2025 as revenue surges

Full-year revenue rose 20% to $4.91b, led by mobility, deliveries, and financial services.

SIT and Seatrium open Punggol lab to train 1,700 in marine AI

Research at the lab will focus on energy efficiency and AI-enabled remote analytics.

LIVE UPDATES: Singapore Budget 2026

All eyes are on Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as he prepares to deliver the 2026 Budget Statement.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.41%; Top stock is SGX

SGX is the top stock with a 4.95% increase.

MAS to tighten policy in April amidst 2.5% output gap

Analysts cite the 5% growth surge in 2025 as the primary driver for a steeper S$NEER slope.

AI boom and falling rates trigger upgrades to Singapore GDP outlook

Major financial institutions have raised Singapore’s growth outlook to as much as 3.6%.

Vin’s Holdings forecasts H2 2025 net profit improvement

Full unaudited 2025 results will be released on 1 March.

Singapore individual health premiums hit $189.7m in Q4 2025

IPs cover 3 million of 3.34 million individual health lives.

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

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

Nearly eight in 10 Singaporeans flag surging Lunar New Year costs

A survey reveals that 26% of givers plan to increase ang bao outlays.

Singapore takes 74% of SEA PE deal value as regional activity dips

Total deal value in Southeast Asia declined 43% year-on-year.

MetaOptics joins Stanford SystemX Alliance to fuel US expansion

The company aims to advance metalens design capabilities with partnership.