Economy
Rethinking Singapore’s social compact
Rethinking Singapore’s social compact
Sharpening Singapore's double-edged competitive edge
How to make your company inflation-safe to secure margins
News about Singapore’s inflation, prices and cost increases make the headlines almost every day. The situation is clear: Inflation is here, it does...
Start of a Singapore rebound or a false alarm?
A so-called marginal macro momentum is sweeping across Singapore and four other countries, says RBS.
What drove up CPI inflation in 2H11?
You're right if you guessed higher costs in everything -- from rents to vehicles to food.
Inflation seen to ease in 2012
Singapore government pegs CPI inflation at a subdued 2.5-3.5% range or roughly half that of 2011.
Don’t be fooled by strong pharmaceutical export sales: DBS
It may have increased 38.6%, but DBS says this is purely numerical as the rest of the manufacturing sector is still in a slump.
Painful inflation to remain high at 5.6%
Blame it on the housing and transport cost components which spark the rising inflation.
More policy easing expected in China
Economist says ongoing slowdown of investment and exports implies more headwinds to growth.
How to keep China and India chugging along
Consumption and investment will reignite the cooling economies, respectively.
Inflation shows signs of easing in Malaysia
Rate cuts are likely as early as in the first half of the year, says an economist.
Extended dry spell for Chinese grocery retailers
Another quarter of weak sales foreseen after six months of hardship with recovery likely to start only by 2Q12.
Would lower pay still equate to good ministers?
The Prime Minister doesn’t think so, and he isn’t shy to say it.
NODX surge may fizzle fast: HSBC
Non-oil domestic exports grew 9.0% yoy in December but a sustained performance is doubtful.
What you need to know about political salaries in Singapore
DPM Teo Chee Hean said the proposed framework strikes a balance between the ethos of public service with an appropriate salary.
Total trade up 5.9% in December
Guess which products didn’t do so well.
What are policy makers to do amidst continued decline in FX reserves?
Trailing inflation risks, according to Morgan Stanley, are constraining the willingness of policy makers to act in a pre-emptive fashion.
How can Singapore make the most of its expanding service sector?
As economies develop they generate proportionally more jobs in services than in manufacturing. In the US , for example fewer of 20% of all jobs are...
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