Economy

Daily Briefing: ComfortDelGro held talks with Indonesia's Go-Jek for collaboration; PM appoints new trade minister in Cabinet reshuffle
25 Apr 18
And here are two sites that launched en bloc sale this week.
Flawed innovation system dents Singapore's preparation for automation
24 Apr 18
It trailed behind South Korea and Germany in terms of automation readiness.
Chart of the Day: Inflation forecasts for 2018 hit 0.5%-1.5%
24 Apr 18
Growth is resilient in Q1 and the labour market is improving, OCBC says.
Daily Briefing: Singapore struggles to find next prime minister; Queenstown HDB flat sold for $1.08m
24 Apr 18
And here's how HDB chief Cheong Koon Hean refused to answer a question about urban planning.
Singapore consumer prices up 0.2% in March
23 Apr 18
Price hikes for services and private transport were softer compared to the rates last month.
Daily Briefing: Temasek seeks buyer for Generics firm Alvogen; Population density to push home prices higher
23 Apr 18
And KinderWorld eyes a $70m IPO in Singapore.
Daily Briefing: Sembawang Shopping Centre sold for $248m; Ambassador says Singapore could have lost appetite for TPP revival
19 Apr 18
And here's how you could be hit by the Fed's higher interest rates.
Economists worry over 4-month drop of Singapore's electronics exports
18 Apr 18
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell by 2.7% in March due to lower electronics exports.
Chart of the Day: Singapore NODX down 2.7% in March 2018
17 Apr 18
Electronic NODX fell by 7.1% and continued to weigh growth down.
Daily Briefing: Jail sentence for Resorts World Sentosa ex-boss slashed; Temasek buys 3.6% of Bayer for US$3.7b
17 Apr 18
And here's how the salaries of the CEOs of smaller firms beat those from Singapore's top 10 companies.
Singaporeans expect higher prices amidst trade tensions
16 Apr 18
They think inflation will rise to 3.43% in a year.
Daily Briefing: GIC eyes sale of private equity portfolio for US$2b; Singapore's online sales measure is a win for Asia
16 Apr 18
And here's why Grab and Uber need to review their deal to avoid derailment.
What's next after the MAS tightening?
15 Apr 18
Analysts are divided on whether the tightening will continue in October or not.
Overcoming Singapore's expansion challenges
13 Apr 18
By leveraging technology and smart partnerships, Singapore can transcend its size and grow into Asia.
Singapore GDP up 4.3% in Q1 2018
13 Apr 18
This was bolstered by the manufacturing sector, which grew 10.1%.
Chart of the Day: See how the S$NEER moved up before policy tightening
13 Apr 18
A decline in early 2018 saw the US dollar's weakness against the Singapore dollar.
MAS tightens monetary policy over economic growth
13 Apr 18
But amidst the policy change, it is cautious of the outcome of ongoing global trade tensions.
Daily Briefing: MAS ready to tighten amidst trade risks; HDB chief suggests resale flats with shorter leases should be cheaper
11 Apr 18
And here's a fintech firm that gained US$20m as it develops a fintech chat app.
Singapore and China ink deal on Belt & Road markets cooperation
9 Apr 18
The collaboration will tap into policy banks to support third-party market ventures in both countries.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and UN voice woes over trade tensions; Pavilion Energy buys first LNG cargo
9 Apr 18
And here's Softbank's latest investment in a Singapore-based media group.
Singapore's improvements in livability are the ninth best in Asia
3 Apr 18
From 1998 to 2018, it improved its livability score by 4.7%.
Construction lagged other sectors in fulfilling arrears in Q1
3 Apr 18
But the proportion of slow payments dipped to 49.14%.
Daily Briefing: Chancery Court for en bloc sale at $390m; PayPal's Singapore-backed incubator looks for startups
3 Apr 18
And here's why Singapore's prime minister and his siblings are torn over a house.
New Enterprise Singapore launches services for firms
2 Apr 18
It merged two grants into a single development one that will be available from October 2018.
Chart of the Day: Inflation growth stagnates in 2018
2 Apr 18
Price pressure remains subdued despite economic recovery.
Is Singapore losing cash as SMEs pivot abroad?
28 Mar 18
Overseas revenue growth is fast outpacing total revenue growth at 4.2% vs 1.3% in 2016.
SMEs' profit and turnover expectations hit 3-year high in 2017
28 Mar 18
A study implied that firms are more confident of the economy as they focus on the domestic market.
Chart of the Day: Households can now own more assets without needing to borrow
28 Mar 18
The growth of financial assets has been outpacing consumer loans for two years.
Trade tensions put heat on MAS tightening
26 Mar 18
Analysts weigh on whether trade tensions will significantly challenge policy changes or not.
Manufacturing sector is recovering amidst volatility: analysts
26 Mar 18
But global trade tensions, specifically between the US and China, dampened some of their sentiments.
Manufacturing output up 8.9% in February
26 Mar 18
General manufacturing output dipped 6.3% due to fewer production days during the Lunar New Year.
Will Singapore be caught in the US-China trade dogfight?
23 Mar 18
The STI fell 2.3% after Trump enforced tariffs on Chinese goods over intellectual property violations.
Inflation hit 40-month high at 0.5% in February
23 Mar 18
Prices of food and accommodation rose within the month.
EDB to fund 300 assessments for industrial transformation
22 Mar 18
Each company assessment will be conducted over two half-day workshops.
Singapore is the most liveable city in Asia
20 Mar 18
The distance of its rankings with other Asian cities reflects a disparity in quality of living.
Brace for more price hikes amidst possible MAS tightening
19 Mar 18
The MAS could now tighten its policy in 2018 in a bid to ensure that headline inflation remains within its range of 0-1%.
Tougher competition killed small businesses' growth in 2017
18 Mar 18
More studies suggested that higher costs and mismatched staff are also recurring problems.
Singapore needs to push its startups beyond seed funding
18 Mar 18
Despite seed and series A capital abundance, there’s not much series B and C funding enabling startups to scale up.
NODX slipped 5.9% in February
16 Mar 18
Contractions in both electronic and non-electronic exports weighed down the NODX.
Singapore is the costliest city in the world for 5 years in a row
16 Mar 18
But in 10 years, prices of bread, wine, and smokes are expected to fall.

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