Economy

Singapore is no longer the 2nd costliest Asian city
24 May 18
But luxury item prices continued to climb 2.4% from last year.
Credit financed 46.4% of Singapore's business-to-business sales
24 May 18
Businesses actively opt for trade credit as part of ‘common practice’.
Daily Briefing: GDP jumped 4.4% in Q1; Go-Jek to invest US$500m into Singapore and 3 markets
24 May 18
And the 139-unit Landmark Tower was sold for $286m.
Chart of the Day: Housing prices dented inflation deeper in April
24 May 18
Prices of housing and utilities dipped 2.3%.
Brace for these price hikes in July
23 May 18
Prices of Changi Airport fees, water, and gas will rise.
Consumer prices down 0.1% in April
23 May 18
Price gains in retail, electricity & gas, and services were all muted.
CFOs' business confidence hits 9-year high
23 May 18
90% of CFOs expect economic expansion this year, beating the 82% record in 2010.
Daily Briefing: Singapore reveals Shell refinery lost fuel worth US$40m; Kempinski to manage its first Singapore hotel
23 May 18
And here's why the number of employers using enhanced WorkPro scheme rose.
Japan and Singapore renew bilateral currency swap deal
21 May 18
The agreement allows Singapore to swap Singapore dollars for US$3b.
Companies in the dark about adjusting prices during GST hike
21 May 18
The government didn’t give a specific date on when it would raise the tax rate from 7% to 9%.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and Indonesia lure 90% of VC deals in SEA; Flex work in Singapore up by 70%
21 May 18
And here's why UOB beats DBS in paying out its dividends even in difficult times.
Commodity trading hits $28b in local business spending in 2017
18 May 18
Total employment in the wholesale trade sector also hit 15,300.
Domestic wholesale trade up 6.6% in Q1
18 May 18
Strong sales of petroleum products buoyed quarterly figures.
Daily Briefing: Asia Pacific Exchange starts trading next week; Singapore ranks 7th amongst billionaire-filled countries
18 May 18
And GIC injected US$32m into the US$517m IPO of Turkish grocer Șok Marketler.
Reported white-collar crime hits record high in Singapore
17 May 18
The occurence of money laundering incidents was higher in Singapore than the global average.
NODX rebounds 11.8% in April as shipments to China and US expand
17 May 18
The rally follows two consecutive months of decline.
Daily Briefing: Singapore stocks set to dominate Asean equities; AI healthcare startup scores series A funding
17 May 18
And here's how to know which REITs provide the best returns.
Daily Briefing: DBS clashes against China's fintech titans; Temasek injects US$20m in bioengineering firm Medisix
15 May 18
And here's why an NUS professor called the launch of Tengah flats bluff.
Daily Briefing: Singaporean e-commerce firm Carousell secures US$85m funding; DBS FHR-9 home loan rates to hike
14 May 18
And here's why Singapore's 'boringness' is going to help lure real estate investment.
How will Malaysia's elections shocker affect bilateral ties with neighbour Singapore?
10 May 18
Analysts are divided on the impact of the new leadership, but some said key infrastructure policies need to be watched.
Noble appoints Provenance Capital as independent financial adviser
10 May 18
Its opinion will be included in the shareholders circular for the restructuring.
Daily Briefing: OCBC boosts staff pay by 10.93%; Here's how Singapore revived a problematic Chinese firm
10 May 18
And here's why Jurong Lake District could hit gold with the new Jurong Region Line.
Here's what dented Singapore's economic power in Asia
9 May 18
It has one of the weakest performances in a study's measure of cultural influence and future trends.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's semiconductor production weakens amidst slow down in sales
4 May 18
Semiconductor production growth weakened from 27.4% in February to 18.8% in March.
SMEs sped up debt payment time from 35 to 33 days in Q1
3 May 18
The services sector improved the most, as it now takes 23 days on average to pay bills.
Singapore PMI shrinks by 0.1 point to 52.9 in April
2 May 18
The growth of new orders and new exports slowed down.
MAS to hold third FinTech Festival from 12 to 16 November
2 May 18
It will bring back its FinTech Deal Day and open its platform to more ASEAN startups.
Singapore money supply grew by 3.1% in March
2 May 18
Its net foreign position weighed on the growth of both public and private credit.
Daily Briefing: Changi Airport eyes use of facial recognition system; DBS' pay per head dipped 4% in Q1
2 May 18
And here's what could happen when the 99-year lease of HDB units expire.
Services sector's business outlook recovers in Q2
30 Apr 18
One in 5 firms in the services sector is optimistic about business conditions in 2018.
Import prices up 1.4% in March
30 Apr 18
This was bolstered by oil prices, which climbed 13.3%.
Daily Briefing: Singapore PM is still worried over US-China trade tensions; Noble moves meeting date for restructuring
30 Apr 18
And here's the Singapore central bank's forecast on the economy amidst rising tensions.
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.

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