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Daily Briefing: Singapore cuts reliance on sand amidst Malaysia curbs; BNP Paribas culls Asian equities team
Daily Briefing: Singapore cuts reliance on sand amidst Malaysia curbs; BNP Paribas culls Asian equities team
And proptech startup UrbanAgents raised $2m in seed funding.
Firms slack off in bills payment for Q2
Slow payments ate up over one-third of total transactions due to deteriorating credit conditions.
Singapore's IPO proceeds skyrocketed 182% to $1.55b in H1 2019
The growth was boosted by the two US REITs that accounted for 96% of total funds raised.
SMEs bearish on business prospects for H2 2019
The SBF-Experian SME Index fell 1.95% and recorded the lowest reading since 2013.
Singapore exports to receive faster clearance to New Zealand
Customs-certified firms will undergo less documentary and cargo inspections.
Daily Briefing: Singapore could face ‘shallow' recession in Q3; MAS talks to Facebook over cryptocurrency plans
And UOB poaches HSBC’s Singapore head of retail business banking.
The future of Singapore's globalisation story is… human
It was now over ten years ago when the cargo ships stopped moving. The Global Financial Crisis reached Asia causing the Singapore Strait, one of the...
Inflation held firm at 1.3% in May
Higher retail and food inflation offset steep declines in electricity and gas costs.
Building a stronger and globally competitive Singapore
As growing uncertainty mounts in the global economy due to the US-China trade conflicts, the need to transform Singapore into a globally competitive...
Daily Briefing: Pending Chinese and Japanese infra projects in Singapore hit US$48b; DBS poaches senior technologist from Huawei
And SingPost launched 10 new stamps to commemorate the bicentennial.
NODX dropped 15.9% in May
Electronic exports contracted 31.4% YoY.
Three lessons for ASEAN's Smart Cities Network
To mark the end of Singapore’s ASEAN chairmanship in November 2018, Prime Minister Lee handed Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, a wooden...
Singapore climbs eight spots in costliest expat city rankings
It ranked 12th due to another strong year for the Singapore dollar.
Daily Briefing: Foreign domestic workers contributed $11.1b to GDP in 2018; Deliveroo unveils free online courses for riders
And Air New Zealand is boosting flight frequency from Singapore in the winter.
Job vacancies decline after seven straight quarters of growth in Q1
The ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons dipped to 1.08 in March.
Singapore's 2019 GDP growth forecast cut to 2.1%: MAS survey
The manufacturing as well as wholesale and retail trade sectors are tipped to contract 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.
The Asian Export Awards 2019 is now open for nominations
The search is on for the leading exporters in Asia.
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