Economy
Chart of the Day: Singapore's semiconductor production weakens amidst slow down in sales
Chart of the Day: Singapore's semiconductor production weakens amidst slow down in sales
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
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
The growth of new orders and new exports slowed down.
MAS to hold third FinTech Festival from 12 to 16 November
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
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
And here's what could happen when the 99-year lease of HDB units expire.
Services sector's business outlook recovers in Q2
One in 5 firms in the services sector is optimistic about business conditions in 2018.
Import prices up 1.4% in March
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
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
And here are two sites that launched en bloc sale this week.
Flawed innovation system dents Singapore's preparation for automation
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%
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
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
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
And KinderWorld eyes a $70m IPO in Singapore.
Economists worry over 4-month drop of Singapore's electronics exports
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
Electronic NODX fell by 7.1% and continued to weigh growth down.
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