Economy
Business optimism tumbles as firms face dwindling profits, slowing sales
Corporate confidence deteriorated across services and manufacturing.
Services sector companies hit with lower turnover in Q1
Business receipts slipped 3.8%.
Surprisingly strong industrial production numbers a relief, but unlikely to be sustainable: analysts
Demand remains painfully weak.
Singapore's largest firms are drastically cutting their budgets as incomes slide
Blue chips are slashing capex.
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Singapore draws record-high number of foreign entrepreneurs in Q1
There was a huge spike in foreign company formation.
The manufacturing sector is recovering, but there’s a catch
Drug production is boosting the overall figure.
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And Apple Pay is now available to more Singaporeans.
Singapore’s economic woes mount as services momentum stumbles
The country barely escaped recession.
Singapore's exports sink 9% in Q1 as exports to China tumble
Taiwan and the EU were also weak spots.
Singapore’s economic growth slows to just 0.2% in Q1
Both manufacturing and services are to blame.
Will deflation persist in 2016?
Core inflation surprised markets.
What’s the reason behind Singapore’s record-breaking deflation?
The oil price slump is not entirely to blame.
Singapore deflation deepens with 0.5% contraction in April
This is the 18th straight month of negative inflation.
Domestic wholesale trade tumbles 22.6% in Q1
Blame weak petroleum prices.
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