Economy
Chart of the Day: Listed companies struggle as profits head south
Overall corporate earnings weakened in 2015.
The increasing risk of Singapore CEO identity theft
It's early morning on a Thursday when the secretary of the CEO of a well respected Singapore-based company gets a phone call from her boss. He's at...
Debt threat: Extremely delayed credit card payments on the rise in Singapore
The number of late payers jumped 18% in Q3.
Singapore home to Asia’s most bearish companies, reveals poll
Outlook deteriorates as China woes mount.
Chart of the Day: Struggling manufacturing sector sheds over 15,000 jobs in nine months
Blame it on the drop in factory output.
Citizen unemployment inches up to 3.1% in Q3
It’s the second consecutive quarter of increase.
Total employment growth crashes to six-year low in Q3
Some 12,600 jobs were created last quarter.
Daily Briefing: Shedding some light on the MAS’ function; Selling your property in Singapore
And here’s a beginner’s guide to investing in REITs.
This is the secret strategy behind GIC's million-dollar returns
It acts as an anchor investor in bond issues.
Age doesn’t matter: Local start-up founders are surprisingly young and wealthy, reveals HSBC
They’re much younger than Western peers.
Should Singaporean households be terrified of rising interest rates?
Up to 10% of borrowers are overleveraged.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s services and manufacturing are taking completely opposite routes
Both sectors had their share of surprises.
These 2 indicators suggest little prospect for a significant economic recovery
BMI Research sees Singapore economy to come in at a middling 2.3%.
Here’s why firms can’t escape sky-high staff costs despite slowing employment growth
The labour market is still incredibly tight.
Expats hit with higher living costs despite weak SGD
Singapore is among the world’s costliest locations, reveals report.
Indonesia stuck with sub-par growth in 2016, experts warn
Blame it on ineffective domestic policies.
Commentary
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?