Economy

Singapore: Great country for old men

Work may be a little harder to come by in the global recession, but it seems that older workers are having an easier time than their younger...

Singapore: Great country for old men

Work may be a little harder to come by in the global recession, but it seems that older workers are having an easier time than their younger...

4 Singaporean – Shandong partnerships deals sealed

Agreements made include a signed contract agreement between Sun Isles Resort & Clubs Pte Ltd and Penglai Economic Development Zone with a S$100...

Singapore forecasts lower than expected Q3 GDP growth

Though posted a lackluster growth in the last three months of 2009, the Singapore government looks forward to an economic rebound in 2010, according...

Singapore 13th top Country Brand among 100 nations

Jumping up 11 ranks in a listing of the world’s top country brands, Singapore now ranks 13th from last year’s of 24th in FutureBrand’s Country Brand...

Visa: Asia's spending the big bucks

Following the release of its 2009 earnings, Visa Inc. reported that the total volume generated on all Visa cards across Asia Pacific had increased by...

Money: It's not funny

To the unemployed person the unemployment rate is always 100%. And with the recent retrenchments and hiring freezes around town, the odds of finding...

1,500 APEC leaders to participate in APEC CEO Summit next week

The APEC CEO Summit to be held in Singapore next week has 1,500 participants confirmed to attend. This is the largest attendance in record for the...

No more Mr. Kiasu

In the popular imagination, the average Singaporean is a cigarette smoking, white singlet-wearing, 45 year old ‘uncle’ who wears flip flops and...

And the recession drags on

The newspaper headlines in October may have screamed that the economy had finally turned the corner with the first year on year growth since it...