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Local companies get bearish on business prospects

Local companies get bearish on business prospects

The Business Optimism Index dropped from 3.6 ppt to 2.6 ppt.

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85% of Singaporeans don't have enough money for retirement

They said they're suffering from the current economic environment.

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Singapore braces itself for a massive drop in workers

Labour supply growth could fall by 2.5 ppt in 2027 to 2036.

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Net trading income to boost Singapore banks' profits

The banks' trading income CAGRs were 15–33% between 2011-2016.

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Singapore lags its Asia Pacific peers in mobile wallet usage

Only 28% of Singaporeans used mobile wallets in 2016.

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Singapore's manufacturing PMI at its highest since November 2014

It increased by 0.8 points to 51.8 in August.

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One in two Singaporeans are unhappy at work

This marks a record low in eight years.

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Singaporean parents spend almost twice the global average for their kids' education

They shell out at least $96,319.

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1 in 3 employees plan to ditch jobs in less than a year

Only 2 in 5 are uncertain about staying in their current role.

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Singapore banks' wealth management fees to post double-digit growth

It formed up to 44% of banks' commission income in 1H17.

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30% of Singapore financial firms already have blockchain investment plans

And four in 10 are planning to invest in it in the future.

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3 in 4 Singaporeans believe they'll go cashless by 2030

More than half think going cashless will be more convenient.

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Employee engagement in Singapore declines for three consecutive years

A third of employees are not comfortable with expressing their ideas.

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Six in ten employees willing to leave Singapore for a better job

Singapore’s brain drain rate is higher than the global average.

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Gender wage gap barely closed in 11 years

The median monthly income for males is 18% higher than for females.

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Property report card: Which amongst the developers is the best performer?

And check out the common trend seen across players in Q2.

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Singapore's consumer sentiment rebounds from pessimism

This came with the general outlook improvement seen in Asia Pacific.

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