In Focus

Will Singapore escape mass unemployment?

Dismal growth is hurting the economy but the jobs situation offers glimmers of hope, says RBS.

Will Singapore escape mass unemployment?

Dismal growth is hurting the economy but the jobs situation offers glimmers of hope, says RBS.

Scared Singapore suppliers considering more insurance

The plummeting credit worthiness of European and US partners has forced firms to prepare for the worst.

CapitaCommercial Trust clears issue on Twenty Anson deal

It corrects a Business Times article, saying there is no certainty of the $400m deal materializing.

Starhub's eroding mobile share a concern: DBS

Its rival SingTel is stealing subscribers and crimping a major source of operating revenues.

Shrug off Singapore's weak PMI: HSBC

The country's manufacturing industry continues to contract but is it an outlier in Asia?

Are convenient tax policies driving Singapore competitiveness?

A resounding yes as less tax processing requirements helped push the nation to the top of a World Bank competitiveness ranking.

Singapore roads safest in half-a-decade

Fatal and injury accident rate in 2011 dropped to 83.31 per 10,000 vehicle population.

Finance professionals bearish on job bonuses

53% of respondents expect smaller or no extra compensation for their work in 2011.

Which Singapore region faces wilting property values?

Private home owners in the Core Central region should brace for a 5 to 8% decline in residential prices.

Housing alert: Rate of price increase continues to moderate

For 2011, prices of private residential properties increased by 5.9%, significantly lower than the 17.6% increase in 2010.

Start of a Singapore rebound or a false alarm?

A so-called marginal macro momentum is sweeping across Singapore and four other countries, says RBS.

Painful inflation to remain high at 5.6%

Blame it on the housing and transport cost components which spark the rising inflation.

Analyst warns Ascott Residence Trust to brace for flat growth in Singapore

So if not Singapore, which countries will likely exhibit continued growth?

What's the saving grace of CapitaMall Trust?

Lower occupancies are darkening the short-term horizon for its existing malls but DBS sees an offsetting upside.

From luxury to mass market: All home property will fall

No segment will be spared in the approaching 2012 demand drought, says Colliers.

Primary home crash seen in 2012

Only 12,000 primary homes is expected to be sold this year far below the usual 16,000 levels.

SGX retreats while China Sky lawyer seeks further instructions

Whatever happened during the closed hearing on 16 January 2012 must have worked.