In Focus
Is UOL gathering enough growth steam?
Is UOL gathering enough growth steam?
DBS thinks so with the developer's full plate of condo and hotel launches this year.
Singapore manufacturing down 8.8% yoy
Take out biomedical manufacturing output and the tally becomes even worse for January.
Inflation eases to 4.8% in January
But core inflation of basic necessities is rising and will remain high for the next few months.
Free bus rides on us: Singapore train operators
SMRT and SBS Transit will shoulder all fares when passengers are forced to take the bus due to disruptions.
Singapore ranks 37th in world growth contribution
Two other Asian countries topped the 2011 list with many more ranking ahead of the island nation.
Singapore talent shortage stumping SME growth
Roughly 70% of CEOs had to cancel strategic plans due to talent shortage and no respite is in sight, says PWC.
2012 budget plan accelerates growing pains
Singapore businesses have been saddled with tighter foreign worker measures and higher CPF contributions.
Singapore growth to dwell in slow-paced limbo?
That is the forming consensus with RBS predicting an averted crash followed by a prolonged rebound.
Singaporeans worried most about economic woes
Latest feedback survey reveals a growing concern for rising costs of living, unemployment and the sinking economy.
Which Singaporeans earned more in 2011?
Apprarently everyone took home more money from work but guess which bracket saw the highest jump.
What will Singaporeans splurge on this Valentine's?
Chocolates, flowers and restaurant reservations rank as the most popular expenses.
IMF describes uncertainty for Singapore as extraordinary
It said growth is expected to slow significantly in 2012, driven down by softening external demand and global financial volatility.
The hidden cost of economic restructuring revealed
Levy hikes for foreign labour may sound beneficial to local job hunters but do you know the costs passed on to consumers?
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.
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