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How will the 2022 budget benefit Singapore's position as Asia's carbon trading hub?
How will the 2022 budget benefit Singapore's position as Asia's carbon trading hub?
The $45/ton CO2e carbon tax rate will be above the current global median.
What do the Big Four have to say about the Singapore Budget 2022?
Businesses were urged to plan ahead as GST rate hike gets delayed.
Singapore Budget 2022: GST hike delayed, carbon tax raised
Singapore's national budget will be delivered by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong today.
Property sale market's price index jumps 5.07% QoQ in Q1
HDB flats increased faster in their price index compared to other property types.
CBD Grade A rents lead charge in office market
The 0.5% QoQ increase in Q4 2021 reflected the market's resilience.
Unemployed? Here are the sectors with the highest job vacancies
Overall demand for jobs rose by 93% in January 2022, based on job portal Indeed.
The three best companies to invest in this 2022: RHB
RHB used five criteria, including ESG score, in selecting the companies.
LEGAL BRIEFING: Will the energy bill dim out competition in SG’s electricity generation market?
Under the bill, the Singapore regulator will be allowed to be a market player.
Budget 2022 unlikely to deviate from last year: OCBC
The total expenditure in 2021 was estimated at $102.3b or 20.2% of GDP.
Commercial real estate acitivty soars 177% to $12.09b in 2021
The sale of One George Street drove the market turnaround.
30 STI stocks attract $550m net institutional inflow
The banks brought in the strongest inflows at ~45%.
Singapore primed to be the new hotspot for SPAC IPOs
SPACS accounted for over 75% of total SGX listings.
Tripartite partners advise employers on high workforce absences
The advisory aimed to guide employers about potential high workforce absences.
When is it the right time to raise GST?
KPMG Singapore expects the tax hike to be implemented in one go.
PMI in expansionary territory anew in January at 58.0
SG's PMI grew at the quickest pace compared to six other ASEAN nations.
Services firms less optimistic about business in first 6 months of 2022
Across industries, firms in wholesale trade expressed the highest optimism.
Enter the SPACs: Three blank cheque listings ring in 2022
The Singapore bourse saw its first three SPAC listings in the first month of 2022.
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