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Why change-hungry young generations are the key to unlocking growth
Why change-hungry young generations are the key to unlocking growth
The struggle to recruit skilled workers is a recurring concern for manufacturing businesses in Singapore. A study by the Singapore Management University (SMU) and JP Morgan shows that the manufacturing sector currently faces a skills gap, which is set to widen with the move towards newer engineering fields like robotics and digital manufacturing.
Asian private wealth hits $2.01t in 2017
The world’s high net worth individuals are increasingly turning to Asia.
Singapore GDP up 4.3% in Q1 2018
This was bolstered by the manufacturing sector, which grew 10.1%.
Chart of the Day: See how the S$NEER moved up before policy tightening
A decline in early 2018 saw the US dollar's weakness against the Singapore dollar.
Daily Briefing: 75% of Noble creditors commit to restructuring deal; Why MAS has no key rate
And here is a Singaporean venture capitalist's investment in an Irish "agtech" firm.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.32%
Expect some good news today.
Embracing the opportunity and grasping the risk of new tech and Fintech: A Singapore case study
The technological evolution unfolding before us is nothing short of extraordinary. Just on cognitive capabilities alone, what took living organisms more than two billion years of evolution to attain will only take advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) mere decades.
MAS tightens monetary policy over economic growth
But amidst the policy change, it is cautious of the outcome of ongoing global trade tensions.
MAS refuses to compel banks to divulge open banking data
The central bank is taking a more organic approach, enabling banks to share data on their own.
Lian Beng unit SLB Development eyes Catalist listing
It plans to offer 238 million shares for 23 cents each.
DBS launches online remittance service for non-customers
Users can send money to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, the UK, and the US.
CapitaLand could have offered JP Morgan discounted rents for CapitaSpring
Analysts think the rents could have hit $12-$14 psf/month for nearly 25% of the property's leasable area.
Tulip Garden is 2018's second largest en bloc sale at $906.89m
The sale price is 20.4% higher than the $753m reserve price.
14 residential tenders closing in H1 to yield 4,900 units
Tulip Garden, which could yield 670 units, recently closed its tender on 11 April.
Alibaba launches retail and e-commerce courses for Singaporean businesses
Firms will be able to access courses through an online platform by Taobao University.
CACHE converts CWT Commodity Hub's lease structure to multi-tenancy
It will continue to lease 61% of the premises.
Chinese New Year effect boosts retail sales by 8.6% in February
The total retail sales value hit $3.7b.
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