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Wilmar forced to end dispute in Australia
Wilmar forced to end dispute in Australia
The two-year conflict involves cane growers in Queensland.
Only 1 in 2 Singaporeans are working flexibly
A fair policy for all employees could convince more to take advantage of flexible working practices.
Singapore's money supply growth to moderate to 5.6% this year
Money supply has significantly outpaced loan growth.
Real exports of goods and services to grow 2% in 2017
Global demand is picking up after two consecutive years of slow growth.
Singapore's gross fixed capital formation to inch up 0.5% in 2017
Infrastructure projects worth $700m will commence in FY17-18.
Online hiring activity in Singapore up 3% in February
Information technology and telecom sectors posted double-digit growth.
Aircraft movements at Changi Airport down 1.7% to 28,030
But passenger movements and cargo shipments both increased.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.85%
YTD performance now up 10.55%.
Daily Briefing: Singapore not ready for 'radical' IPOs; Home prices down 0.3% in February
And Singapore shares closed at their highest since August 2015.
Chart of the Day: Property prices down 7% from 2009-2013 median
Further curbs easing is possible if home prices keep falling.
Customer satisfaction in Singapore up at 71.8 points
Key drivers were the finance & insurance and healthcare sectors.
SingTel aggressively moves to be an integrated telecoms service provider
It’s sealing big deals with OTT, digital service providers.
Singapore CPI expected to climb 1.2% in 2017
Partly because of increased commodity prices.
2 in 3 financial services leaders get headaches from recruiting millennials
They say Gen Y lacks necessary skills.
Only 32% of Singaporean employees are willing to become entrepreneurs
Fear of failure holds them back.
Singapore's current account surplus projected to hit $80.3b in 2017
That’s equivalent to 19.2% of GDP.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.99%
YTD performance now hit +9.62%.
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