News
Services sector grows in slow, uneven pace
Services sector grows in slow, uneven pace
Transport & storage improved the most with a 4.2% growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.78%
Expect more cheers in the local bourse today.
Saudi Aramco trading arm eyes hiring more staff for its Singapore office
It looks into hiring 10 to 15 staff by year-end.
Mapletree's full-year net profit up 46.5% to $1.4b
Thanks to its acquisitions in Vietnam, US, UK, and Australia.
Daily Briefing: Singapore eyes testing new contracting models; How F&B players can survive and thrive
And here are 8 REITs worth investing in this year.
Chart of the Day: Hotel RevPARs on a gradual slump since 2013
Overall RevPAR peaked at $226 in 2012.
Not fast, not furious: Why government regulations can't keep up with transport innovation
Politicans are not reacting quickly enough to come up with right policies for automated vehicles.
Singapore's average peak internet connection speed fastest globally
Peak speed of 184.5 Mbps is recorded in Singapore in Q1.
Outstanding firms battle it out in Singapore Business Review's corporate awards for 2017
Winners will be recognised at the awards dinner on 8 June 2017.
CPFIS-included funds up 5.1% in Q1
Whilst unit trusts posted a 5.2% growth.
Bank lending up 7% to $631.2b in April
Thanks to higher loans to financial institutions and general commerce.
Perennial edges out competitors for United Engineers bid
The deal for the property group could be announced this month.
OCBC's private banking unit eyes hiring more relationship managers
It added 20 relationship managers in Hong Kong this year.
Why it's harder for Singapore casinos to recover debts than its Macau counterparts
There are only three licensed junket operators in the city-state.
NWC proposes up to $60 pay hike for low-wage workers
Good news for those earning a basic wage of up to $1,200.
Here's why it's likely for Noble to commence refinancing this month
Banks should have enough collateral to back the embattled group.
CapitaLand snaps up Guozheng Center for $535m
But it is ditching Innov Tower for $316m.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation