News
Public accounting firms pour funds into employee training to buck talent crunch
Training hours jumped by 36%.
Tighter rules for moneylenders rolled out to protect borrowers
Interest rates and late fees were capped.
Electronics sector suffers as export competitiveness erodes
Export share will moderate.
Singapore exports to boom as Asian economies soar: HSBC
Asian countries will be the largest trade partners.
Total bank lending slips in April as business loans shrink
For the fourth straight month this year.
Hawkers in the CBD more likely to hike prices on back of higher rents
They have greater pricing power.
Office REITs no longer market darlings as rental growth slows
Prime rents have risen 19% since 3Q13.
Chart of the Day: Construction growth to slump after exceptional Q1 growth
Private residential projects are decreasing.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%
Expect another retreat today.
Daily Briefing: Angry owners reveal defects of brand-new flats; Breaking the poverty cycle in Singapore
And police arrest unscrupulous Sim Lim retailer.
Euro, yen weakness key headwinds against the SGD: report
Coupled with greenback strength.
Domestic firms urged to turn to YouTube as hiring war intensifies
Innovative hiring strategies are urgently needed.
Physical stores here to stay despite e-commerce's meteoric rise
Only 4% of household spending is done online.
SGD losing ground versus the greenback after strong 6-week rally
It is now set for further losses.
Prices of completed non-landed homes slipped 0.1% in April
Units in central regions led the decline.
Biosensors hit with $303.6m loss in FY15
Blame it on a goodwill impairment.
Commentary
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