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Finance tops digitalisation gains as 3 sectors corner 81% of value
Finance tops digitalisation gains as 3 sectors corner 81% of value
Construction, retail and food services combined for just $2.4b of digitalisation value.
5 hours ago
Info-comms GDP share climbs to 6.3% as sector growth slows sharply
Its gross domestic product contribution also grew to $47.1b.
1 day ago
Half of developers moderately concerned about labour costs: survey
One in three are most concerned, whilst one in five are not concerned at all.
2 days ago
Developers expect no change in residential launches and prices in next 6 months
One in three still expect prices to rise moderately over the period.
5 days ago
Global slowdown, rising rates drive fear across Q2 property survey
Government intervention concern sharply dropped 26.4 percentage points.
6 days ago
Office sector posts highest net balances in Q2 as retail slump persists
Prime retail posted the lowest net balance in both current and future periods.
Property sentiment rebounds to 5.6 in Q2 but stays below 2025 peak
Future sentiment also improved but by a smaller margin than current.
Four out of four real estate firms plan to raise LWW wages: survey
All surveyed companies in banking and insurance, other services, and health and social services shared the same intention.
Large firms planning low-wage hikes drop to 66%: survey
SMEs intending to increase LWW wages in the next 12 months also slipped by 5%.
Firms raising low-wage pay drops to 67% YoY: survey
Businesses intending to increase wages also fell from 66% to 61%.
Rising manpower costs challenge 76% of large companies
The share rose 11 percentage points from 65% in 2025, the highest level among the top five.
Rising costs remain top manpower challenge for 67% of SMEs
Foreign manpower policies were the second-most cited concern at 46%.
Green energy demand could outpace gov't 6GW import target by 2041
That level would translate to about 3.6GW of imports at a 60% capacity factor.
Singapore weighs import-heavy grid for 2050 net zero
The 25% imports scenario positions Singapore as an emergent technology trailblazer led by hydrogen.
Foreign-buyer activity drops to 0.6% in August amidst launch drought
Only one caveat was lodged involving a four-bedroom River Modern unit.
August launches sink 87.0% amidst lunar seventh month
Sales also dropped 79.1% MoM as fewer projects came to market.
Unemployment holds at 1.9% in July
Overall rate held steady, whilst citizen and resident figures both dipped from June.
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