Economy
Registers of Electors open for public inspection
Singapore citizens have until 8 March 2010 to check their names and make claims or objections if necessary.
Registers of Electors open for public inspection
Singapore citizens have until 8 March 2010 to check their names and make claims or objections if necessary.
Opinions on Budget 2010: Corporate Tax
As Singapore shifts its focus from achieving mere industrialisation to becoming a world class economy in the next decade, tax measures which encourage...
Opinions on Budget 2010: Financial Services Sector
Given Singapore’s desire to become an international financial centre, the lack of significant new incentives to grow the industry was surprising.
Opinions on Budget 2010: Personal Tax
By and large, Budget 2010 contained nothing very significant for individual taxpayers.
Opinions on Budget 2010: Property Sector
The Minister mentioned that property tax is a means of redistribution in our society, together with our income tax regime.
Opinions on Budget 2010: Marine Sector
Singapore has long put in place favourable tax incentives targeted at traditional shipping businesses. As part of the Government’s continuing efforts...
Opinions on Budget 2010: Deferring Import GST
Currently, 7 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) is payable on all importation of goods into Singapore at the time of import. The exception is when...
Towards innovation and productivity
In this year of the Tiger, the Singapore Government has chosen not to be a leaping Tiger in an attacking mode but a crouching Tiger, strategizing and...
What's next after Industrial Building Allowance phases out?
As Singapore gears itself towards improving land productivity, the industrial building allowance (IBA), which was first introduced in the 1940s to...
Recoveries not ready to go solo: Moody's Economy.com
The economic recovery among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is gathering significant momentum. Most economies booked impressive...
Warren Buffet's 2ic praises Singapore in parable about America gone wrong
Charles Munger lauds the concept of good regulation in the form of a "good father" "Benfranklin Leekwanyou Vokker" as the right way to run an economy...
2010 growth forecast pegged at as much as 6.5%
Expectations are higher with the Ministry of Trade and Industry revising its forecast following the 4% GDP expansion during the last quarter.
2009 economic results out 19 February
It's judgment day for the economy on Friday as the Ministry of Trade and Industry is set to release key economic findings at 8:00 am.
It's official: Singapore is getting cheaper
Okay, it's only by 0.4 percent, but latest figures show Singapore actually got cheaper in the last six months of 2009 as deflation hit.
Limiting dependence on foreign workforce eyed
Singapore should keep the number of foreign workers at current levels, as recommended by the government's economic strategies committee.
Singapore pips Hong Kong as most globalised city
Ernst & Young Globalization Index 2009 also finds globalisation slowing.
Debt and Scandal dog Singapore-listed China companies
While a few have succeeded in restructuring their finances, a number of Singapore-listed firms in China remain burdened with debt and even fraud.
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