Economy
The country eyes 2010 investments at S$12 billion
Investments in the manufacturing and services sectors are expected to hold their ground this year.
The country eyes 2010 investments at S$12 billion
Investments in the manufacturing and services sectors are expected to hold their ground this year.
You're hired! Get ready for the biggest job boom in a decade
Banking jobs will be in hot demand, but healthcare is still lousy; find out which jobs offer the best prospects and the highest pay.
Singaporeans' top concern: high cost of living
With concern over the outlook for 2010, Singaporeans listed their top 3 financial concerns: cost of living expenses, job security and changes in...
Retail sales still suffering
Shopping malls may have been springing up all over Singapore, but the new malls may not be enough to save the suffering retail sector.
Singapore beats Malaysia as top property investor
The financial crisis didn’t stop Singaporeans accounting for 73 % of all property transactions in ASEAN in Q4 last year.
Singaporean companies financial figures laid bare
ACRA, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, has launched an online tool to let people analyse local companies' financial figures.
Singaporeans: We're still not spending
Despite a more optimistic economic outlook, Singaporeans are choosing to focus on increasing their savings.
A*STAR appoints new Chairman, CEO for commercialization arm
Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) appointed Mr Tan Gee Paw and Mr...
Plunging manufacturing sector drags down GDP
Singapore’s GDP contraction of 6.8 per cent in Q4 of 2009 is largely due to a 38.4% plunge in the manufacturing sector.
Economy shrinks for the first time in 3 quarters
Singapore's gross domestic product contracted 6.8 percent after reaching 14.9 percent for the period of July to September 2009.
R&D spending in Singapore hits S$7.13 billion
Singapore’s gross expenditure on R&D has reached a record high of S$7.13 billion in 2008. This amount is 2.77% of Singapore’s GDP, according to...
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Govt hands out $900 mln jobs credit to employers
More than 100,000 employers, employing about 1.4 million local workers, will receive $900 million from the fourth payment of Jobs Credit by 24...
Retail leads in Asia Pacific with 3% growth
As rents increase, retail properties in Asia Pacific continue to outshine other sectors at circa 3% per annum growth since 2004.
Salaries to increase by 3.2% in 2010
The average salary increase is forecasted to be 3.2 percent in 2010, up from 1.9 percent in 2009, according to a survey by Mercer.
MOM: 14,000 new jobs, but long-term employment stays grim
The job market is looking upbeat in the short-term with 14,000 new jobs created in Q3.
2010: Food and entertainment still top Singaporean priorities
Consumers in Singapore are expected to keep dishing out the dollars on dining out, electronics and clothes for the next six months.
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