Economy
Academic system overhaul needed to produce more entrepreneurs: report
Academic system overhaul needed to produce more entrepreneurs: report
Students need to be street smart too.
Time to rethink foreign worker levies, say struggling SMEs
Quotas should not impede growth.
Local firms clamour for more government assistance as restructuring woes mount
High costs are taking their toll.
Use CPF to revive waning Singapore stock market: SBF
Business leaders want to separate CPF from investment limits.
China’s economic policy is dancing to a new tune
Supply-side economics is the new buzzword.
SMEs extremely downbeat about growth prospects in 2016
Profit expectations dropped to a record low.
Local growth stuck in the doldrums on back of waning customer demand
New export growth slowed in December.
Singapore firms slapped with sharply higher business costs in December
Costs rose at the steepest pace in 11 months.
One of Singapore’s longest deflationary periods on record likely to end in 2016: analysts
Last year’s low base will help.
Should Indonesia be alarmed by its large budget deficit?
Deficit stood at 2.8% of the GDP in 2015.
Thailand's core inflation drops to two-year low in December
Blame it on weak domestic demand.
Chart of the Day: Check out how the services sector is reshaping Singapore’s economy
It has regularly picked up manufacturing’s slack.
Daily Briefing: Singapore growth beats estimates; SIA raises offer for Tigerair
And boutique hotels are facing major headwinds.
Multiple headwinds plague Singapore despite unexpected growth uptick
Don’t pop the champagne just yet.
Local firms’ payment performance at 2-year high in Q4: SCCB
More than 50% of payments were on time.
What to expect in 2016 as Singapore economy hits slowest growth since 2009
GDP is seen to likely remain stuck in the 2-3% yoy range.
China SME sentiment drops to record low in December
Growth momentum will continue to slow.
Commentary
Digital identity in the age of AI: Singapore’s strategic advantage
Why Singapore-based firms still underestimate the human side of doing business in North Asia
Singapore's hiring slowdown: A call for data-driven resilience
When it comes to AI, there is no such thing as too many chefs
The agility trap: Why most Singaporean businesses are structured for stability, not speed
Building a Southern Malaysia supply chain ecosystem for Singapore’s advanced manufacturing
Failed talks, rising costs: Why Singapore still feels the shock of Middle East tensions
How Singapore consumer brands can build strong supply chains amidst rising input costs
Singapore’s AI ambitions will rise or fall on infrastructure