Economy
MTI grants more tax incentives for firms supporting pioneering activities
Acquire more new technologies, MTI tells companies.
Budget 2016 should encourage risk-taking among local businesses: PwC
Tax policies should be enhanced.
MAS renews bilateral currency swap agreement with China central bank
It’s extended for another three years.
Chart of the Day: A sharp RMB depreciation could wreak havoc on Singapore
GDP growth will head south.
These ten industries annoy Singapore consumers the most
The timeshare industry isn’t among them, surprisingly.
Steep household debt is the biggest speed bump ahead for Singapore: report
Consumer spending will take a hit.
CFO confidence hits three-year low as economic woes mount
1 in 5 expect growth to contract this year.
Budget 2016 will try to revive the economy, but bullets are limited: UOB
It has to grapple with four key challenges.
Strict foreign worker curbs may be tweaked this year: report
Levy hikes will be scrapped.
Singapore needs a Bounce-Back Budget for 2016
"I believe in the notion of a trampoline." That metaphor was all it took for Singapore’s deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam to encapsulate...
Another policy easing likely after Budget 2016, says Citi
There’s room for easier monetary policy.
Singapore is the world’s priciest city to live in for third straight year: EIU
It trounced Zurich and Hong Kong.
Chart of the Day: Hiring intentions head south as business outlook weakens
Wage growth is expected to ease.
Chart of the Day: Virtually zero jobs were created for locals in 2015
Employment growth was weakest since 2009.
Private sector output growth slips to 28-month low as demand slumps
Growth momentum will weaken further.
Manpower curbs hurting older and educated workers, says JLL
1 in 3 unemployed workers are graduates.
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