Economy
Chart of the Day: See the sharp spike in Singapore’s social spending
Chart of the Day: See the sharp spike in Singapore’s social spending
Government policies have shifted left.
Foreign worker levy hikes will finally be scrapped in Budget 2016, says BofAML
To combat escalating economic woes.
Chart of the Day: This is the sorry state of Singapore's manufacturing productivity
Services is driving overall growth.
Singapore’s economic growth has reached a tipping point: Moody’s
Productivity gains is the only way to boost growth.
Business closures jump to highest level in seven years as growth slows
Closures overtook formations for the first time since the crisis.
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Chart of the Day: Business confidence tumbles in Q2 as economic woes mount
Overall outlook is barely positive in Q2.
Average household income up 4.9% in 2015 as wages rise
Low-income households experienced the fastest growth.
Factory output shrinks 0.5% in January, marking longest slump in almost four decades
This is the 12th straight month of contraction.
Daily Briefing: Singapore may relax some curbs this year; Singapore’s weak office market
And Ho Bee suffers impairment loss from Sentosa condo.
Singapore’s largest SMEs hit with sharply lower profits in 2015
Finance companies were hardest hit.
Robust wage growth may not be sustainable, says MTI
It’s terribly outpacing productivity gains, they said.
Chart of the Day: No hope in sight for manufacturers after dismal 2015 performance
Output will continue to shrink as woes mount.
Cheap oil, weak trade dash Singapore’s economic growth dreams
Marine and offshore firms will suffer more.
Singapore's total merchandise trade contracts by 9.5% in 2015
Due to a steep decline in oil trade.
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