Economy
Chart of the Day: NODX struggles with weak global demand
Chart of the Day: NODX struggles with weak global demand
Singapore’s overall export performance has been badly affected.
Singapore companies to invest 30% more in emerging markets
But 77% of Singaporeans polled worry about political stability in the emerging markets.
Chart of the Day: GDP growth
Analyst says signs point to a bottoming-out in growth and a pick-up going forward.
Rich Singaporeans look to LatAm for wealth prospects
More than half of Singaporeans expect prospects to improve globally in the next five years.
What you need to know about Taiwan’s latest export figures
Analyst says Taiwan's export growth is receiving a much needed boost.
Are rising oil prices threatening China growth?
Not for the moment but there is caution building that international oil pressures could start dampening growth.
Singapore SMEs to create 15,000 new jobs by 2015
But despite this government-supported growth SMEs still face short-term hardships, says trade minister Teo Ser Luck.
Productivity funding expands to green technology TACs
What will be the spending focus of these government-picked trade associations and chambers?
What's another 0.2% decline to a sinking Chinese home market?
February saw China's 70-city housing price index slide for the 7th straight month.
S$62 million budget allotted to National Sports Associations
Which particular sports got the biggest slice of the financial spending pie for FY2012?
Personal data protection bill nearing Parliament take-up
It could be filed as early as 3Q and once passed businesses will have to comply with stricter consumer data laws.
2 in 3 Singaporeans polled strongly support foreign worker reduction policies: survey
The government's moves to reduce foreign hires received broad support in a new poll.
Singapore buffered from EU's economic turmoil
But question is, for how long?
Rate cuts looming as India struggles with fiscal consolidation
India will likely fall short of its fiscal targets and prompt rate cuts of up to 100bps in FY13, says RBS.
Whatta Surprise! Non oil domestic exports surged 30.5% in Feb
Electronics also staged a comeback with shipments rising a healthy 23.3% yoy.
Growth outlook in India remains weak
This as the Reserve Bank of India keeps the policy rate as is.
9,990 Singapore workers were laid off in 2011
That's higher than the 9,800 firings in 2010, but the bigger question is: How fast did they find work?
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