Economy
What can companies do in a downturn to ensure survival?
What can companies do in a downturn to ensure survival?
The economy for the past year hasn’t been at its best, and it’s just been one piece of bad news after another from various parts of the world.
COE premiums’ dissipating low base effect drives easing inflation
Transport CPI inflation moderated sharply from 10% to 3.5%.
Singaporeans could expect a 15-20% salary increase in 2012
Employees in Singapore, amongst those in Asia projected to receive high salary increases.
Taiwan’s GDP growth seen to turn positive in 1Q12
Thanks to industrial output that jumped 4.3% on the month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis.
Chart of the Day: Headline Inflation and Main Components
Headline inflation in Jan fell below the 5% level, the first time in eight months.
Inflation eases to 4.8% in January
But core inflation of basic necessities is rising and will remain high for the next few months.
Singapore’s trade to grow faster than world average over next 15 years: HSBC
Singapore’s companies to increase trade activity by 5.00% annually.
Chart of the Day: Singapore High Domestic Inflationary Pressure
CPI inflation for January likely moderates to 4.7% from December’s 5.5% but upside risk remains says DBS.
Domestic wholesale trade shrank yet again
Guess which sector weighed down the index the most to a 0.9% qoq contraction in Q411.
Which two sectors lost big in foreign wholesale trade?
Transport equipment and houehold equipment & furniture both declined double-digits due to lower sales abroad.
Singapore ranks 37th in world growth contribution
Two other Asian countries topped the 2011 list with many more ranking ahead of the island nation.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s business tax one of the lowest in the world
Corporate income tax rate shall stay at 17% as the 2012 Budget did not propose any reduction but find out the implications.
Singapore talent shortage stumping SME growth
Roughly 70% of CEOs had to cancel strategic plans due to talent shortage and no respite is in sight, says PWC.
Thailand flood inflicted deeper economic damage
The disaster's impact is turning out to be worse than expected and rebound hopes now seem dimmer.
Singapore firms most keen to invest in China
There was a 50% increase in interest for executing projects in the booming Asian nation since 2009.
Singapore overseas investments jumped 9.7% in 2011
Investment outflows for international expansion and trade defied the downturn fears to grow in almost double-digits.
Singapore Manufacturing Federation gives a nod to 2012 budget
SMa however disagrees over the reduction of the ‘S’ pass holders from 25% to 20%.
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