Economy
Chart of the Day: SG vs HK on R&D spending
Chart of the Day: SG vs HK on R&D spending
Singapore spends 1.9% of its GDP on research and development.
Why 'shrinkflation' is dangerous for F&B operators
Inflation is expected to remain high at 4.6% in Singapore.
Employment growth eases in Q1
In Q1, employment grew by 34,500.
Analyst finds substantial risk in Singapore’s technical recession
The decline will be largely driven by the weakness in manufacturing.
8 in 10 C-suite executives say delaying sustainability goals may damage company value
But majority say they are challenged to achieve their progress with low budget.
Analysts tell investors to stay defensive amidst uncertain US Fed policy action
Preferred exposure is healthcare, industrial REIT sectors, and consumer staples.
Greenwashing? Nearly 70% of top-level executives admit overstating sustainability goals
But 92% believe greenwashing is “accidental.”
Core inflation to fall below 5.0% in remaining quarters
RHB expects core inflation to fall at around 2.5% at year-end.
Singapore, Shanghai strengthen ties with 15 new agreements
These cover the areas of financial services and the digital economy, amongst others.
March inflation slows to 5.5% YoY
The rate of price increase in all sectors slowed down except for electricity and gas.
Private equity deals down 49% YoY in 2022
Total deals in the region declined to 97 from 108.
Singapore, China form Green Finance Taskforce
They will focus on taxonomies and definitions, products and instruments, and technology.
US-China outlook ‘worrying’ amidst tension in Taiwan: PM Lee
This is amidst the growing tensions between the markets.
More SME business owners expect their performance to decline in the next 6 months
Less than two in 10 business owners (17%) expect it to worsen.
Capital goods sector to lead Q1 23 results: analyst
The rest of the sectors may feel muted growth.
3 factors weighing down Singapore’s economic growth
Analysts expect full-year GDP growth to clock in at 1.4%, lower than the 2022 record.
SG NODX to contract 5.5% in 2023
It is due to the broad-based weakness in electronics and non-electronics performance.
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