Economy
Weak external outlook to affect 2023 GDP growth: analyst
Weak external outlook to affect 2023 GDP growth: analyst
Standard Chartered expects GDP growth to ease to 2.0% from 3.6% in 2022.
3 ways Singaporean investors are battling inflation
Investors said inflation is the main challenge in pursuing their new goals.
Clearer ‘two–sided economy’ in Singapore expected in 2023: Maybank
Economic growth will likely decelerate to 1.5% next year.
Singapore is world’s eighth most expensive city for expats: study
A significant increase in rental costs propelled the Lion City’s overall cost-of-living up.
Singapore, Brunei to deepen defence relations
They held the 9th Singapore-Brunei Defence Policy Dialogue.
Lower-wage earners uplifted, retrenchments decline: gov’t report
Real income growth of 20th percentile earners was 2.7% per annum.
Singapore economy to grow ‘markedly slower’ in 2023: report
UOB forecasts a 0.7% GDP growth rate.
Businesses, residents invited to give suggestions on 2023 budget
Singaporeans can provide their views and hopes for the budget until 13 January.
SG, Vietnam expand economic cooperation
The countries discussed closer partnerships in emerging areas like renewable energy.
Employment rate hits 67.5%, exceeding pre-COVID level
It was higher by 2.3 percentage points than the 2019 figure.
Median workers’ real income growth rises to 2.1% in 2022
The growth, however, was still lower compared to the pre-pandemic average of 3.8%.
SG, New York are the world’s most expensive cities
This is the 8th time that SG ranked first in the Worldwide Cost of Living survey.
Which sector was outperforming in Q3 22?
The tech sector was a clear outperformer in the third quarter of 2022.
Here’s the CPF interest rates for Q1 2023
The interest rates for Ordinary Accounts and Special and MediSave Accounts were unchanged.
Cloud, IoT deals shield Temasek from big impacts of FTX write off
The Singapore-based firm said it would write off a $275 investment from FTX.
Temasek's Paris office to start operations in H1 23
It will expand the talent pool in Europe and other regions.
7 in 10 workers will switch jobs if their pay increment is lower than the inflation rate
More than half of employees expect a pay increase of more than 6% in 2023.
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