News
Maxing out: Spend by MasterCard holders jumped 11.2% in GSS 2014
Maxing out: Spend by MasterCard holders jumped 11.2% in GSS 2014
They spent over US$1.6 billion this year.
Delayed debtors: Construction sector’s late payments hit record high in Q2
Late payments jumped to 52%.
SingTel turns to to price cuts to boost struggling enterprise segment: report
Group Enterprise earnings slipped 7%.
Demand for Orchard Road retail space heats up in spite of sales lag: Savills
New international brands are setting up shop here.
Singapore’s exports to Hong Kong plunged 29.2% in July
It’s the 10th straight month of decline.
Singapore’s insurers at risk from rapidly rising catastrophe exposure: report
Property premiums could rise in the near future.
Revitalized Jurong Lake Gardens to be ready by 2017: Khaw
It will span over 70 hectares.
The devil is in the details: OCBC battles headwinds as WHB funding exercise begins
Execution may prove harder than expected.
Chart of the Day: See the record tardiness of Singapore's local payments
No thanks to dismal economic growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
A rebound may happen today.
Daily Briefing: Why the Thomson-East Coast line might not benefit property owners; Controlled CPF savings withdrawals for retirees
And a 90-minute bullet train to connect Malaysia and Singapore.
Sticking to its guns: Find out why the MAS will keep its SGD appreciation bias
A shift is unlikely given rising labor and business costs.
Hard landing on soft drinks: ThaiBev’s non-alcoholic beverage sales slip 11% in Q2
Can ThaiBev outwit its aggressive competitors?
Scammers galore: Number of malicious web ads hosted in Singapore surged by 827% in Q2
Discover the country’s most dangerous malware.
Strength in numbers: Regional integration key to domestic growth, says MTI minister
Asia is the middleman as world superpowers recover.
No turnaround in sight as non-oil domestic exports slip 3.3% in July
Weak electronics exports led the slide.
Lease buyback scheme extended to 4R flats: PM Lee
More than half of all flat owners will now qualify.
Commentary
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The hidden realities of succession for next-gen heirs
In Asia, fintech leaders must compete on credibility
F1 on a gravel road: Why AI is still stuck in first gear
Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
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