Singapore advisory panel eyes new drivers of economic growth

SINGAPORE: A key Singapore advisory panel last week proposed a 10-year strategy aimed at ensuring annual economic growth of 2-3 percent, mainly centred on trade partnerships, deepening the workforce’s tech skills and digitalising the economy. It also ... ( read original story ...)

Small-cap adventures on the Singapore Exchange

Can you see its business on the ground? Check. No red flags in its financial statements at first glance? Check. The pulse races. Is that . . . a value stock? It might be yet another illiquid small and medium enterprise (SME) listed on the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

What next for short-term home rentals?

New York, for instance, has been tangling with Airbnb over its business model, and imposed steep fines on anyone who lists their property on its website. President of the Sharing Economy Association Singapore, Mr Jim Tan, said the sharing economy is ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore hotels find better demand from mid-tier guests

Liesbeth Foesters travels for business around the world, but none of her hotel rooms was smaller than the one she got in Singapore. Her company has a tight budget. “If you compare this with (the room I had in) China, it is nothing, but … we have to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines to buy 39 Boeing planes worth US$13.8bil

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced Thursday an order for a total of 39 Boeing passenger planes worth US$13.8bil (RM61.2bil) as part of its growth plans for the next decade. The carrier said in a statement that it had signed a letter of intent ... ( read original story ...)

Strategies in CFE report 'comprehensive': Business leaders

SINGAPORE: Business leaders who provided input into the report by the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) expressed their confidence on the recommendations put forth. Many said the report, which charts Singapore's growth over the next 10 years ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines places $13.8 billion wide-body Boeing order

The fact that Airbus was not ready to make a definitive offer to supply the new plane, relying instead on the 366-seat A350-1000, may have been a handicap in the contest for Singapore's business, an industry source said. "Our priority is to certify and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore advisory panel unveils long-term economic strategy

SINGAPORE: A key Singapore advisory panel on Thursday proposed a 10-year strategy aimed at ensuring annual economic growth of 2-3 percent, mainly centred on trade partnerships, deepening the workforce's tech skills and digitalising the economy. It also ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore seizes jet of 1MDB-linked tycoon Jho Low: Reports

A private jet belonging to Malaysian tycoon Low Taek Jho - who is under investigation for his involvement in the scandal-hit Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) - has been seized by Singapore authorities, media in both ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines to buy 39 Boeing planes worth US$13.8b

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced an order for 39 Boeing passenger planes worth US$13.8 billion as part of its growth plans for the next decade. The carrier said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 9) that it had signed a letter of intent with ... ( read original story ...)