SINGAPORE] The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) upgraded its full-year growth forecast range on Tuesday (Aug 12), but warned: “However, the economic outlook for the rest of the year remains ...
Singapore Paints Billionaire Goh Cheng Liang Dies At 98
The patriarch’s entrepreneurial journey, which led him to amass a substantial fortune, was a remarkable one. At the time of his death his real-time net worth was just over $13 billion, the bulk of ...
Singapore Dollar Strengthens Slightly on Possible Position Adjustments
The Singapore dollar strengthened slightly against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session on possible position adjustments.
SMU, Tax Academy of Singapore launch int’l tax research initiative
Singapore Management University’s Yong Pung How School of Law and the Tax Academy of Singapore have launched the Singapore Tax Academy Research Initiative.
StarHub completes acquisition of MyRepublic’s broadband business in S$105 million deal
SINGAPORE: StarHub has fully acquired MyRepublic's broadband business, the telco announced on Tuesday (Aug 12). The telco, which owns a 50.1 per cent stake in MyRepublic Broadband, has bought the ...
Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, one of Singapore’s richest, dies at 98
SINGAPORE] Singapore billionaire and philanthropist Goh Cheng Liang, founder of Wuthelam Group, passed away on Tuesday (Aug 12) morning at the age of 98. He is best known for founding Wuthelam Group ...
CNA938 Rewind – Telco shake-up: Simba buys M1 mobile, StarHub fully acquires MyRepublic
Singapore-based Keppel is selling M1’s telecom business to rival Simba Telecom for $1.43 billion, marking the first major telco consolidation in Singapore’s history. Meanwhile, StarHub is set to take ...
Singapore’s non-oil exports jump 7.1pc in Q2 amid trade turbulence
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 7.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year (2Q 2025) on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, extending ...
Singapore’s Live Commerce Market May Hit US$1.3 Billion This Year, Says DBS
Live commerce in Singapore could generate up to USD 1.3 billion (SGD 1.67 billion) in sales this year, according to DBS.
Singapore upgrades 2025 growth forecast but warns that outlook remains ‘clouded by uncertainty’
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) upgraded Singapore's economic growth forecast, but warned that risks remain amid uncertainties from US tariff policies. Singapore's full-year GDP growth ...
Singer Eric Moo to return to Singapore for concert in October
Moo is a pioneer xinyao singer who went on to enjoy success as a professional artiste. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore upgrades 2025 GDP growth forecast after Q2 tops initial estimates
Singapore's economy grew slightly faster than initially estimated, prompting the government to upgrade the city state's growth forecast for this year even as it warned of downside risks.
Singapore Upgrades 2025 Economic Growth Forecast
Singapore raises 2025 GDP growth forecast to 1.5-2.5% due to strong first half, but warns of US tariffs impact and global uncertainties.
Singapore raises 2025 economic growth forecast but warns of uncertainty from US tariffs
Risks tilted to downside even as 2025 growth forecast raised to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, from zero to 2 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore key exports rise 7.1% in Q2 but full-year forecast unchanged as tariff concerns simmer
Trade agency still expects growth in key exports to come in at the lower end of its 1 per cent to 3 per cent forecast in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore says GDP up 4.4% y/y in Q2, upgrades 2025 forecast
Singapore's economy grew by 4.4% in the second quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, slightly higher than an advance estimate of 4.3% released last month. On a ...