Singapore must be prepared for an imminent wave of Omicron infections that have crept up recently and currently make up around 17 per cent of the local coronavirus cases, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung ... ( read original story ...)
Crowds return to office areas as Singapore marks the end of work-from-home default
SINGAPORE: Darren Low, a 28-year-old lawyer who has been working from home since Singapore’s stabilisation phase in September, is looking forward to returning to his workplace. From this week, he ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy grew by 7.2% in 2021, rebounding from 5.4% in 2020
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Monday that based on advance estimates, the country's GDP grew by 7.2 per cent in 2021, rebounding from the 5.4 per cent contraction in 2020. ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Inflation picked up pace in November – UOB
Barnabas Gan, Economist at UOB Group, assesses the latest inflation figures in Singapore. Key Takeaways “Singapore’s consumer prices rose at its fastest rate since February 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy grew by 7.2% in 2021
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Monday that based on advance estimates, the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.2 per cent in 2021, rebounding from the 5.4 per ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron wave ‘imminent’, 17% of local COVID cases of variant now: Ong Ye Kung
Singapore has to prepare itself for an “imminent” Omicron wave with the COVID variant currently accounting for 17 per cent of local cases, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. ( read original story ...)
LIC, Adani Wilmar, NSE and OYO among 75 IPOs to watch out for in 2022
Adani Wilmar, the joint venture between Adani Group and Singapore's Wilmar Group, is likely to raise Rs 4,500 crore via IPO route for capital expenditure for expansion of existing manufacturing ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 3-Singapore’s 2021 GDP grows at fastest pace in over a decade
The financial and transport hub, often seen as a bellwether of global growth, has staged a rocky recovery as governments around the world shift their coronavirus strategies to living with the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy grows at fastest pace since 2010
Singapore’s economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in more than a decade in 2021 as the country emerged from its worst recession on record, caused by the deep hit to activity from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Telenor to divest Wave Money, exit Myanmar mobile banking
BANGKOK: Telenor, the Norwegian telecommunications operator, has agreed to sell its 51% stake in Wave Money, one of Myanmar’s biggest mobile payment services, to a consortium led by Singapore-listed ... ( read original story ...)
4 Job Sectors In Singapore That Will Do Well In 2022
Singapore’s GDP is expected to grow around 3.0 to 5.0% in 2022. Here are the job sectors that are expected to do well in 2022. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2021 GDP grows at fastest pace in over a decade
Singapore's economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in over a decade in 2021 as the country emerged from its worst recession on record, caused by the deep hit to activity from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy rebounds from virus-induced recession; grows 7.2% in 2021
Singapore's economy grew 7.2 percent last year, rebounding from its worst recession since independence sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Monday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Surge to Highest in More Than a Decade
That’s the highest quarterly growth since the second quarter of 2010 when prices jumped 5.3%. For 2021, prices increased by 10.6%, also the highest since 2010. Singapore’s price spike underpins the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore private home prices jumped 10.6% in 2021: URA flash estimates
SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore jumped 10.6 per cent in 2021, quickening from a 2.2 per cent increase the year before, according to flash estimates from the Urban Redevelopment Authority ... ( read original story ...)
UOB: Investment approvals rise 51.5% y-o-y to RM177.8bil in Jan-Sept 2021
Malaysia’s total investment approvals rose 51.5 per cent year-on-year to RM177.8 billion in the period of January-September 2021 versus RM117.4 billion in January-September 2020, UOB Malaysia senior ... ( read original story ...)