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Faced with an ageing population, Singapore’s annual deaths are set to rise from about 24,000 in 2021 to 40,000 in 2040. ( read original story ...)

The volume of Indonesian gas supplied to Singapore from South Sumatra will fall under a new five-year contract that starts from 2023, said Indonesia’s Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin ... ( read original story ...)

Local shares ended a choppy week on an upbeat note on Friday, thanks in part to some buoyant corporate results. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Nearly 65 per cent of all Russian flows that have signalled Singapore as a destination have ended up in commercial floating storage tankers around Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas over the last three months ... ( read original story ...)

Unemployment rates inched up from a six-year low while retrenchments rose to 1,600 from the previous quarter’s all-time low of 830. ( read original story ...)

Singapore is headed for a difficult year in which economic growth will slow while inflation will remain high, partly because wage increases are expected to continue. ( read original story ...)

No imminent threat of a recession here but the outlook depends on trajectory of other advanced economies, MAS warns. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The bank intends to raise capital worth 4 billion Swiss francs through the issuance of new shares to qualified investors. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Inflation-growth dynamics of the global economy have turned less favourable in the past few months, says the macroeconomic review. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's economic growth in 2023 is likely to be at a below-trend pace amid weaker external demand, the Monetary Authority ... ( read original story ...)

It is set to dethrone Wallich Residence in the 283.7m Guoco Tower as the highest here. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The Monetary Authority of Singapore says that trading cryptocurrencies is “highly risky and not suitable for the general public.” ... ( read original story ...)

Monetary Authority of Singapore the Singaporean central bank has published papers proposing regulatory measures to reduce the risk of consumer harm from tradin ... ( read original story ...)

Professional services companies are expanding their presence in Singapore as they seek to gain a bigger share of the growing Southeast Asian market, with some eyeing the medical tourism sector. Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will import more electricity from the region and is on track to reach its import targets of up to 4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity by 2035, a minister said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Delivering the Singapore Energy Lecture at the start of the Singapore International Energy Week, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that low-carbon hydrogen is being seen as an increasingly ... ( read original story ...)