Tag: business

SLIGHTLY MORE local manufacturers in Singapore are expecting things to improve but companies in the services line are gloomier, going by separate surveys released yesterday. About 76 per cent of manufacturers expect business in the first half of this year ... ( read original story ...)

Pay attention in Social Studies class and you’ll know that MNCs played a huge part in jumpstarting our economy. However, our brush with MNCs started much earlier. 200 years earlier, to be precise. Famed founder of modern Singapore, Stamford Raffles, was ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Business outlook in the manufacturing sector in Singapore is expected remain similar in the first half of 2017, according to a survey by Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on Tuesday. A weighted 13 percent of ... ( read original story ...)

There were more thoughts from Tan: “From a prudent standpoint, 80% [referring to the dividend payout ratio] allows us also to continue to reinvest into the business, both to strengthen our core as well as to look into new opportunities, revenue stream in ... ( read original story ...)

"Singapore companies are confident of their ability to detect a sophisticated cyber attack," read an enthusiastic press release earlier this month. "80 percent of the Singapore respondents share that sentiment, surpassing the global average of 50 percent. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of passengers have finally been able to depart Auckland Airport for Singapore - eight hours after a problem with the nose wheel of a plane forced it to abort take-off. Witnesses saw smoke and smelt "burning rubber" coming from the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Customs officers made the largest haul of contraband cigarettes in two different operations. According to details, more than 25,000 cartons of duty unpaid cigarettes were seized in the two operations, Singapore Customs said. A raid at a ... ( read original story ...)

Let’s be honest. Sometimes you don’t want to read a whole review. So we’ve created a new series called POP: Pictures Only Post. Posts in this series will feature the product, minimal description, and focus on 5-10 Pics. A more detailed review will ... ( read original story ...)

However, it's score of 84 points was one lower than last year, according to Transparency International's report, which draws on a mix of business and government sources for its rankings. Singapore was also the only Asian state to make the top ten of least ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) struck a different tone on Tuesday. Its spokesman, in response to queries from The Business Times, said: "The US has indicated that it will pull out of the TPP agreement. Without the participation of the US ... ( read original story ...)

Entries are now being accepted. Singapore Business Review's much-anticipated International Business Awards (IBA) is now back on its fourth year, and the search is on for the most outstanding international businesses in the city-state. In order to be ... ( read original story ...)

Expectations were low for Singapore stocks as 2017 began, which could present opportunities if circumstances and sentiment improve, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said on Monday. Earnings multiples, fund flows and weak Asian currencies against the US dollar ... ( read original story ...)

The controversial exporting of Cambodian sand to Singapore has finally—if temporarily—been stopped, according to officials from the two countries, amid long-running criticism over discrepancies in shipment records and environmental damage. A Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

The Sri Lankan delegation at the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) with officials of IE Singapore, the SBF and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka- Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully concluded ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE ­— The Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after a ban took effect in November last year, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) as the issue of sand imports once again takes the spotlight. Responding to media queries ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE ­— The Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after a ban took effect in Nov last year, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) as the issue of sand imports once again takes the spotlight. Responding to media queries, the MND ... ( read original story ...)