According to Enterprise Singapore, shipments of electronics declined by 11.2% in December from a year ago following November's expansion of 4.3%, while shipments of specialized machinery ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore companies not investing enough in employee training: SBF survey
SINGAPORE: Despite the perennial problem of manpower shortage, businesses here are still not giving enough attention and resources to training their employees, the results of an annual survey showed o... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s December exports fall 8.5 percent in its worst decline in 2 years
Non-oil domestic exports in December fell 8.5 percent from a year earlier, data from the trade agency Enterprise Singapore showed, slowing further from a revised 2.8 percent decline the month before. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s December exports post worst fall in two years
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s exports recorded their worst decline in more than two years in December as shipments of electronics and pharmaceuticals plunged, official data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports fall 8.5% in December
Singapore’s export growth contracted in December from a year earlier, widening from November’s decline, as shipments of both electronics and non-electronics products shrank. Non-oil domestic exports ( ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore December exports unexpectedly fall 8.5 pct y/y
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in December unexpectedly fell from a year earlier as exports of electronics and pharmaceuticals plunged, official data showed ... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE | Asian shares higher despite growth worries, Brexit limbo
SINGAPORE —Jan 16, 2019—Shares were mostly higher Wednesday ... have promised to cut taxes and keep monetary policy flexible to help the country weather a slowdown. The news lifted Chinese shares and ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class from Singapore to London
Today (January 16, 2019): Review of Singapore Airlines’ A380 (old) Business Class from Singapore to London. On July 28th 2018, I flew in a Singapore Airlines (SQ) A380 featuring the carrier’s old Busi... ( read original story ...)
Will 2019 be a blockbuster year for tech IPOs?
If US President Donald Trump’s government shutdown is prolonged, tech IPOs could be delayed by months and some even pushed to next year. (Jan 16): After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc packing fro... ( read original story ...)
Rare Singapore Hotel Site Gets Record $415 Million Bid
“I chose my baby over my cat and now my friend won’t talk to me.” Indian couple travel the world by saving $6 a day (Bloomberg) -- A rare plot of land that’s zoned for a hotel near Singapore’s central ... ( read original story ...)
Digital insurance firm Singapore Life raises $33M ahead of Southeast Asia expansion
Singapore Life was started in 2014 by Walter de Oude, who left HSBC after seven years in charge of its insurance business in Singapore. The idea is a 100 percent digital insurance firm that ... ( read original story ...)
Momentum of Malaysia’s relationship with Singapore ‘very positive’: Economic Minister Azmin Ali
SINGAPORE: The momentum of Malaysia's relationship with Singapore is very positive, said Malaysian Minister for Economic Affairs Mohamed Azmin Ali on Wednesday (Jan 16), after meeting Singapore minist... ( read original story ...)
Major Singapore art fair cancels a week before opening, leaving galleries and artists stranded
which said that as of Tuesday evening they had not heard of the news and were still proceeding as planned. Jasdeep Sandhu, owner of the Singapore- and Jogjakarta-based Gajah Gallery, said on Tuesday n... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home price growth to moderate to 2% in 2019
According to Fitch Ratings in its 2019 Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook report, Singapore home prices are expected to show moderate growth of 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020. The report said: “Fitch expe... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Grab Can’t Afford to Fail Finance Test
After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc. packing from Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets, homegrown ride-hailing firm Grab Pte. has set itself a stiffer target. It wants to be a regional su... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices expected to show moderate 2% growth in 2019: Fitch
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Singapore home prices are expected to show moderate growth of 2% in 2019 and 3% in 2020, according to Fitch Ratings in its 2019 Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook report. Last Jul... ( read original story ...)