Singapore

October 24, 2019

Singapore workers now prioritise job security over career development – and Gen Zs prefer exciting careers over high pay

Singapore’s job seekers have spoken. Amid global uncertainties, job security has edged out career development to become one of the the most important considerations that affects job seekers’ decisions, according to survey results released by Jobstreet.com on Wednesday (Oct 23). The survey of 7,188 job seekers across 20 industries in Singapore found that 11.4 per cent of job security […]

October 24, 2019

Singapore slowdown may be nearing end, says MAS chief

[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s economy may be a few quarters away from a recovery as the decline in trade and manufacturing this year has not really spread to other sectors, said the head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The MAS’s baseline view is that “the current cycle should be bottoming out toward the end of […]

October 21, 2019

Singaporeans expect inflation to inch up to 3.2% in coming year: DBS-SMU poll

SINGAPOREANS believe overall or headline inflation will rise slightly to 3.2 per cent over the next 12 months. This is up from the 2.9 per cent predicted rate polled in the previous quarter, under the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations by the Singapore Management University (SMU) and DBS Group Research. Meanwhile, respondents expect core inflation […]

October 17, 2019

Singapore’s September non-oil exports continue falling streak with 8.1% drop

SINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) continued to fall in September, mainly due to lower exports to Europe, the United States and Japan, but showed a slight improvement over August and the five months of double-digit declines before that. NODX fell 8.1 per cent year on year last month, following a 9 per cent drop in […]

October 17, 2019

China, Singapore agree to enhance BRI, trade cooperation

CHONGQING (Xinhua) – China and Singapore on Tuesday announced that the upgraded version of the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will take effect on Oct 16. The two sides made the announcement after four bilateral cooperation mechanism meetings co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Chongqing. The […]

October 15, 2019

Fintech investments in Singapore climb 69% in first 9 months of 2019: report

FINTECH investments in Singapore for the nine months ended Sept 30 jumped 69 per cent to US$735 million from US$435 million in the same year-ago period, according to research from professional services firm Accenture. The number of fintech deals fell by almost one-third (29 per cent) to 94 from 133, showing that investors made larger bets […]

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