Singapore

January 9, 2019

Singapore among top 5 Innovation Champions named by CES organiser Consumer Technology Association

Singapore has been recognised has one of the top countries breaking new ground. The city-state is among 16 countries listed as 2019 Innovation Champions by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which organises Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world’s largest annual consumer electronics trade shows. CTA’s International Innovation Scorecard, released on Tuesday (Jan 8), placed […]

January 8, 2019

Singapore welcomes Asean countries to use new trade route to access western China

CHONGQING – Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has urged officials from Asean to consider using a new land and sea trade corridor linking western China to South-east Asia, as it is faster without costing more than the existing route via the Yangtze River. This opens up tremendous opportunities for new products, including perishable produce, […]

January 8, 2019

Singapore firms’ payment performance worsens for third straight quarter in Q4 2018

THE last quarter of 2018 saw a deterioration in local firms’ payment performance for three straight quarters, and more companies were also slow in payment compared to the last quarter a year ago, according to Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB). SCCB in a statement issued on Tuesday said that prompt payments slid 4.48 percentage points […]

January 8, 2019

Singapore condo resale prices slip 0.8% in December: SRX flash estimates

RESALE prices of private non-landed homes in Singapore declined last month after rising in November, flash estimates by real estate portal SRX Property on Tuesday showed. Condominiums and private apartment resale prices fell by 0.8 per cent in December from the previous month. This comes after a 0.3 per cent rise in November, slightly higher […]

January 3, 2019

Singapore: Q4 growth dips to 2.2%; all eyes on Budget boost

SINGAPORE’S economy is cooling but a sharp crash is not expected, watchers have said, even as they look to next month’s Budget for relief amid a hazy outlook for monetary policy. The economy chalked year-on-year growth of 2.2 per cent in the final quarter of 2018, according to flash estimates on Wednesday – easing a […]

January 3, 2019

Singapore: Marginal home price growth expected for 2019

PRIVATE home prices are expected to remain flat or rise slightly this year, supported by a slew of new projects poised for launch. After five straight quarters of growth, private residential prices dipped 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018 over the preceeding three months, led by the softening in prices of the landed […]

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