KUALA LUMPUR: Regional e-commerce platform Lazada launched its pilot service which enables over 100 Lazada sellers in Malaysia will begin marketing their products to buyers in Singapore. Through the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), sellers will enjoy a one-stop solution with more efficient cargo clearance and goods and services tax (GST) exemptions, and overall, export […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Ahead of Earth Day on Apr 22, job search site Indeed.com has identified the five fastest growing “green jobs” in Singapore. Green jobs are those that are focused on helping the environment, Indeed said in a press statement on Friday. According to its research, employer demand for environmental consultants has increased the most […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S exports continued to disappoint for the second straight month in March, hit by a triple whammy of high base effects, cooling electronics demand and a strengthening Singdollar. This comes at a time when global trade tensions continue to mount, which could result in adverse repercussions for small, trade-dependent economies such as Singapore. Even so, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: The top three finance and accounting positions in demand by Singapore employers this year are: financial planning and analysis managers, who can expect to earn a median salary of S$115,000; finance managers, with a salary of S$110,000; and tax managers, at S$130,000. This was the finding of a survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Half, released […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Vingroup JSC, Vietnam’s biggest developer, is targeting an initial equity offering of as much as US$2bil for its luxury residential arm, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Hanoi-based group’s Vinhomes JSC unit is considering seeking a valuation of US$13bil to US$16bil in the share sale, according to one of the people, who […]
Read MoreESTABLISHING the Asean Economic Community (AEC) after years in the making was a significant milestone for the regional economic integration agenda. The AEC was designed to eventually create a single regional market and production base by facilitating a freer flow of goods, services, investment, capital and skilled labour among member nations. The reduction in trade […]
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