BOTH the services and the manufacturing sectors in Singapore showed signs of further strengthening as more firms expect improved business conditions in the six months ending March 2018, based on figures from the Economic Development Board and the Department of Statistics (Singstat). The services sector, in particular, showed a significant leap in business optimism with […]
Read MoreSingapore wants to bolster its status as a wealth management and foreign exchange centre as part of plans to create more financial-sector jobs and mitigate the effect of rapid changes in technology. In a plan unveiled Monday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said it aims to create 4,000 net new jobs in financial services and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) – An ongoing local study has found that nearly half of men and a third of women aged 55-59 expect to still be working at the age of 65. About 19 per cent of women and 26 per cent of men also expect to be working at the age of 70. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S economic recovery is gathering pace, with growth rates accelerating over two straight quarters thanks largely to a sustained increase in global electronics demand, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said. While pockets of weakness remain in some sectors, growth is broadening beyond trade-related industries, with economic expansion expected to remain steady in the coming […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singaporeans on the verge of retiring are prepared to keep working for longer than those that came before them. Men aged 55 to 59 had far greater expectations to work full-time past 65 and 70 than employees currently are, while women had such projections beyond 62, 65, and 70, according to the latest survey […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s central bank chief said while inflation is still well below the historical average, policy makers need to be proactive if a stronger economy results in a pickup in price pressures. Inflation will climb at some point if economic growth continues to strengthen, and under those circumstances, the central bank – like others around […]
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