SINGAPORE’S core inflation edged up in August to 1.1 per cent, from 1 per cent in July, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) maintaining their inflation forecasts ahead of the MAS’s next policy meeting in October. Department of Statistics (Singstat) consumer price index (CPI) figures on […]
Read MoreBy Ronnie Harui SINGAPORE–Singapore’s consumer prices rose in August, driven by firm increases in the costs of food, housing, transportation and utilities. The consumer-price index in August climbed 2.4% from a year earlier, the country’s Department of Statistics said Thursday. That compared with the median estimate for a 2.35% rise in a Wall Street Journal […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Businesses welcomed changes to the snap work-from-home (WFH) regime, noting that the revised rules would reduce disruption to work operations should there be Covid-19 cases among employees. This was after the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced several changes to the existing snap WFH regime on Monday (Sept 20). From Wednesday, such a regime […]
Read MoreTHE majority of Singapore firms recognise the positive impact of diversity, equality and inclusion (DE&I) but seven in 10 have yet to introduce DE&I policies, according to a report by the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and human capital firm Kincentric. The survey of 186 Singapore-based employers spanning 19 sectors found that 71 per cent […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Vaccinated travellers from more countries are likely able to enter Singapore without having to quarantine “in the coming weeks and months”. This comes after a successful start to the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), with only one Covid-19 case detected among some 900 travellers who have come in under the scheme. Transport Minister S. Iswaran […]
Read MoreKEY Singapore exports grew for the ninth straight month in August – but came in well under analysts’ forecasts, as non-electronics shipments shrank year on year. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) increased by 2.7 per cent for the month, in a slowdown from July’s 12.7 per cent gains. The latest showing on Friday also missed private-sector […]
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