Singapore has sought the cooperation of the Tourism Ministry to organise a tourism fair or an exhibition to revive the tourism sector that has been badly affected by the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic Singapore Ambassador to Cambodia, Ms Teo Lay Cheng made this request when she met the Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon yesterday. She said […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) grew at a faster rate last month compared with April, aided by electronic and non-electronic shipments such as machinery and chemicals. Nodx rose 8.8 per cent last month, following a 6 per cent gain in April, continuing the positive growth trend seen since December last year, according to data released […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s labour market continued its recovery in the first quarter, with total employment growing for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (June 17) showed that the total employment, excluding foreign domestic workers, rose by 12,200 in the first three […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore has tumbled from its top spot as the world’s most competitive economy to fifth place, but remains Asia’s top performing economy. The Republic ranked first in the past two years of the Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, whose latest list was released on Thursday (June 17). IMD is based […]
Read MoreA financial exchange offering carbon credits and investments in conservation projects is set to launch in Singapore, but it may struggle to convince sceptics of the value of controversial carbon offsets. Climate Impact X (CIX), backed by the Singapore stock exchange, the city-state’s main investment fund and biggest bank, aims to help the growing number […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE is no longer the world’s most competitive economy, a spot it has held for the past two years. In the latest Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking 2021, Singapore now ranks as the fifth most competitive economy globally, while Switzerland took its place at the top. Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands followed […]
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