SINGAPORE aims to become a hub for future services in the region within the next three to five years under what the city state is promoting as its Services 4.0 scheme. S. Iswaran, the Minister for Communications and Information, said at SG:Digital Industry Day in Singapore that the country plans to provide Services 4.0 as […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy expanded at a much slower pace than initially thought in the third quarter, with the government flagging further moderation in the current quarter and warning that the US-Sino trade war will hurt growth in 2019. The weakening outlook for the prosperous city-state – a bellwether for global growth because international trade dwarfs its domestic economy – underlines a shakeout in financial […]
Read MoreThe two city-states of Singapore and Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region in China, lead the IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 in Asia Pacific, while Malaysia has made significant improvements in developing a domestic talent pool. The IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 ranked countries based on three factors – workplace training, education, and language skills. Evaluating the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore fuel oil inventories jumped 13 percent to a four-week high in the week ended Nov. 21, despite an 18 percent drop in net imports to a two-week low, official data released on Thursday showed. – The higher inventory levels were in line with market expectations of increased arbitrage flows into Singapore in November, compared with the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew at a slower pace than initially thought in the third quarter, data showed on Thursday, with the trade ministry flagging growth will likely moderate further in the current quarter and next year in part due to the U.S.-Sino trade war. The economy grew 3.0 percent in the July-September quarter from the […]
Read MoreTHE infocomm media sector is getting a leg-up from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), with a series of initiatives launched on Thursday aimed at capturing opportunities in the fast-growing services industry. The initiatives follow the unveiling of the Services and Digital Economy Technology Roadmap (SDE Tech Roadmap), which outlines efforts to help Singapore ride on emerging […]
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