BANKERS here are hopeful that more foreign issuers will be making a beeline for the local debt market, in light of some major deals recently. They say that foreign issuers are finding the Singapore dollar (SGD) market efficient and stable, relative to the bigger – but more volatile – US/Euro dollar markets. Clifford Lee, DBS […]
Read MoreSingapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia are Asia-Pacific’s top three countries at developing, attracting and retaining highly-skilled professionals, according to a ranking published on Wednesday (Nov 21) by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). Using data and the responses from its annual survey of 6,000 executives, IMD assessed 63 countries on areas like education, apprenticeships, workplace training, language skills, […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Sea Ltd, operator of Southeast Asia’s biggest gaming platform, reported a wider third-quarter loss on rising investments at e-commerce unit Shopee. Net loss increased to US$218 million in the three months ended Sept 30 from US$132.8 million a year earlier, the company said. Total revenue rose to US$204.9 million from US$94.1 million. Sea has […]
Read MoreSingaporeans are ingesting way too much salt and sugar for their own good, a nation-wide survey has found. The Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) National Nutrition Survey 2018 found that the average Singaporean consumed about 9g of salt daily, 4g more than the recommended amount. The scary part? This applies to 90 per cent of people […]
Read MoreGLOBAL trade woes may send some business Singapore’s way, but uncertainty is still weighing down companies’ near-term outlook. This is the take-away from the latest Business Times-Singapore University of Social Sciences (BT-SUSS) Business Climate Survey, which polled 157 firms from Sept 18 to Oct 17. Companies reported weaker business performance in the third quarter, and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore is expected to report slower third-quarter economic growth than initially thought, a Reuters poll showed, as the manufacturing sector faces strains from weaker global demand and an intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China. The government’s finalised gross domestic product (GDP) was forecast to rise 4.2% in July-September from the quarter […]
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