Singapore-based Strides Transportation signed a joint venture agreement on October 12 in Yangon to provide limousine services in Myanmar’s commercial capital in early 2018. Under the partnership, SMRT Strides Toyotsu Alliance will take 60 percent of stakes in the joint venture, Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific ( a member of the Toyota Group of Companies) and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE retail sales in August rose 3.5 per cent from a year ago, continuing its positive year-on-year growth seen in previous months, based on data released by the Department of Statistics on Thursday. With motor vehicles sales stripped out, retail sales rose 3.7 per cent year on year. Most categories showed better retail takings in […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s central bank is widely seen sticking to a neutral stance on Friday, but it may be moving closer to tightening policy as the economy continues to strengthen. All but one of the 23 economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates as […]
Read MoreLABOUR market pressure in Singapore has eased over the past year thanks to a narrower skills gap, according to a global skills survey by recruitment firm Hays. Singapore’s Global Skills Index score declined to 4.3 out of 10 in 2017 from 4.7 in 2016 and 2015, suggesting that companies in the country are having an […]
Read MoreFOREIGN companies will be allowed to transfer their registration from their home jurisdiction to Singapore, under the new inward re-domiciliation regime, starting Wednesday. The introduction of this regime was one of the key changes made to the Companies Act in March. It will allow foreign companies to re-domicile to Singapore, instead of having to set […]
Read MoreEIGHT in 10 Singapore-based finance leaders are not equipped with the skills to meet the requirements of their jobs in the next decade, while six in 10 say the current curriculum offered by education and professional bodies is inadequate to help them develop future-ready skills. A similar number also said that their organisations are not […]
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