SINGAPORE – As the end of the second quarter approaches, the value of announced mergers & acquisitions (M&A) involving Singapore companies reached US$11.8 billion, a 10.4 per cent increase from the first quarter of 2017 despite a 16.3 per cent drop in number of announced deals, according to data from Thomson Reuters. This brings overall […]
Read MorePrivate sector economists are more upbeat about Singapore’s economy this year as the global growth outlook continues to brighten, according to a new survey. Growth is expected to come in at 2.5 per cent this year , according to economists polled by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in its latest quarterly survey out yesterday. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S resident unemployment rates for most age and education groups were higher in the first quarter of this year compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Tuesday. The increase in resident unemployment rates was more pronounced among residents aged below 30 (from 3.8 per cent to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Resale prices of non-landed private homes in Singapore increased 0.4 per cent in May, flash estimates from SRX Property showed on Tuesday (June 13), with 17.4 per cent increase in volume of sales compared to May 2016. Prices last month also increased by 1.5 per cent compared to a year ago, but still […]
Read MoreRetail sales here rose in April for a second straight month, buoyed by double-digit gains in sales at petrol service stations, and of watches and other jewellery. Only weak car sales stood in the way of a stellar month. But even then, total retail sales rose 2.6 per cent in April from a year earlier […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Oil prices rose early on Monday as futures traders bet the market may have bottomed after a recent steep fall, even as physical markets remain bloated by oversupply, especially from a relentless rise in U.S. drilling. Brent crude futures were trading at $48.44 per barrel at 0101 GMT, up 29 cents, or 0.6, from […]
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