SINGAPORE – Undaunted by the spate of global terror attacks over the past year, Singaporeans’ appetite for travel stay unabated, say travel agents. While popular destinations like London and Paris remain attractive due mainly to the strong Singapore dollar against the British pound and Euro, however, Singaporeans are putting off travel to the United States. […]
Read MoreSINGAPOREANS are voting with their wallets when they are unhappy with poor customer service. As many as two in three have not completed a purchase because of poor service in the past year, said the American Express 2017 Global Customer Service Barometer. Their breaking point: Two or more bad experiences before they take their business […]
Read MoreUpbeat export data was not enough to stave off a marginal slide in Singapore shares yesterday as investors turned cautious amid the wait for more corporate results. The Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 0.76 point or 0.02 per cent to close at 3,137.54, in a somewhat slow session with only $972.5 million worth of shares […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Businesses in Singapore are bracing for higher costs in a country that’s already among the world’s most expensive to live in. From a 30 per cent increase in water prices to higher diesel costs to a looming carbon tax, manufacturers are being forced to adjust their operations to remain competitive in an economy that’s […]
Read MoreTHE 2017 A T Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index puts Singapore in 10th position this year – a ranking it retained from last year. Singapore took the 15th spot in 2015. Some 30 per cent of the respondents said they were more optimistic about its economic outlook, compared to a year ago. Investors […]
Read MoreSales of new private homes defied expectations to surge to a near four-year high last month, when some property cooling measures were adjusted for the first time since they were first implemented in 2009. Developers sold 1,780 new units – excluding executive condos (ECs) – up about 82 per cent from the 979 homes booked […]
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