SINGAPOREANS’ expectations for headline inflation have risen to 9-year highs, according to the latest quarterly survey results of the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx). The 1-year-ahead headline inflation expectation rose to 4.1 per cent in March 2022, from 3.2 per cent in December 2021. Inflation expectations were last recorded above 4 per cent in […]
Read MoreKEY Singapore exports rose for the 16th straight month in March, helped by a surge in gold, according to data from trade agency Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Monday (Apr 18). Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth eased to 7.7 per cent year on year, from 9.4 per cent in the month before, but was still higher […]
Read MoreDEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 654 new private homes in March, climbing 20.7 per cent from 542 units in the previous month. Monday’s (Apr 18) data from the Urban Development Authority (URA) was marginally higher than consultants’ estimated 651 units, published by The Business Times on Apr 11 . Including executive condominiums (ECs), which are a public-private housing hybrid, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: After 18 months under what he felt were stifling restrictions in Singapore, German hospitality professional Andre Alexy decided to leave the republic in July last year for a plum position in Dubai. The role, as food and beverage (F&B) operations manager at Atlantis The Royal, and the chance to be part of an opening […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, April 8 — Jeremy Cheok has just two requirements for anyone willing to work in the restaurant he founded: Two hands and two legs. Age, he said, is not a factor. Yet, he continues to find it tough to hire workers, with even “a couple of old people” who walk by to enquire about […]
Read MoreThe Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Finance held a meeting yesterday with members of the private sector to discuss ways to stabilize fuel prices. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Khampheng Saysompheng, and Minister of Finance, Mr. Bounchom Ubonpaseuth, at the Ministry of Industry and […]
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