Singapore government keeping close watch on property market
SUBSCRIBERSTHE Singapore government is paying "close attention" to the local real estate market "to ensure that it remains...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
Singapore's December trade rebound set to continue into 2021
SUBSCRIBERSANALYSTS are pencilling in a solid economic recovery for Singapore and the region, after non-oil domestic exports (...
SIA can be world's first vaccinated international airline: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE Airlines can be the first vaccinated international airline of the world, as an exercise gets under way in...
China clocks 2.3% growth in Q4, expected to expand further this year
CHINA'S economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, with growth beating expectations as it ended a rough...
2021 construction demand forecast to recover
SUBSCRIBERSTOTAL construction demand is projected to recover to between S$23 billion and S$28 billion this year, but industry...
Private home buyers undaunted by rise in unemployment rate last year
SUBSCRIBERSHIGHER unemployment is a symptom of Singapore's worst recession since its independence - but all those dour numbers...
BREAKING NEWS
UK's Johnson criticised over lack of Covid-19 welfare commitment
[LONDON] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was criticised in parliament on Monday for refusing to commit to the...
IMF chief sees 'high degree of uncertainty' in global outlook
[WASHINGTON] The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday said the global lender needed more resources to...
New York governor asks Pfizer to directly sell Covid-19 vaccine doses
[BENGALURU] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asked Pfizer Inc chief executive Albert Bourla on Monday if the state...
Yellen says US must 'act big' on next coronavirus relief package
[WASHINGTON] Janet Yellen, US President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to run the Treasury Department, will tell the...
New Zealand business confidence improves further in Q4: NZIER survey
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand business confidence showed further improvement in the fourth quarter as businesses held...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Singapore government keeping close watch on property market
SUBSCRIBERSTHE Singapore government is paying "close attention" to the local real estate market "to ensure that it remains...
Singapore's December trade rebound set to continue into 2021
SUBSCRIBERSANALYSTS are pencilling in a solid economic recovery for Singapore and the region, after non-oil domestic exports (...
Property developers facing better year ahead in 2021
SUBSCRIBERSA FEARED slump in the private property market did not quite materialise in 2020; and with the ongoing momentum in...
LIFESTYLE
Charting the way forward for Putien
AT 13, while most of his peers were running across soccer fields, Fong Chak Ka was doing a different sort of running...
A week of wonders at Singapore Art Week
CHOOSE your adventure: Get on the bus 175 to see art displayed at bus stops along the way. Hop on an MRT train...
Hybrid bar food at Sake Labo
WE learned a new word the other day: japas. It's not as catchy as 'tapas', nor as straightforward as 'Japan'. It's a...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Measuring the impact of Covid-19 on economic growth in ASEAN
Several weeks of strict lockdowns or the combined effect of the COVID-19 outbreak and the social distancing measures...
GARAGE
Grab joins five other regional startups gunning for IPO
SINGAPORE-BASED Grab is reportedly ...
STOCKS
Europe: Stocks end higher as Stellantis, luxury stocks jump
[BENGALURU] European stocks rose on Monday as a jump in carmaker Stellantis and luxury stocks helped reverse early...
Suburban retail S-Reits have smoothest recovery path: Credit Suisse
RETAIL and hospitality Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were the hardest hit by the Covid-19...
Lower valuation for ThaiBev's Sabeco expected: UOB Kay Hian
UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) on Monday said it is reasonable to expect a lower valuation for Thai Beverage Company's beer...
STI retreats to under 3,000, even as non-oil domestic exports rise
SINGAPORE'S benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped back to under 3,000 on Monday, closing at 2,990.40 points,...
STI slips back under 3,000 points, in line with most key regional indexes
SINGAPORE'S benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped back to under 3,000 on Monday, closing at 2,990.40 points,...
Malaysia: Shares close lower on Monday
MALAYSIA share prices closed lower on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 17.49...
BT WEEKLY
The lottery effect - fair or foul?
SUBSCRIBERSTHIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How should higher-end HDB flats in prime locations be priced? What issues, if any, are there in...
Civmec awaits bonanza from commodity rush, defence spending, infrastructure
SUBSCRIBERSAUSTRALIAN engineering firm Civmec, one of the Singapore Exchange's "OSV (offshore supply vessel) plays", was not...
Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m
SUBSCRIBERSAT the height of her career, Shi Ru Xin was retrenched as a result of the global financial crisis of 2008. About 100...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
The death of alpha
SUBSCRIBERSTHE entire purpose of asset management is to create alpha. Active asset management started some 70 years ago, and...
10 sparkling wines for leaving 2020 behind
IT'S been a dismal year, but let's look at the bright side: It's nearly over. Forget about what 2020 deserves. We...
Rethinking mental health: wellness startups and apps on the upswing
A year of lockdowns, remote working and prolonged periods of physical distancing has driven consumers' demand for...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
SUBSCRIBERSWHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
A week of wonders at Singapore Art Week
CHOOSE your adventure: Get on the bus 175 to see art displayed at bus stops along the way. Hop on an MRT train...
FOCUS
UK's Johnson criticised over lack of Covid-19 welfare commitment
[LONDON] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was criticised in parliament on Monday for refusing to commit to the...
UOB completes acquisition of Vietnam fund manager
UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of VAM Vietnam Fund...
OrangeTee & Tie sets sights on 30% revenue growth in digital, data push
SUBSCRIBERSNEWLY restructured OrangeTee & Tie (OTT) is dialling up its digitalisation and data-driven efforts as it sets...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Greening architecture
SUBSCRIBERSPATRICK Bellew - or his firm Atelier Ten - may not quite be household names here but their projects in Singapore...
Sparking a Revolut-ion
SUBSCRIBERSMOST startup founders wax lyrical about why they became an entrepreneur, but Nikolay Storonsky is a man of few words...
It's all in the jeans
SUBSCRIBERSON HIS previous business trips to Singapore, Nuholt Huisamen, then managing director for Levi Strauss & Co's...
Hospitality romantic
SUBSCRIBERSALAN Watts glimpses light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. As the president, Asia-Pacific, at Hilton, he has...
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