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Elysia Tan

Elysia Tan

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Elysia Tan is a reporter with The Business Times. She covers macroeconomic and SME news and is a graduate of the Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

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Those looking to venture abroad must accept that things will change and prepare accordingly, says Yap.

Young leaders must venture abroad to play a global role: Jabil’s May Yap

Singapore is a global economy, so those who want to be at the helm should experience the world firsthand, says the manufacturing giant’s CIO

An artist's impression of the redeveloped Tanglin Shopping Centre.

STB launches tenders for pop-up booths, provides funding to rejuvenate Orchard Road

The moves are part of ongoing plans to transform the precinct, which will enhance its street-level appeal

An artist's impression of the downtown Mice hub. The government has identified the Straits View area as a potential site for the development.

Singapore’s 2025 tourism receipts reach record S$32.8 billion; Mice contributes S$2.3 billion

The Tourism Development Fund will receive a S$740 million boost

“The diversified currency composition of the S$NEER basket reflects the pattern of Singapore’s trade with its main import sources and export markets," says Tan.

No one currency ‘unduly affects’ Singdollar’s stability: Alvin Tan

The S$NEER’s appreciation dampens the effect on imported inflation in Singapore

From December 2021 to December 2024, private hospital IP premiums have been rising at an average annual rate of 8.6%.

MOH addressing rising healthcare costs, but cannot control commercial insurance decisions: Rahayu Mahzam

It is exploring setting benchmarks in cost components other than doctor’s fees

The pact signed by New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon (left) and Singapore PM Lawrence Wong is the world's first legally binding bilateral supply chain resilience deal.

Singapore and New Zealand sign essential supplies trade deal, will cooperate in AI and green economy

Leaders also discuss collaboration in defence and healthcare

Venue booking rates remain generally strong, especially during the September to October peak periods for Mice events, says Saceos' Richard Ireland.

Largely business as usual for Singapore’s Mice industry amid Iran war

Regional demand continues to provide support

PM Wong at the May Day Rally on May 1 said: “We may not be able to protect every job. But we will protect every worker."

May Day Rally: Singapore must ‘ready ourselves to succeed’ amid AI disruption, says PM Wong

Not every job can be saved, but new and better ones can be created, he adds

For the quarter as a whole, China remains Singapore's top source market for tourists.

Singapore hotel performance, tourist arrivals tick up in Q1 despite Iran war

But volatile market conditions are anticipated to lead to higher airfares and economic uncertainty, weighing on travel demand

A smaller proportion of firms expect to hire or raise wages in the next three months, compared with the figures in February.

Singapore’s employment growth moderates in Q1 on seasonal factors, but labour market stays resilient

Unemployment rates and retrenchment figures stay broadly similar

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