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Paige Lim

Paige Lim

CORRESPONDENT

Paige Lim is a correspondent at The Business Times. She covers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and macroeconomics, with a focus on F&B and retail. She also contributes to the monthly Barfly column, which profiles home-grown craft cocktail bars. 

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While golf has historically been the premier networking sport, pickleball is emerging as a fresh alternative as corporates and business people warm to its social, fast-paced nature.
BRUNCH

From fairways to courts: Is pickleball the new golf?

More companies and entrepreneurs are turning to the racquet sport for client engagement and networking

The opening of Tim Ho Wan's 10th outlet at Mikiki Mall in Kowloon, Hong Kong in February. The chain has more than doubled its network of stores in the city in the past year.

Dim sum chain Tim Ho Wan ramps up North America, Hong Kong expansion after Jollibee acquisition

Joining the Jollibee Group has boosted the brand’s global scalability. It has also adopted stronger SOPs that can be replicated across markets

Eugene Lee, chief marketing officer of Chagee (Asia-Pacific), says that even though tea is the world's second-most consumed beverage, it has not experienced “the same lifestyle elevation or premiumisation” that coffee has.

‘We’re not a bubble tea brand’: Chagee aims to double Asia-Pacific footprint to 600 stores by 2027

Localisation and securing prime store locations are key priorities as the brand expands in the region, says its Apac CMO

In a joint statement on Apr 23, MAS and MTI flagged that Singapore’s imported cost pressures are expected to pick up and broaden in the months ahead.

Economists expect broader price hikes amid Gulf war, as Singapore’s core inflation rises in March

More sectors to be hit by higher energy and input costs, with firms to pass them down to consumers

In March, retail and other goods inflation rose to 1.8%, from 0.6% in February.

Singapore’s core inflation inches up to 1.7% in March; headline inflation at 1.8%

The latest numbers are in line with private-sector economists’ estimates

Among those expecting inflation to decline, the top reason cited was the uncertain impact of supply chain disruptions (28%) being resolved.

Singaporeans expect inflation to rise in 2026 from global trade policies and rising fuel prices: survey

Those polled in March expect a slight negative impact on Republic’s economic growth over next 12 months

Jerome Seow (left) and Claire Francis, co-founders of Fresher Performance Meals. The home-grown meal prep services provider has seen sales grow more than 50% annually since 2019.

Track your macros: Meal prep delivery services see gains in Singapore, amid health and fitness boom

Much of the demand has been fuelled by a new generation of consumers who are more informed about nutrition and portion control, players say

Key exports to all but four of Singapore’s top 10 markets were up in March.

Singapore’s key exports up 15.3% in March from AI-related electronics surge

The impact of the Gulf war has been limited so far, economists say

The 1822 is a tiki-style cocktail that honours the year Sir Stamford Raffles established Singapore’s first botanical and experimental garden at Fort Canning Hill.
BARFLY

A sip of heritage at Canning Bar & Lounge

The colonial-style lobby bar at Mett Singapore offers tipples with spices from its lush surroundings

Most regional economies registered improvements in March activity and remained in expansion mode.

Singapore PMI edges down to 50.5 in March, as early signs of disruption from Gulf conflict emerge

The key electronics sector inches up by 0.1 point to 51.4 in its 10th straight month of expansion

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