Tilak K Doshi

TILAK K DOSHI IS MANAGING DIRECTOR AT DOSHI CONSULTING AND FELLOW AT THE GLOBAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

In 1961, Shell became the first foreign investor to receive Singapore’s Pioneer Certificate, for its investment decision to build an oil refinery on Pulau Bukom that year.

Shell exits Singapore refining: The end of an era?

AS MOST readers know by now, on May 8 oil giant Shell announced that it had agreed to sell its Bukom refinery in Singapore to a joint venture of Indonesian chemicals firm Chandra Asri and global tradi...

Reliance on foreign workers in some key sectors may be holding back labour productivity.

Singapore’s productivity paradox

Despite its impressive overall economic profile, the republic’s labour productivity, though improving over time, continues to disappoint. What gives?