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Singapore’s official 2023 growth forecast gloomier than expected: analysts

SINGAPORE’S economic growth is officially forecast to slow to between 0.5 per cent and 2.5 per cent in 2023, a range that private-sector economists find surprisingly low.

Singapore platform workers set to get same levels of CPF, injury coverage as employees

RIDE-HAILING and on-demand delivery workers in Singapore will not be recognised as employees, but are set to receive the same levels of work injury insurance and contributions to the national Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings scheme. 

Singapore expects trade growth of -2% to 0% for 2023; full-year forecast for 2022 upgraded

SINGAPORE on Wednesday (Nov 23) upgraded its 2022 full-year trade forecasts for the third time this year, even as it projected negative to flat trade growth for 2023.

Singapore’s core inflation in October eases to 5.1%, MAS and MTI sticks to outlook

SINGAPORE’S inflation eased across the board in October, from decade-high levels in the previous month, as prices rose more slowly across almost all broad categories, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Wednesday (Nov 23).

Nearly 10,000 flats launched in November BTO exercise

THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched 9,655 build-to-order (BTO) flats for sale on Wednesday (Nov 23) – its largest such offering in a single launch to date.

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STI down 0.1% amid rebound in regional markets

SINGAPORE stocks have dipped at the closing bell on Wednesday (Nov 23), even as most Asian indices experienced a mid-week rebound. The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.1 per cent or 3.57 points to end the day at 3,255.99.