https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-xi-summit-buys-100-days-calm-south-east-asia-could-use Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:53:03 +0000 Global Columns International Opinion & Features /international/global/trump-xi-summit-buys-100-days-calm-south-east-asia-could-use Extended US-China trade truce stabilises relations, but Asean remains caught between opposing pressures https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/retirement-we-dont-have-earn Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/retirement-we-dont-have-earn It is the one life stage that we should not feel pressured to optimise https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/next-ai-bottleneck-leadership-credibility Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/next-ai-bottleneck-leadership-credibility Effective communication and a supportive culture will help accelerate technology’s creation of business value https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/newsletters/esg-insights/issue-213-singapore-public-sector-green-bond-issuance-nears-limit-companies-lag-physical-climate Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Lim ESG Insights Columns ESG Newsletters Opinion & Features /newsletters/esg-insights/issue-213-singapore-public-sector-green-bond-issuance-nears-limit-companies-lag-physical-climate This week in ESG: Singapore public-sector green debt hits S$31 billion; MSCI finds detailed climate risk disclosures lacking https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/productivity-question-digital-investment-has-yet-answer Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/productivity-question-digital-investment-has-yet-answer Research on Singapore accountants shows that addressing technology overload can unlock real payoffs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/lesser-known-prospects-asian-chipmaking-supply-chain Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/lesser-known-prospects-asian-chipmaking-supply-chain India, Malaysia and Thailand are quietly entrenching themselves in the industry https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/trumps-21st-century-mercantilism Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:08:41 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/trumps-21st-century-mercantilism The US president threatens to dismantle the economic order that helped produce unprecedented growth and trade https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-has-jobs-can-retrenched-workers-get-them Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Vivien Shiao Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/singapore-has-jobs-can-retrenched-workers-get-them Finding the next role is getting harder, even in a labour market that remains tight on paper https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/fed-hikes-interest-rates-s-reits-sector-could-be-overdue-consolidation Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jude Chan Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets /opinion-features/fed-hikes-interest-rates-s-reits-sector-could-be-overdue-consolidation The case for fewer, bigger trusts keeps getting stronger, with interest rates going up and most S-Reits still trading below book https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/tokenisation-demands-organisational-change-investment-managers Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/tokenisation-demands-organisational-change-investment-managers The firms’ structural challenges might be harder to tackle than technical ones. Four areas deserve attention https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/germanys-moment-reckoning-what-it-must-do-compete Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/germanys-moment-reckoning-what-it-must-do-compete The world’s third-largest economy is trapped by its own success. Policymakers must remove barriers to innovation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/digital-banking-should-not-leave-older-customers-behind Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/digital-banking-should-not-leave-older-customers-behind Technology should expand our choices, not reduce them https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-eu-companies-are-helping-their-chinese-rivals Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:43:10 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-eu-companies-are-helping-their-chinese-rivals Many multinationals seem to be adopting an approach of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/chinese-ai-rivalry-threatens-us-model-margins-not-its-ecosystem Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/chinese-ai-rivalry-threatens-us-model-margins-not-its-ecosystem Returns on US AI infrastructure spend are put to question as Chinese AI performance improves – at lower cost https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/were-living-longer-what-are-we-living Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/were-living-longer-what-are-we-living We spend much time preparing for old age, but perhaps not enough asking what we want from our healthy years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/sgx-needs-boost-post-ipo-liquidity-heres-how-it-can-do-it Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/sgx-needs-boost-post-ipo-liquidity-heres-how-it-can-do-it There are two ways: deepen the securities lending pool and allow flexible lock-up periods https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/future-digital-finance-rests-public-money-not-private Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:53:42 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/future-digital-finance-rests-public-money-not-private Central banks will be necessary to maintain trust and ensure interoperability https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/will-s70000-child-entice-couples-have-kids-worries-over-dystopian-future-must-be-overcome Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:58:38 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/will-s70000-child-entice-couples-have-kids-worries-over-dystopian-future-must-be-overcome Confidence matters when couples decide whether to have children https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/why-are-some-central-banks-raising-rates-and-others-holding-them Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Global Columns International Opinion & Features /international/global/why-are-some-central-banks-raising-rates-and-others-holding-them The reasons behind their decisions reveal much about the state of the world economy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/oil-shock-raises-risk-metals-shock-ev-sales-accelerate Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:51:02 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/oil-shock-raises-risk-metals-shock-ev-sales-accelerate A resurging electric vehicle market means more demand for the metals needed to power the vehicles https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-xi-summit-will-be-maintenance-check-not-breakthrough Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:27:32 +0000 Global Columns International Opinion & Features /international/global/trump-xi-summit-will-be-maintenance-check-not-breakthrough Both leaders are likely to try preserving the status quo rather than reset relations https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/making-ai-trustworthy-does-not-constrain-growth Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/making-ai-trustworthy-does-not-constrain-growth Enterprises need transparency and controls from model providers before allowing access to data and workflows https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/can-first-time-homebuyer-couple-earning-s18000-month-afford-new-ec-unit Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:48:47 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/can-first-time-homebuyer-couple-earning-s18000-month-afford-new-ec-unit Consider capping prices of such homes to largely below S$1.6 million each https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/china-globalising-its-carbon-market-and-creating-win-win-scenario-world Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/china-globalising-its-carbon-market-and-creating-win-win-scenario-world The benefits for all would include foreign investments, technology transfer, jobs creation and lower emissions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/pacing-ai-development-possible-how-can-singapore-contribute Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/pacing-ai-development-possible-how-can-singapore-contribute The city-state plays a key role in verifiable AI governance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/if-ai-has-one-five-chance-destroying-us-what-do-we-do-remaining-four Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/if-ai-has-one-five-chance-destroying-us-what-do-we-do-remaining-four Pacing the frontier demands coordinated efforts across borders https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/climate-action-needs-reset-cop31-offers-crucial-window Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/climate-action-needs-reset-cop31-offers-crucial-window A new approach grounded in economic logic, financial realism and energy primacy must guide the next phase