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/opinion-features/chinas-delivery-drivers-are-its-most-obvious-underclass Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/chinas-delivery-drivers-are-its-most-obvious-underclass New rules aim to help, but the economy will keep them down https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/are-we-affordability-crisis Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features /opinion-features/are-we-affordability-crisis Wage growth in many countries has outpaced inflation. So where is the anxiety coming from? https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-putin-and-trump-should-both-want-quick-peace-deals Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-putin-and-trump-should-both-want-quick-peace-deals Despite the mounting costs of both wars, the Russian and US leaders are reluctant to admit failure https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/columns/markets-are-ignoring-warning-signs Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Columns Opinion & Features /opinion-features/columns/markets-are-ignoring-warning-signs Investors today are effectively pricing for a world in which wars, inflation and oil shocks remain manageable https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/kevin-warshs-fed-regime-change-comes-catch Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/kevin-warshs-fed-regime-change-comes-catch The changes now afoot will take banks back towards the world of ‘scarce’ reserves prevailing before 2008 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/asia-has-three-year-window-seize-ai-leadership-through-digital-sovereignty Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/asia-has-three-year-window-seize-ai-leadership-through-digital-sovereignty To stay competitive, Asia must rethink digital borders and engineer trust into the architecture of AI systems https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/turnberry-deal-wont-fix-transatlantic-trade-its-start Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:25:12 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/turnberry-deal-wont-fix-transatlantic-trade-its-start Despite lopsided terms and political friction, the US-EU deal can help prevent another inflationary spiral https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-smes-are-being-left-behind-ai-integration-race Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-smes-are-being-left-behind-ai-integration-race Organisations that succeed are not those with the largest engineering teams, but those that can effectively embed institutional expertise into AI systems https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/how-fix-coe-system Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/how-fix-coe-system What kind of COE you bid for should depend on what kind of person you are https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/worried-over-job-prospects-young-adults-should-go-forth-fearlessly-buy-hdb-bto-flat Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/worried-over-job-prospects-young-adults-should-go-forth-fearlessly-buy-hdb-bto-flat Bank on creating wealth from purchasing a subsidised home amid rising uncertainty https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/should-you-sacrifice-some-cpf-life-income-favour-ilps-tread-carefully Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Genevieve Cua Opinion & Features New Articles Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/should-you-sacrifice-some-cpf-life-income-favour-ilps-tread-carefully Consumers should educate themselves about the Retirement Sum Scheme and CPF Life, and view how these fit into their retirement plan https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/columns/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-blame-weak-junior-hiring Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Columns Opinion & Features /opinion-features/columns/what-if-remote-working-not-ai-blame-weak-junior-hiring New evidence suggests the rise of working from home has made entry-level hires a less attractive proposition https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-can-be-asias-super-connector-and-strengthen-global-trade Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/singapore-can-be-asias-super-connector-and-strengthen-global-trade More than a hub connecting trade and investment, the Republic is shaping the rules for connectivity https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/affordability-crisis-about-more-prices Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/affordability-crisis-about-more-prices Governments are responding to affordability concerns by negotiating retail price cuts, but results disappoint https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-mamdanis-new-york-has-fight-retain-its-crown Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-mamdanis-new-york-has-fight-retain-its-crown With Singapore, London and Dubai doing more to attract talent, the world’s premier financial hub is finding out its title is contestable https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/why-ai-tortoise-not-hare Sun, 31 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Companies & Markets Opinion & Features /companies-markets/why-ai-tortoise-not-hare History shows that while new technologies can lead to big changes, they usually happen slowly https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/private-equity-giant-carlyle-can-grow-bigger-needs-stay-its-toes-co-founder-david-rubenstein Sun, 31 May 2026 10:58:37 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/private-equity-giant-carlyle-can-grow-bigger-needs-stay-its-toes-co-founder-david-rubenstein Billionaire is a workaholic who encourages other wealthy people to give back https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/new-dynamism-singapore-needs-market-index-without-reits-support-passive-flows Sun, 31 May 2026 10:03:04 +0000 Ben Paul Opinion & Features Companies & Markets Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/new-dynamism-singapore-needs-market-index-without-reits-support-passive-flows ETFs a means of riding market’s revitalisation while neutralising risk of picking the wrong companies, abandoning strong performers too early https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-showing-why-cooling-next-investment-asset Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features ESG /opinion-features/singapore-showing-why-cooling-next-investment-asset As heat threatens to lower South-east Asia’s GDP, cooling is becoming a billion-dollar market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/what-price-hormuz Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/what-price-hormuz Trump has 3 objectives in the Persian Gulf – he can achieve at most 2 of these goals https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ebola-science-moving-fast-it-might-not-be-enough Fri, 29 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/ebola-science-moving-fast-it-might-not-be-enough The tension is worsening between scientific advances and the realities that make it difficult to translate them into lives saved https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/newsletters/esg-insights/issue-196-ais-complex-role-sustainability-keppels-emissions-targets Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Lim ESG Insights Columns ESG Newsletters Opinion & Features /newsletters/esg-insights/issue-196-ais-complex-role-sustainability-keppels-emissions-targets This week in ESG: AI hyperscalers now major funders of nuclear startups; Keppel well ahead on 2030 emissions goals https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/pope-disrupts-silicon-valley Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/pope-disrupts-silicon-valley Unlike the US president, the pontiff is choosing to grapple with the serious challenges of AI https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/room-new-ideas-private-sector-players-eye-opportunities-singapores-senior-living-space Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Benicia Tan Opinion & Features Property /opinion-features/room-new-ideas-private-sector-players-eye-opportunities-singapores-senior-living-space Options such as intergenerational co-living are emerging, but obstacles to take-up remain, say observers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/what-singaporean-farmer-can-teach-ceos-about-leadership Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/what-singaporean-farmer-can-teach-ceos-about-leadership Lessons from working on a farm can translate to the boardroom https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/columns/not-beyond-compare-genting-singapores-weak-hand-getting-harder-hide Thu, 28 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jude Chan Columns Companies & Markets Opinion & Features /opinion-features/columns/not-beyond-compare-genting-singapores-weak-hand-getting-harder-hide It’s hard not to compare RWS with its high-flying rival MBS, even though they target different market segments https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/3-types-learners-singapore-and-how-they-affect-workplace-productivity Thu, 28 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/3-types-learners-singapore-and-how-they-affect-workplace-productivity Sending workers for skills training is just half the picture – employers need to reshape the office, too https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/too-much-time-colleagues-can-sour-social-interaction Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/too-much-time-colleagues-can-sour-social-interaction A study of an Antarctic crew finds that, eventually, time together breeds conflict https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapores-career-bridges-must-be-built-workers-lose-their-footing Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/singapores-career-bridges-must-be-built-workers-lose-their-footing By identifying which parts of their roles are changing, employees can avoid disruption to their careers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/asia-pacifics-energy-transition-demands-labour-market-transformation Wed, 27 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/asia-pacifics-energy-transition-demands-labour-market-transformation With a skilled and supported workforce, the region’s clean energy future will leave no one behind https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/shangri-la-dialogue-year-could-be-most-important-ever-amid-geopolitical-instability Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/shangri-la-dialogue-year-could-be-most-important-ever-amid-geopolitical-instability Even with the Iran crisis possibly winding down, its continuing human and economic cost will remain in focus https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/investing-becomes-more-accessible-should-financial-education-evolve Wed, 27 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Low Youjin Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/investing-becomes-more-accessible-should-financial-education-evolve Young adults have no shortage of content on the topic online, but often lack the confidence to navigate it