Economy & Policy
Singapore’s key exports up 9.3% in January, fuelled by electronics shipments
Key exports to all but two of Singapore’s top 10 markets grow
Budget 2026: Why Singapore’s white-collar AI training drive is starting with law and accounting
Stronger AI literacy could help ease manpower pressures in accounting and attrition in the law, while shifting professionals towards higher-value roles
Singapore must face global shifts with adaptability, resilience: PM Wong in Chinese New Year message
With Budget 2026 providing more assurance and support, he calls on Singaporeans to turn challenges into opportunities
NTUC launches AI-Ready SG initiative with tool subsidies, training pathways for workers
Labour movement expects to roll out partial funding for eligible artificial intelligence tools within the first half of the year for union members
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Budget 2026: Push to support firms’ overseas expansion, scaling up of startups welcomed
The initiatives will alleviate cost pressures that businesses face, say observers
Budget 2026: AI adoption, business growth drive Singapore’s ambition to ‘aim higher, move faster, take calculated risks’
In the largest Budget to date, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong warns growth will be harder to achieve
Budget 2026: HDB, private rental markets may take hit from higher foreigner work pass salary thresholds
Increased business costs may lead employers to trim hiring, market watchers say
Budget 2026: Quick takes on salary threshold adjustments for EP, S-Pass holders
[SINGAPORE] Minimum qualifying salaries for employment pass (EP) and S Pass holders will be raised, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong in his Budget speech on Thursday (Feb 12).
Budget 2026: Not grand pronouncements, but steady steps in longer-term plans
Rather than show-stopping policies, this year’s spending plan is heavier on targeted moves and extensions of past efforts
Budget 2026: Quick takes on EQDP top-up, support for startups
S$1 billion will be portioned for the Startup SG Equity Scheme