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July 11, 2017 9:00 am JST William Pesek Why Singapore is struggling to reinvent itself Roots of today`s problems were visible in the city-state over 20 years ago A general view of the Central Business District of Singapore and the Merlion, illuminated with a projection during the iLight Marina...

The worst periods in Singapore’s economy in the past 51 years 3 Oct 2016 By John Foo Singapore’s economic growth is losing steam, experts say. It is worrying, although the Singapore economy has overcome many challenges and experienced rapid development since independence in 1965. In 1965...

Singapore’s slowing economy is not in a ‘crisis’: PM Lee Nicholas Yong November 1, 2016 While Singapore’s economic growth has slowed, it is not in a crisis requiring the ‘antibiotics’ that were administered during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on...

Lots of pitches and demos in the past 2 months but no deals closed Economy really in the dumps

Singapore Home Sales Fall as MAS Sees Market Stabilizing By Sharon Chen and Pooja Thakur - Jan 15, 2014 Singapore home sales fell to a four-year low and the central bank said the nation’s property market is stabilizing. Annual home sales dropped 33 percent to 15,301 units in 2013, according...

Why Minimum wage legislation in Singapore isn't an unreasonable demand. Hi TP, sometimes it is not about a number but a current state of affairs... If Singapore was a place like Timbucktoo, where there were not even a democracy because the state was still a tribal village and people traded...

Why Singapore’s economy looks set for a contraction Published: Tuesday, 1 Oct 2013 | 12:50 AM ET By: Dhara Ranasinghe | Senior Writer If recent weaker-than-expected economic data from Singapore is anything to go by, the city-state is heading for a quarterly growth contraction, economists...

MOM sewing the seeds of revolution, if not drastic political change Hi View Post Jarlaxle, Yes big MNC will 'need' low skill workers but they are able to farm out this 'need' to many smaller time contractors... the smaller contractors earn peanuts and their employees even less. The government...

Stay calm and carry on investing amid turmoil Asian stocks tumbled, driving Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average down 11 per cent, and U.S. futures slumped on concern the deepening credit crisis will push the global economy into a recession. Jonathan Kwok The Sunday Times Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013...

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Sex doesn’t sell An old industry is in deep recession May 25th 2013 TIMES are tough for Debbie, a prostitute in western England who runs a private flat with other “mature ladies”. She does two or three jobs a day. A year ago she was doing eight or nine. She has cut her prices: “If I hadn’t, I...

Haze may impact economic growth if condition does not improve: economists By Wong Siew Ying POSTED: 21 Jun 2013 8:52 PM Economists said the thick haze that is shrouding Singapore could potentially cast a pall over its economic growth if the situation does not improve in the coming months. A...

ECONOMY | Staff Reporter, Singapore Published: 14 hours 2 min ago NODX decline suggests Singapore is "drastically" losing competitiveness See why one economist thinks so. Commenting after the release of Singapore's April non-oil domestic exports, DBS economist Irvin Seah said that external...

RETAIL | Staff Reporter, Singapore Published: 7 hours 25 min ago Singapore consumer sector threatened by possible overseas slump Consumer spending abroad could tank soon. According to OCBC Investment Research, Singapore consumer firms are heavily reliant on overseas contributions...

FOOD & BEVERAGE | Krisana Gallezo, Singapore Published: 30 May 13 Some notable restaurant shut downs in recent months 537 restaurants closed last year. Citing data from from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Colliers International said that 686 restaurants were set up in 2012...

Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive AFP Thursday, May 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - Singaporean housewife Siti Khadijah Abdul Rahman accumulated a few thousand dollars' worth of gold accessories over the past two decades, but now a rising cost of living is forcing her to pawn them. With a...

Moral Decay and the end of American political economy Moral Decay and the end of American political economy Not to sure if the fisherman scenario is that apt an example bc the US in reality, now doesn't borrow, it simply PRINT$$$$; anyhow, I think that recent US Presidents in recent times...

Why CPI might fail to capture the true rate of Inflation in Singapore. Hi Gamer, tks for reply, Just to be more technically correct, the M1 inflation rate U stated as 400% (over 12 years) should be corrected to approx say 12.2% on a per annum basis. The reason why CPI did not capture an...

How giving up one's seat on the bus to the needy can save our economy by reducing taxes for all.

<tbody> Business @ AsiaOne Local economist suggests second wage revolution 3-year plan to cut income inequality, foreign labour use. -BT Teh Shi Ning Tue, Apr 10, 2012 The Business Times SINGAPORE - To tackle rising income inequality and an excessive reliance on cheap foreign labour...