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Updated: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:12:53 GMT | By Channel NewsAsia Talent mobility can tackle skills gap in IT sector, say experts Talent mobility can tackle skills gap in IT sector, say experts SINGAPORE: Recruiting experts said the mobility of talent across the Asia Pacific can help ease the...

Africa’s Singapore? A country with a bloody history seeks prosperity by becoming business-friendly Feb 25th 2012 | KIGALI | from the print edition THE conference room resembles an old “Star Trek” set, with swivel chairs, laptops on desks and headsets that switch between Kinyarwanda and other...

Singapore 'the next Silicon Valley' Singapore has taken a step closer to being Asia’s Silicon Valley as prominent US entrepreneurs and venture capitalists target the island Tech-savvy Singapore could become Asia's equivalent to Silicon Valley, pictured Photo: SiliconValleyStock / Alamy By...

<tbody> Business @ AsiaOne Singapore to help emerging Myanmar train its workers Myanmar and Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation on Monday morning. -Reuters Mon, Jan 30, 2012 Reuters Above: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Myanmar...

Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 The Business Times Slowdown will hit S'pore more: Goldman <tbody> By Felda Chay SINGAPORE's stock market may be less able to withstand the effects of global economic turmoil compared to that of its less export-oriented South-east Asian peers, says Goldman...

Asia lacks social benefits despite growth: ADB AFP Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011 SINGAPORE - Most Asian economies have not done enough to provide good jobs and adequate social benefits for their people, despite rapid economic growth over 20 years, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday. Poor...

S&P: Asia would be hit harder by a second global crisis On Monday 8 August 2011, 11:32 SGT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A new global financial crisis would hit Asia harder than the last one, especially nations heavily exposed to offshore markets or still repairing budgets from the 2008-2009 crisis...

Singapore central bank raises inflation forecast AP – 24 minutes ago SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's central bank has raised its inflation forecast for this year because of higher expected housing and transportation costs. Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing Director Ravi Menon...

Going retro. Found this old GY interview from my favourite mag. I've underlined the part which, in some way, explains FAP's direction for growing the economy in the past 5 years. The title is most interesting too :rolleyes: Singapore has felt the wrath of two neighbours already...

My 2 Cents on the Current State of Things Blog - Member Blogs Written by godlover Full article found here : http://www.tuxedo.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1237:my-2-cents-on-the-current-state-of-things&catid=74:member-blogs&Itemid=161 This shit-hole we're in now...

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Market Economy: “Hey humans, why you are patronizing me less and less frequent nowadays? The amount you spend in each of your patron is also getting less and less” Human Beings : “Oh, because recently I read news there are possible layoffs and retrenchments, even the gahment also said so. I...

Everybody knows Consumers Spending is needed for a healthy national economy, else it will sink deeper into a recession. The question is: Why humans need to serve the economy instead of the economy that should serve human beings? Aren't we been thought by parents to "spend wisely"...