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S'pore to be a top hirer of accounting, finance staff Survey shows 45% of firms here plan to raise headcount in first half of year SINGAPORE will be one of the world's most active hiring markets for accountants and finance professionals in the first half of this year, a new survey shows...

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IMF tells Singapore government to steal less money from ordinary citizens IMF tells Singapore government to steal less money from ordinary citizens. Basics: - Every country govt prints money, its just a matter of more or less. All things being equal (productivity and consumption of each...

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...

voices: Our water utility bill contains a Sanitary Appliance Fee, a Waterborne Fee and a Water Conservation Tax. Is tax on tax equitable? FROM TONY LOKE YUE CHONG - 10July2013. Our water utility bill contains a Sanitary Appliance Fee, a Waterborne Fee and a Water Conservation Tax. The PUB...

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...

Global manhunt is on for Chinese rogue banker China Daily/Asia News Network Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 China has launched an international hunt for a former bank chief accused of fleeing with more than 100 million yuan (S$20 million) illegally raised from relatives and friends. The Ministry of...

Singapore banker detained in China Miss Eden Wu Yidian and her American fiance, Mr Jason David Tan, who are engaged and had planned to get married in Singapore on Mar 24. AsiaOne Saturday, Mar 17, 2012 A Singaporean banker working in Shanghai as a relationship manager for Standard Chartered...

Special Report: "Rats" and "black mouths" gnaw at China stocks Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:57am EDT By Jason Subler SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Even before China's great stock market bull run of 2006-2007, Wang Jianzhong had become known as China's "god of stocks" for his prescient picks. Such was his...