by George Goh | Feb 5, 2023 | Economic Growth, Government Announcements
The Straits Times, 3 Feb 2023, Friday 07:00 AM By Terence Ho Singapore’s Budget 2023 will offer important insights into the Government’s strategy for a post-pandemic world. Investors, observers and Singaporeans will be watching to see how it intends to tackle the...
by George Goh | Feb 5, 2023 | Economic Growth
The Business Times, 2 Feb 2023, Thurs 09:00 AM By Sharon See SINGAPORE’S overall factory activity improved modestly in January but remained in contraction territory for the fifth straight month, lagging behind regional peers. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)...
by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Straits Times, 17 Aug 2022, Weds 3:44 PM By Adeline Tan SINGAPORE- Singapore’s key exports saw slower growth last month as shipments of non-electronic products eased, with analysts predicting the momentum will continue to cool in the coming months as the global...
by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Economic Growth, Financing, Investments
The Business Times, 17 Aug 2022, Weds 5:52 AM By Yong Jun Yuan CONSTRUCTION companies have been on a tear this recent half-year on improved earnings following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on the inflow of migrant workers. But the industry may be sailing...
by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Straits Times, 16 Aug 2022, Tues 2:20 PM By Hariz Baharudin SINGAPORE – Inflation in Singapore is expected to peak in the next two to four months and will start to ease thereafter, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. But Mr Wong, who is also Finance...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Business Times, 11 Aug 2022, Thurs 5:30 PM By Tessa Oh SINGAPORE’S updated second-quarter growth figures surprised on the downside as the economy shrank 0.2 per cent quarter on quarter, but neither authorities nor private-sector economists expect this to herald a...