Too soon to pop the bubbly for Singapore economy
LONG in the making, the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China can now put an end to some of the uncertainty that has dogged the global economy of late.
Online sales grew in November, but Singapore retail still in negative zone with 4% decline
RETAIL sales fell year on year for the 10th month in November, weighed down by big-ticket items like cars and furniture, according to Department of Statistics (SingStat) data out on Friday.
EY calls for tax credits to keep R&D in Singapore
INNOVATION and jobs are some key areas that the upcoming Budget can address, according to a new wish list from professional services firm Ernst & Young Solutions (EY) that echoes earlier calls...
Production lines mark the new frontier for Singapore innovation
MULTINATIONAL fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) giants are no strangers to high-tech factories, with their factory sites here no exception.
Asian boom drives Singapore R&D in consumer goods
SLAMMED by a slump in global electronics, the manufacturing sector has spent the year in the red - but the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment continues to show promise.
Rocky road to recovery for factories
SHATTERING fantasies of an immediate turnaround, Singapore's factory output fell in November at the steepest pace in nearly four years, according to an estimate out on Thursday.
Singapore factory output posts 9.3% shock drop in November
SINGAPORE'S factory output in November saw a plunge steeper than private-sector economists had feared, according to preliminary numbers out on Thursday.
5G wireless network will be fork in road for Singapore telcos
LICENCES for Singapore's planned 5G wireless networks are hailed by observers as a game-changing catalyst, amid a consumer mobile market battered by a price war.
New Hyflux investor floats offer for debts
A NEW investor has come calling on beleaguered water cleaning company Hyflux, making an offer disclosed on Tuesday night to buy over some of its creditors' debts.
Analysts see clearer signs of a pick-up next year: MAS survey
HOPES of an economic boost from fiscal stimulus have dimmed, even as global trade tensions continue to weigh on the growth outlook, according to the latest quarterly survey of private-sector...