Singapore manufacturing value targeted to grow 50% over 10 years
SINGAPORE'S powerhouse manufacturing sector will have to maintain its growth momentum for the next 10 years, under an ambitious goal set out by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on...
Singapore manufacturing value must grow by 50% over next decade: Chan Chun Sing
THE government wants more Singaporeans working in manufacturing across all levels, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Monday, while laying out a plan to hold steady the sector's...
Staff get perk immunity at some firms
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) staff and their eligible dependents have long enjoyed a free flight to any destination on its network, a perk which the flag carrier did not take away despite Covid-19....
Singapore's 2020 trade growth expected to carry through this year, say analysts
ANALYSTS are pencilling in a solid economic recovery for Singapore and the region, after non-oil domestic exports (NODX) surged in December.
Singapore non-oil exports grow 6.8% in December as gold regains its lustre
SINGAPORE'S key exports capped the year with a surprise increase in December that broke a two-month losing streak, on the back of non-electronics growth.
Medtecs International exploring Covid-19 test-kit tie-up for Philippine market
CATALIST-LISTED medical equipment supplier Medtecs International Corp will distribute a Taiwanese biologics firm's Covid-19 rapid tests in the Philippines, under a letter of intent signed and...
Port of Singapore container throughput dips 0.9% in 2020
SHIPPING containers with a volume of 36.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) passed through the Port of Singapore in 2020, down by 0.9 per cent from the figure for the year before.
Asset platform Zipmex raises US$6m in new funding round
SINGAPORE-BASED digital asset exchange Zipmex has closed a US$6 million funding round, the trading platform announced on Tuesday.
Memories Group can continue as going concern, says board, despite auditor's uncertainty
CATALIST-LISTED tourism operator Memories Group faces material uncertainty over whether it can continue as a going concern amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19, digitalisation challenged Singapore listcos' audit committees in 2020: Review
DIGITALISATION and the Covid-19 pandemic added to the workload of audit committees (ACs) at Singapore-listed companies, according to a review released on Tuesday.