In Focus

Local companies get bearish on business prospects

The Business Optimism Index dropped from 3.6 ppt to 2.6 ppt.

Local companies get bearish on business prospects

The Business Optimism Index dropped from 3.6 ppt to 2.6 ppt.

85% of Singaporeans don't have enough money for retirement

They said they're suffering from the current economic environment.

Singapore braces itself for a massive drop in workers

Labour supply growth could fall by 2.5 ppt in 2027 to 2036.

Net trading income to boost Singapore banks' profits

The banks' trading income CAGRs were 15–33% between 2011-2016.

Singapore lags its Asia Pacific peers in mobile wallet usage

Only 28% of Singaporeans used mobile wallets in 2016.

One in two Singaporeans are unhappy at work

This marks a record low in eight years.

1 in 3 employees plan to ditch jobs in less than a year

Only 2 in 5 are uncertain about staying in their current role.

Singapore banks' wealth management fees to post double-digit growth

It formed up to 44% of banks' commission income in 1H17.

3 in 4 Singaporeans believe they'll go cashless by 2030

More than half think going cashless will be more convenient.

Employee engagement in Singapore declines for three consecutive years

A third of employees are not comfortable with expressing their ideas.

Six in ten employees willing to leave Singapore for a better job

Singapore’s brain drain rate is higher than the global average.

Gender wage gap barely closed in 11 years

The median monthly income for males is 18% higher than for females.

Singapore's consumer sentiment rebounds from pessimism

This came with the general outlook improvement seen in Asia Pacific.