Singapore

Predicting Singapore's dying consumer industries in 2018

Singapore economy has undergone tremendous change over the past few decades. From one that is highly focussed on manufacturing in the 1970s, we have evolved into R&D in the 1980s, biomedical in the 1990s and is still emphasising very much on R&D albeit at a much broader scale than before.

Predicting Singapore's dying consumer industries in 2018

Singapore economy has undergone tremendous change over the past few decades. From one that is highly focussed on manufacturing in the 1970s, we have evolved into R&D in the 1980s, biomedical in the 1990s and is still emphasising very much on R&D albeit at a much broader scale than before.

Singapore's PMI numbers get engulfed in a sea of red

Manufacturers are slapped hard with weak demand.

Ascott inks deals to manage new properties in four Asian cities

Including its first residences in Yogyakarta and Miri.

Boosting productivity in Singapore: The use of learning strategies

Question: How do you get new waiters to memorise the food and drinks menu in a short span of time? For the matter, how do you get new staff to learn about voluminous and complex Standard Operating Procedures in your company?

Foreign talent in Singapore: A win-win

The recent celebration of Singapore's 50th anniversary, or SG50, provides us with a timely opportunity to reflect on the decades of success that the Lion City has experienced and remind ourselves why it's such a popular destination for foreign talent.

Office REITs brace for trouble as Grade A rents head south

Occupancy will drop drastically, analysts warn.