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Redundancies & unemployment rate may remain elevated, warns MOM
SINGAPORE (June 13): The labour market outlook remains uneven across sectors, according to the latest labour market data released by the Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
June 13, 2017
Sanli Environmental raises funds to expand
This article appeared in Issue 782 (June 5) of The Edge Singapore.
June 07, 2017
CITIC Envirotech secures $610 mil river restoration project in China
SINGAPORE (May 18): CITIC Envirotech has won a build-transfer project worth RMB3 billion ($610 million) involving the investment, design, construction, procurement and commissioning to restore the rivers and their surrounding environment in Feng Hua Distr
May 18, 2017
Yoma subsidiary launches JCB heavy equipment products in Yangon
SINGAPORE (May 18): Yoma Strategic’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Convenience Prosperity Company Limited (CPCL), has launched its JCB construction equipment products in Yangon.
May 18, 2017
Commentary
Singapore: Bouncing back to health?
SINGAPORE (May 8): After a long period of generally desultory performance, the Singapore economy is stirring. Economic growth has picked up, exports are reviving and even the property sector seems to be improving. Yet, other indicators are less exciting,
May 08, 2017
Singapore’s overall 1Q unemployment rate rises to 2.3% in MOM advance estimates
SINGAPORE (April 28): The overall unemployment rate in Singapore has increased from 2.2% to 2.3% over the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released today.
April 28, 2017
Rotary Engineering announces overseas contract wins worth over $170 mil
SINGAPORE (April 11): Rotary Engineering, the regional oil and gas engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and maintenance services value chain provider, has secured two overseas tank storage projects worth more than US$120 million ($170 million).
April 11, 2017
Robust 1Q GDP growth estimates expected next week
SINGAPORE (April 7): Maybank Kim Eng is anticipating robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimates to register at over 2.8% y-o-y, prior to the 1Q17 GDP flash estimate announcement schedule for release next Thursday on April 13.
April 07, 2017
Construction firms prove the poorest paymasters in 1Q17
SINGAPORE (April 4): Singapore’s firms turned in a mixed payment performance for the first quarter of 2017, with improvements seen in manufacturing and retail sectors while the construction industry’s payment performance continues to decline, accordin
April 04, 2017
In print this week
Ride the construction rally with exposure to these non-construction stocks
SINGAPORE (March 10): The Edge Singapore last week covered which construction stocks are the best bets as the sector experiences a surge on the back of a slew of public-sector infrastructure projects coming online this year and the next.
March 10, 2017