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Use withholding and transactional taxes to fund Covid-19 assistance
Increase tax on non-residents to create jobs in the country.
September 30, 2021
Tong's Portfolio
Reversion to mean is a mathematical certainty, but mean is not static
Last week’s record close came after the Fed chair allayed fears that current easy liquidity conditions will tighten too quickly.
September 02, 2021
Singapore economy
Analysts keep 2021 GDP estimates unchanged even after increase in official GDP forecast
The upgrade, however, comes as no surprise to some.
August 12, 2021
Cybersecurity
Economy and financial system not the only concerns of MAS — cybersecurity too
Ravi Menon, managing director of MAS, warns that there are cyber threats that the financial sector needs to pay keen attention to.
July 02, 2021
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The worst of Covid-19 is behind us
It is also human nature to place outsized weightage on perceived “wrongs” as compared to “rights”.
July 02, 2021
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Inflation rate will accelerate, but is it transient?
The pandemic has, without question, brought about a sea change, in terms of people’s behaviours and, notably, policies.
May 14, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs: Grab mulls US IPO, Singapore's GDP forecast for 2021, Biden's US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill
"Client demand is rising... We continue to evaluate it ... and engage on it." - Goldman Sachs' president on Bitcoin's popularity.
March 12, 2021
Singapore economy
Economists expect Singapore's GDP to grow by 5.8% in 2021: MAS survey
The expansion comes 0.3 percentage points above the 5.5% forecast in the previous survey.
March 11, 2021
Singapore economy
Singapore to post current account surplus of 19.6% of GDP in 2021: Fitch Solutions
Asia will be among the fastest-growing regions in the world in 2021, with trade boosted by China’s strong momentum, notes the team
January 22, 2021
Global Economy
China's economy grew 2.3% in 2020, recovered to pre-pandemic growth rates in 4Q
Gross domestic product climbed 6.5% in the final quarter from a year earlier, fueled by stronger-than-expected industrial output.
January 18, 2021