Singapore

SINGAPORE (Nov 23): Singapore is expected to tap Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the de facto successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday, kicking off the city-state’s third leadership transition in its 53-year history.

SINGAPORE (Nov 22): After factoring in higher inflation of 1.4% as predicted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the average Singaporean employee is expected to see a real salary increase of 2.6% in 2019 – down from the 2.9% increase received in 2

SINGAPORE (Nov 14): While family businesses in Singapore are optimistic about growth and have a strong desire to keep their businesses in the family, few have ensured that plans are in place to achieve these objectives.

SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Singaporeans could go to the ballot boxes sooner than expected. A general election next year is "always possible".

(Oct 31): Guess which city managed to top a luxury real-estate ranking despite a slew of cooling measures to tame its property market?

SINGAPORE (Oct 26): Singapore's industrial production unexpectedly fell in September from the year earlier as manufacturing in the electronics and pharmaceutical sectors took a dip, data showed on Friday.

(Oct 26): Singapore’s long romance with public housing is going through a rocky patch, threatening to undermine one of the most popular government policies.

(Oct 20): The European Union and Singapore signed free-trade and investment protection agreements in Brussels on Friday in a bid to improve bilateral business ties amid rising global trade conflicts.

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): Analysts say the new URA property development restrictions will bring about a cooling in land prices for upcoming government land sales (GLS), and possibly be the final nail in the coffin for the en-bloc market.

SINGAPORE (Oct 17): Singapore’s non-oil domestic export (NODX) increased by 8.3% in September, following the 5.0% growth in August; due to growth in non-electronic NODX which outweighed the decline in electronics, reported Enterprise Singapore this morn