Economics
New Zealand economy back to pre-pandemic levels
New Zealand's economy posted better-than-expected growth of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2021, official data showed Thursday, with...
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The pandemic has “brutally exposed the weakness of the PAP’s approach” to foreign labour, says SDP’s Dr Chee Soon Juan
Saying that Singapore cannot attract investments without foreign labour is a “damning indictment” of the present economic model, says Secretary-General...
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Biden expands blacklist of Chinese firms off-limits to US investors
US President Joe Biden on Thursday expanded a blacklist of Chinese firms that are off-limits to American investors over their...
Read moreBiden to overhaul Trump’s China investment blacklist: report
Joe Biden intends to this week overhaul a list of Chinese firms that US investors are allowed to own shares...
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WP’s Jamus Lim shares analogy about a rich man, illustrating Govt’s poor reasoning for GST hike
Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Jamus Lim took to Facebook on Monday (3 May) to share an analogy...
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Land and financing constraints hamper private sector’s growth, says Centennial Asia Advisors CEO Manu Bhaskaran
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will need the right business ecosystem to thrive, but land and financing constraints hamper the...
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S’pore should transform university campuses into incubation hubs for local enterprises, says veteran architect Tay Kheng Soon
Transforming university campuses into incubation hubs for local enterprises can be “a catalyst” for the new Singapore, as the campuses...
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S’pore needs local-based enterprises instead of MNCs which will move out, but they lack support from Govt, says SDP’s Alfred Tan
Local enterprises seem to be “unwelcomed” in their own home country, given the lack of support by the Government despite...
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Future of Singapore panellists highlight how Govt not doing enough to support local SMEs
Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be able to compete based on the “equivalent economies”, not based on the...
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WP’s Yee Jenn Jong supports deregulation, says excessive competitions from GLCs affect SMEs’ growth
The excessive competitions from government-linked companies (GLCs) are affecting the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, said...
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