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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

S’pore to learn from the Japanese economy, consider deregulation of private sector, says PSP’s Leong Mun Wai

If there is one thing that Singapore could learn from the Japanese…

SG Construction Association says India travel ban will adversely impact construction industry, raise prices

The entry ban for non-Singaporean citizens and non-permanent residents travelling from India…

Former PAP MP Inderjit Singh urges Govt to revive manufacturing sector as a prototyping hub

Given the global supply chain disruption and the overreliance of the world…

S’pore should ‘buy over’ good foreign SMEs to partner local private sector, GLCs, says ex-GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong

The Singapore Government should consider “taking stakes” or “buying over” good foreign…