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3 tech trends to change SME growth in 2017 and beyond
SINGAPORE (March 24): Using technology creatively to manage the business back-end can enable even the smallest start-ups to compete on the regional and even the global stage.
March 24, 2017
Commentary
Structural challenges remain for Singapore
SINGAPORE (March 6): Singapore has received some much-needed good economic news of late, with economic growth and exports surprising to the upside. However, the external environment could grow more challenging if protectionism and populism do take root in
March 06, 2017
Budget 2017: moving forward the Singapore way
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Our journey towards SG100 continues with moving forward together – the Singapore Way – in Budget 2017.
February 22, 2017
Investing strategies
Here are some stocks DBS says should benefit from Budget 2017
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): DBS is picking growth stocks Genting Singapore, Thai Beverage, UOB, SGX, Sheng Siong, Bumitama Agri and First Resources to benefit from the expansionary Budget 2017 and expects them to offer EPS growth of between 11% to 83%.
February 22, 2017
What Budget 2017 addressed, and what it didn’t, according to Maybank
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Maybank Kim Eng maintains its 2017 gross domestic product (GDP) estimates at 2.5% following the release of the Singapore Budget 2017 on Monday , noting that this year’s Budget is “more conservative than expected”.
February 22, 2017
Singapore carbon tax would hit refiners, help renewables
SINGAPORE (Feb 21): Singapore's proposed plan to tax greenhouse gas emissions would probably hit oil refiners hard, ramping up costs in an industry that has been central to the city-state's rapid development over the last half-century.
February 22, 2017
Singapore set for modest fiscal push in 2017 Budget as growth risks abound
SINGAPORE (Feb 20): Singapore’s 2017 budget is set to deliver a modest fiscal push to an economy that’s facing a gloomy trade outlook just as it starts to rebound.
February 20, 2017
Why an economic-centric focus for Budget 2017 is in order
SINGAPORE (Feb 8): UOB is forecasting an overall budget surplus of $6.7 billion for FY16 -- 0.9% higher than the Singapore government’s estimate of $3.4 billion -- on expectations of higher contributions from corporate and personal income taxes; motor v
February 08, 2017
Be prepared to pay more for water this year, says Masagos
SINGAPORE (Feb 8): Water costs are likely to see a hike this year after 17 years of constant pricing, said Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, during a visit to Tuas Desalination Plant 3 on Tuesday.
February 08, 2017
Budget statement to be delivered by Minister Heng Swee Keat on Feb 20
SINGAPORE (Jan 3): The Ministry of Finance announced that the Budget statement will be delivered by the Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat on Feb 20.
January 03, 2017