THIS year's Budget announcement is done and dusted and clearly, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are one segment of the economy that the government had targeted to support through the budget proposals. Government fiscal incentives are only useful if the intended beneficiaries are fully aware – and make best use – of them.
BNP Paribas meets Asia-Pac targets a year ahead of schedule
THE Asia-Pacific operations of BNP Paribas have hit targets on returns and revenue a year ahead of schedule, a top executive said, but like all banks, is now working through a directionless market.
Ballast and balance in wealth management, according to UBS's Edmund Koh
STICKING his elbows out to make his point, UBS's top wealth management executive in this region, Edmund Koh, says he gets a little on edge with anyone breathing down his neck in a queue. Mr Koh, already ahead of the pack while running the largest private banking franchise in the Asia-Pacific, wants to keep inching ahead.
Eights ways for SMEs to tap Budget 2016
THIS year's Budget announcement is done and dusted and clearly, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are one segment of the economy that the government had targeted to support through the budget proposals. Government fiscal incentives are only useful if the intended beneficiaries are fully aware – and make best use – of them.
Standing in class can be a good thing
April 04, 2016 5:00 AM
Study after study has connected inactivity with negative health outcomes, including heart disease, diabetes and hypertension.
Asian airports 'lagging behind in self-service options'
April 04, 2016 5:00 AM
Asian airports are not rolling out self-service options fast enough, with just over two in 10 travellers having access to do-it-yourself check-in or bag tagging, for example.
New measures to enhance hikers’ safety on Mount Kinabalu
KOTA KINABALU – In the aftermath of the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck Mount Kinabalu nearly 10 months ago, the local authorities have identified several measures to enhance the safety of hikers, ranging from plans to install rockfall barriers to…
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PAP, SDP lay out Bukit Batok plans at walkabouts
SINGAPORE – The prospective candidates for the Bukit Batok by-election were out and about yesterday, setting out their plans for residents even though the date for the polls has not been announced yet.
The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Murali Pillai, backed…
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‘Only permanent interests, not friends, in international relations’
When it comes to the business of international relations, there are only permanent interests and no permanent friendships, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing at a youth dialogue yesterday.
He was responding to a question on the impact…
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S’pore identity must go beyond material concerns: Chun Sing
SINGAPORE – Amid concerns over jobs in the current uncertain economic conditions, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing offered reassurances on the outlook while harking back to the spirit of the pioneer generation in urging Singaporeans to…
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