BUY the worst markets, not the best ones, said Templeton Emerging Markets Group executive chairman Mark Mobius at a dialogue session.
Economists again cut forecast for Singapore's 2016 GDP growth
PENCILLING in a deeper-than-thought manufacturing contraction and a slowdown in finance and insurance, Singapore's private-sector economists have again pared their growth expectations for 2016.
MAS working on initiatives to boost fund industry
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is working on two initiatives to develop the ecosystem around the local fund management industry.
Firms refine travel policies to get more bang for their buck
CORPORATIONS are tightening their travel policies to stretch their budgets amid headwinds in the global economy, said David Reimer, managing director of American Express Business Travel for the Asia-Pacific.
Consistel puts its name into 4th telco hat
WIRELESS network solutions provider Consistel told The Business Times on Wednesday that it would challenge MyRepublic for the right to become Singapore's fourth telco, amid a brewing telco war.
China will hit growth target, avoid hard landing: Li Keqiang
CHINA's Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Wednesday declared that the country would achieve its growth target this year and avoid mass layoffs.
Malaysia 1st Public Talk (22-04-2016) on Hepatitis C: Are you at RISK?
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Friday, April 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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New tour sheds light on Mr Lee's private life
March 17, 2016 5:00 AM
For breakfast, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew preferred unsweetened bean curd and plain water. He apparently liked his beer at room temperature. And he kept a photo of his wife, Madam Kwa Geok Choo, in front of his cycling machine when he exercised.
TODAY’s brief, Thursday, March 17
Singapore non-oil export data
Data on Singapore’s non-oil exports for February are due to be released at 8.30am. Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports are expected to have contracted 8.2 per cent on year in February, following January’s 9.9 per cent decline,…
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Gan urges private hospitals to upgrade their IT systems
SINGAPORE – Private hospitals should plug into the national healthcare database to enable closer coordination with other healthcare providers, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday, as he outlined the changes needed to the Republic’s approach to…
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