Call for shift in mindset to raise productivity in Singapore
The issues involved go beyond foreign labour, as Singapore settles down to a lower growth trajectory than expected, he said. In addition, economists and analysts questioned the propriety of the exchange rate as the key instrument of Singapores.
Singapores total employment dips for first time in 5 years: MOM
Singapore came in seventh on global recruitment firm Hydrogen Groups rankings of the most popular destinations for global professionals. Three per cent of survey respondents said Singapore was their top choice globally, the survey found.
Ethiopian Airlines to continue Asia expansion with. - CAPA
Singapore Changi is poised to emerge as the Asian hub for Ethiopian Airlines as the African flag carrier looks to introduce non-stop flights on the Addis Ababa-Singapore route in 2015. The new flight could lead to a further. Local traffic between Singapore and Africa is very limited but Africa can potentially emerge as an important new source for transit passengers, unlocking new growth as Singapores traffic figures start to flatten. Ethiopian Airlines has been��.
Southeast Asia: 10 Trends to Watch in 2015 | The Diplomat
From Myanmars election to ASEAN community-building, 2015 will be an exciting year.. Many expect snap polls to be called in Singapore sometime in 2015, including the opposition Singapore Democratic Party, which will launch its election campaign in January. With a ���watershed��� election in 2011 seeing. If oil prices stay low in 2015 as some expect or fall even further, this could have repercussions for some major Southeast Asian states. Of particular note is��.
Ringgit falls to 3.7 against US$
Credit Suisse expects Malaysias GDP to take a hit from major fiscal drag from the recent implementation of the goods and services tax and further cutback in Government spending. Its projection of Malaysias 2015 GDP growth was 4.4 per cent, lower than.
2.2 per cent Nodx growth here beats forecast
We still maintain our 2015 Nodx forecast of a 1 per cent contraction as we continue to see a slowdown in PC-related exports, Mr Tan added. There is also uncertainty on the strength of external demand. Last month, shipments to only two of Singapores.
The Buzz (May 26 2015) | Penkle Global Investments
Asian ADRs were lower on the Nasdaq today. In Asia one concern has been earnings for Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries. The rest of Asia has been more or less impressive with earnings growth with Japans P/E ratios��.
Courts Asia - One-offs make weak 2Q worse | Singapore.
12 June 2015. Noble Group Ltd - Hits 6-year low. As such, Singapores 2Q same-store-sales growth (SSSG) was -24% and Malaysias was -21%. The move caused 1H revenues to fall 11% yoy,. Dousing this positive is: 1) the fact that this is already in our forecasts, and 2) the store is opening in a period when Indonesian retailers are facing weak demand, i.e. a consumption downturn that started in 2Q is looking a lot worse post-Ramadan. Our earnings cuts are��.
Risks and rewards amid uncertainties
Many investors are hoping to find low-risk instruments that produce a steady yield. Ms Lee will discuss how equities are a vital part of any investors portfolio. She points out that Reits still offer good value, with Singapore Exchange figures showing.
Lower 2015 growth forecast for Singapore
The survey showed that non-oil domestic exports in 2015 is now expected to grow 2.6 percent, up from 1.6 percent in the previous MAS survey. Economists, however, still lowered their 2015 growth forecast for the manufacturing sector to 0.5 percent, down .
Asia-Pacific: Set to Become the Worlds Fastest-Growing.
With increasing turmoil in markets as a result of tightening money conditions (aka the Fed taper) the region will be split into stronger growth for those with solid macroeconomic fundamentals and weaker growth, with the threat of recession and even full-blown financial crisis, for those that. India (despite its relatively fast growth outlook for 2014) and Indonesia are numbered among the ���fragile 5��� economies.. Real GDP Growth in Mongolia and Myanmar: 2010-2015.
Economists cut Singapore 2015 growth, inflation forecasts
As a central bank, you are lowering your growth forecast, inflation is running low, and hiring is slowing and you are going to taper your asset purchases? Borrowing. Fed Prepares for Change in Policy and in Policy��.
Mapletree Greater China buys plaza in Shanghai
Post-acquisition, Moodys expects gross rental income contribution from Festival Walk will fall below 70 per cent, from 76 per cent at March 31, 2015. The rating outlook is stable, reflecting our expectation of continued predictable cash generation.
Asean among most exciting investment targets
KUALA LUMPUR - Templeton Emerging Markets Groups executive chairman views Southeast Asia as among the most exciting investment destinations available to emerging and frontier market investors. In his newsletter to investors, Mark Mobius says the .
Challenging phase for Malaysia as it revisits budget - AsiaOne
Many, however, have started to see Budget 2015 as unrealistic, as they expect the Governments projected income to come in lower than expected because of the sharp decline in oil prices. Unsurprisingly, it has not gone��.
Opportunities and challenges for infrastructure investment in Asia
The Asian Development Bank estimates the demand at USD730 billion each year for the next decade.2 In South East Asia alone an estimated $2.5 trillion in investment will be needed over the next ten years, with one third to be spent on transport, one.
Cordlife (SES: P8A) Vs Bionet (1784 TT) ��� Risk in Accounting
Open question that arose from a afternoon discussion: Are the receivables and margins of Singapore-listed Cordlife (SES: P8A) hugely inflated? If so, how are the accounting estimates made? Consider Taiwans Bionet (1784. Market value $200m. http://business.asiaone.com/print/news/cordlife-keeps-its-eyes-the-prize-%E2%80%93-business-growth. Cordlife keeps its eyes on the prize ��� business growth. Monday, Apr 06, 2015. Anita Gabriel. The Business Times.
Digital Outlook 2015 | Econsultancy
With over 300 attendees at last years event, we will be closing the year off in December with Econsultancys Digital Outlook 2015 in Singapore, where marketers convene to find out about the outlook and trends shaking up our industry, and how we can leverage on these insights to accelerate our competitive. He is a regular columnist on the topic of B2B marketing in various print and online newspapers, such as Business Times, Straits Times, Marketing Interactive, Asia One etc.
Americas Demographic Opportunity | Newgeography.com
This provides an unusual opportunity for Americas resurgence over the next several decades, as population growth elsewhere slows dramatically, and even declines dramatically, in a host of important countries.. Today, the U.S. fertility rate of over two children per woman remains as much as twice as high as many countries, including Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, Singapore and Korea.. By 2015, a full quarter of the Japanese population will be over 65. Generally��.
Okinawa Naha Airport is poised for further rapid. - CAPA
Okinawa Naha Airport expects domestic passenger traffic to reach 16 million in the fiscal year ending 31-Mar-2015 (FY2014 based on the Japanese fiscal year). This would represent 5% growth compared to FY2013, 8%��.
France GDP Growth Rate | 1978-2015 | Data | Chart.
GDP Growth Rate in France averaged 0.44 percent from 1978 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 1.60 percent in the second quarter of 1978 and a record low of -1.70 percent in the first quarter of 2009. GDP Growth Rate in France is. unemployment. This page provides - France GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.. Singapore Unemployment Rate Confirmed at 1.8% in Q1 �� US Consumer��.
Government seen maintaining supply of private housing land in H2
Chia Siew Chuin, director of research and advisory at Colliers International, forecasts that non-EC private housing supply on both confirmed and reserve lists will remain close to or slightly below the levels in H1 2015 - which was already the lowest.
Economists expect Singapore economy in 2015 to grow at lower end of.
The Singapore economy grew a disappointing 1.5 per cent in the last three months of 2014, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Friday. For the whole of 2014, the economy is estimated to have grown by 2.8 per .
Whats Behind the Numbers: Singapore Airport Terminal.
Monday, May 18, 2015. A lower payout ratio is generally preferable to a higher payout ratio as a company as the cash could be reinvested in capital for growth or repayment of debts. The amount that is not. Based on past growth and future projections, Changi, which handled 54.1 million passengers last year, could hit the 100 million mark by 2030, they said.. http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/asean-open-skies-%C2%ADpolicy-will-benefit-all-10-countries
Clothing likely to remain top export: HSBC
Indeed, behind clothing and apparel, ICT equipment would make the second largest contribution to Viet Nams export growth in 2015-30. Viet Nams geographical location in Asia, with good access to India, China and Southeast Asia, left it well placed to.
Restructuring puts Spore on growth path | Sgp Today
Restructuring puts Spore on growth path. Posted March 8, 2015 by. Despite significant challenges both at home and abroad, Singapore has grown faster than other developed economies and key Asian peers since the global financial crisis, Minister of Trade and. He was responding to Mr Liang Eng Hwa (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC), who had asked about Singapores economic outlook amid the tepid global landscape. Singapores unemployment rate has remained low, Mr Lim said.
IMF: Spore restructuring raises wages but curbs growth
The IMF now expects Singapore to grow an average of 2.5-3 per cent in 2015 - in the lower half of the official forecast range of 2-4 per cent - and flagged the many external risks clouding this outlook. A protracted period of slower growth in advanced.
Singapore core inflation at its lowest in 5 years
SINGAPORE - April might have become part of the longest consecutive period of declining prices since 2009, and registered the lowest core inflation reading in five years - but neither will change the fundamental outlook on inflation of the Monetary.
Economists cut Singapore 2015 growth, inflation forecasts
SINGAPORE - Economists have cut their forecasts for Singapores 2015 growth from three months ago and lowered their inflation predictions, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, amid market expectations of further monetary policy easing in April.
Why is China relaxing its one-child policy? - The Economist
High GDP growth combined with low population growth (or population decline) leads to a rapidly increasing GDP per capita that would make it increasingly easy for middle aged workers to support their parents at a level that their parents were used to when they were middle aged... We see how Chinese ethnic city states like Singapore and Hong Kong have reached zero population growth. We need more.. Copyright �� The Economist Newspaper Limited 2015.
On the lookout for growth surprises in 2015
Mr Leong, for one, thinks Singapores economy will grow 3.4 per cent next year, mainly on the back of lower oil prices. This would be on the higher side of the official forecast of 2 per cent to 4 per cent 2015 growth. Perhaps, the only forecast one.
Jan- Jun 2015: Hibernate unless mortgaged to eyeballs.
http://business.asiaone.com/property/news/mortgage-payment-hike-likely-key-rate-rises. Private sector economists are less upbeat about the growth outlook for the Singapore economy this year, and have moderated their growth expectations for almost all sectors, according to a quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of. The economy expanded by 2.8 per cent during the quarter, lower than the median forecast of 3.2 per cent in the previous survey.