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Economic Indicators in Singapore: Government gives out SUS Dollars 1  bln in grants to help low income households to buy HDB flats

Government Gives Out S$1 Bln In Grants To Help Low Income Households To Buy Hdb Flats

  • Country news
  • 1 day ago
  • by Information Solutions

Singapore : The Singapore government has given out over SUS Dollars 1 billion in grants to assist low-income households to purc1sttheir first Housing , Development Board (HDB) flat, the Straits Times reported. This grant of more than SUS Dollars 1 billion has helped around 60,000 low-income households in Si1stre to buy their first HDB flat since 2006, HDB said in...

Singapore Employment Situation: Smoke haze continues to envelope Singapore

Smoke Haze Continues To Envelope Singapore

  • Country news
  • 2 days ago
  • by Information Solutions

Singapore : The air quality remained at unhealthy levels in the city-state as smoke haze continued to envelope Singapore , media reports said. The PSI reading showed haze reached 123 on Tuesday morning in the city-state. It has been increasing constantly since early morning when the index read 104 at 7am . The haze has been rising continuously with the PSI index reaching 155 on Monday night...

Singapore Trade Statistics: Surprise 4.6 percent dip in exports last month in Singapore

Surprise 4.6% Dip In Exports Last Month In Singapore

  • Country news
  • 2 days ago
  • by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Singapore (The Straits Times/ANN) - Singapore's exports fell more than expected last month on weak demand for electronics, despite signs that factories had been increasing output in recent months. Non-oil domestic exports dipped 4.6 per cent last month over a year ago, trade agency IE Singapore said yesterday. They were weighed down by electronics shipments, whic...

Singapore Employment Statistics: Unemployment Rate at 1.9 percent in the First Quarter of 2013

Unemployment Rate At 1.9% In The 1st Quarter Of 2013

  • Country news
  • 5 days ago
  • by Information Solutions

Singapore , 2013-06-14 -- Singapore's unemployment rate remains low at 1.9 % in March. as reported by the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) report, unemployment remained low , redundancies declined. The unemployment rate fo...

Singapore's labor Sector remains tight in First quarter

Singapore's Labor Market Remains Tight In Q1

  • Country news
  • 6 days ago
  • by Xinhua News Agency

SINGAPORE , 2013-06-14 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's labor Industry remained tight in the Q1 of this year, as reported by a Ministry of Manpower report released on Friday. Seasonally adjusted job vacancies rose by 17 % over the quarter, reversing the 7 % decline in...

Singapore Economic Profile - June 13, 2013

Singapore Country Update - 2013-06-13

  • Country news
  • Jun 13, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Data summary: Global outlook Global outlook   2008 a 2009 a 2010 a 2011 a 2012 b 2013 c 2014 c 2015 c 2016 c 2017 c International assumptions ( %) World GDP growth 1.3 -2.3 3.9 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 US GDP growth -0.3 -3.1 2.4 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 Japanese GDP growth -1.1 ...

Singapore Economic Analysis: Economists cut full-year growth forecast for S'pore

Economists Cut Full-year Growth Forecast For S'pore

  • Country news
  • Jun 13, 2013
  • by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Singapore (The Straits Times/ANN) - Singapore's disappointing economic showing in the 1st 3 months of this year has led economists to downgrade their growth forecast for the full year. But the picture is not all gloomy, as they are also tipping lower inflation this year , a lift in economic growth next year. The view from the private Market is that the economy will grow by 2.3 pe...

Singapore Economic Profile - June 12, 2013

Singapore Country Update - 2013-06-12

  • Country news
  • Jun 12, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Singapore : region outlook FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT POLITICAL STABILITY: The Economist Intelligence Unit expects the centre-right People's Action Party (PAP) to remain in power in 2013-17 following its victory in the May 2011 parliamentary election. Although the PAP secured a huge majority, winning 81 seats out of 87, its share of the popular vote fell to 60.1 %, from ...

Singapore Risk Scenario: Massive protests in Singapore against new regulations for websites

Massive Protests In Singapore Against New Regulations For Websites

  • Country news
  • Jun 8, 2013
  • by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Singapore (dpa) - More than 1,000 people in Singapore were demonstrating Saturday against a new government licensing scheme for news websites, saying this would undermine freedom of expression , lead to more censorship. The protest at Speaker's Corner in Hong Lim Park was organized by the blogging community. Some held up signs that read: "Our silence is not for sale." 1 man gagged ...

Singapore Economic Overview: Singapore economy down in 2013 First quarter - KCIC

Singapore Economy Down In 2013 Q1 - Kcic [kuwait News Agency]

  • Country news
  • Jun 2, 2013
  • by Al Bawaba Ltd.

| KUWAIT , June 2 (KUNA) -- Singapore's economic growth slowed down from 1.5 % year-on-year in the final quarter of 2012 to 0.2 % during Q1 of current year, a specialized economic report showed Sunday. The industrial Market was affected mostly by weak demand from the European Union (EU) , the United States , as well as weak demand on electronics, which make up...

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