Editor's Blog: Singapore's economic growth may fall below 4%
For the first time in history, the government has announced that Singapore's economic growth may fall below its projections.Following a statement by the Finance Minister that Singapore may soon face a...
View ArticleEditor's Blog: Growth forecast for 2009 reduced
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had as much fun counting down to the new year as we did! After all, I'm sure most of you couldn't wait to say goodbye to 2008...Apologies for the recent lack of...
View ArticlePositive economic growth for Singapore next year?
While official employment figures for the first quarter of this year have yet to be released, Manpower Minister Mr Gan Kim Yong has announced that the unemployment rate will be higher than that of...
View ArticleEconomy set to contract by 6.0 to 9.0% this year
The government announced yesterday that Singapore’s GDP is likely to contract by between 6.0 and 9.0 percent this year. This downward revision of GDP “growth” is the third and most drastic since...
View ArticleSigns of a recovering economy
By Nabilah Husna A. RahmanIf you have been keeping your finger on the pulse of the economy, you should have heard the good news by now: Singapore has announced that it is officially out of...
View ArticleNews in Brief - Economic growth in Q2 and calls for changes to growth bonus...
No time to read lengthy newspaper articles? Keep up with important news related to the economy and employment issues on JobsCentral Community! Singapore's economy expanded by 18.8% on-year in Q2. This...
View ArticleHaze Implications: Possible Direction for Singapore’s Economy
By: Gerald Goh and Julailah WahidThe record-breaking haze that has recently enveloped Singapore may have profound implications on the future of the country’s economy.Last Thursday, online news portal...
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