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Driving growth, creating jobs: What are the Economic Strategy Review’s 7 recommendations?
Elysia Tan - These are crafted from suggestions by businesses and workers over 60 engagements, events and company visits since August
Business Headlines & Market News
Business Headlines and Stock Market News by Singapore Financial News Publishers
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GDP growth may no longer translate to jobs; deliberate strategy needed to create diverse opportunities: DPM Gan
Growing Singapore’s economy and creating good jobs are “twin challenges” for the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
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Don’t assume growth will create good jobs, says DPM Gan as Economic Strategy Review unveils 7 plans
Tessa Oh - The committee gives its initial recommendations ahead of its final report to be ready in mid-2026
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Malaysian Central Bank rejects using ringgit to help exports
It says strong growth and ongoing reforms provide support for the ringgit
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Indonesia committed to measures to boost stock market transparency, minister says
JAKARTA, Jan 30 : Indonesia is committed to introducing necessary reforms in the operation of its stock market, the country's chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto reiterated on Friday, after global agency concerns about transparency triggered an $80 billion market rout."In response ...
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Stocks tumble on bets Kevin Warsh is Trump’s Fed pick
Asian stocks fell, led by declines in China
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An EQDP pivot could be transformational
Dr Foo Fatt Kah - Singapore launched the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) to revitalise the domestic stock market in response to long-standing concerns over low valuations, declining liquidity and low investor participation. The EQDP sought to attract high-quality listings, enhance market vibrancy, and supp ...
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Is it time to rethink cash and CDC handouts?
Felicia Tan - As Singapore gears up for Budget 2026 on Feb 12, it is worth asking whether cash handouts and Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers are being used as effectively as intended. Since its launch in 2021, Singaporeans have enjoyed CDC vouchers, initially meant to thank citizens for their solidari ...
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Gold retreats as reports on Trump’s Fed nominee boost dollar
Gold has gained by more than a fifth so far this year
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A tale of two IPOs
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - January is over, and two IPOs have hit the market. AI and cloud communications platform Toku and co-living operator The Assembly Place made their trading debuts on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)’s Catalist board on Jan 22 and Jan 23, respectively. Notably, both listings achieved an IPO “pop”, wi ...
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From fashion to aviation: Doris Tan leads Shell’s green jet fuel take-off
Sharanya Pillai - Tan believes that green jet fuel is the best bet to decarbonise flying, as Asia gears up for a travel boom
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Ko Chee Wah is sporting for his second listing with Kin Productions
The Edge Singapore - For many pre-IPO companies, they can be very cagey and not commit to saying they are doing a listing until they have filed their prospectuses. Ko Chee Wah, chairman of Kin Productions, has no such hang-ups. Sometime this year, Ko plans to bring this company, which specialises in sports events manage ...
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Sanli Environmental stays focused on diversification despite project hiccup
Lin Daoyi - In the second half of last year, Sanli Environmental was attracting more trading interest, thanks to a growing order book that reached a record $781.5 million amid a buoyant market that has filtered down from blue chips to small and mid caps. Taking advantage of a rising share price, Sanli made two ...
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Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures
NINTENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console...
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‘Significant improvement’: CNMC Goldmine expects profit lift for 2025 on higher gold, silver prices
Therese Soh - Company also credits higher production output at two of its processing plants
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Trump administration prepares for Warsh Fed chair nomination
Warsh previously served on the US central bank’s Board of Governors
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Vietnam-Singapore partnership seen as catalyst for scaling sustainable innovation
Jamille Tran - Singapore-backed initiatives such as UniVentures strengthen bilateral ties by preparing Vietnamese startups for regional expansion
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Modest roar for Maybank’s new strategy as investors await capital management clarity
Adeline Paul Raj - Malayan Banking Bhd’s new five year strategy that was unveiled on Jan 20 had a moderate impact on the stock, with investors wanting clearer guidance from its upcoming earnings release on how else the bank can reward shareholders. Closing 1.8% higher at a fresh 12-month high of RM11.36 ($3.63) at t ...
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Doing what you’re told is no defence in Singapore’s capital markets
Frankie Ho - It’s one of the more uncomfortable positions a listed company can find itself in: doing exactly what it believed it was advised to do, raising the capital it said it would raise, and still being told thereafter that it had crossed a regulatory line. The irony of it all is that this outcome arose n ...
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Panama court voids CK Hutchison port contracts
The lawsuit to cancel the contracts was brought before the Panamanian high court last year on allegations that it was based on unconstitutional laws and that the Hong Kong business was not paying taxes.
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TSMC at the epicentre of the AI arms race
Assif Shameen - At the end of last month, 95-year-old legendary investor Warren Buffett stepped down as the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the storied investment firm he helmed for 60 years. The “Oracle of Omaha” made a ton of great investments in his career, including buying iPhone maker Apple 10 years ago and Coc ...
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Indonesia stock exchange CEO resigns after US$80 billion market rout
SINGAPORE: The head of Indonesia's stock exchange Iman Rachman has resigned, the exchange said on Friday (Jan 30), as the consequences of a warning from index provider MSCI of a possible downgrade that triggered a more than US$80 billion market rout continue to reverberate.The benchmark Jakarta ...
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Much ado about nothing
Chew Sutat - On Jan 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time. As the president of the world’s largest economy, Trump would, over the following year, to the aghast of allies, assert America’s new role as the world’s latest hegemon. One year on, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, one of ...
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RWS ‘better positioned’ to win back high-rollers from MBS: DBS
Deon Loke - Integrated resort on Sentosa could attract higher-value traffic after renovations, launch of luxury hotel
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Indonesia stock exchange chief resigns after MSCI shock triggers market turmoil
Elisa Valenta - The sell-off has drawn swift reactions from global investors
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Will capital allocation shifts favour regional markets?
Manu Bhaskaran - Economic growth and asset valuations are driven by capital flows, which have been reshaped by the seismic shifts of the past year. The global political order has been upended, prompting countries and companies to reduce risk. As a result, supply chains are being reconfigured and new trade alliances ...
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Trump says he’ll announce Fed chair pick on Friday morning
He reiterated that the next leader of the central bank would lower interest rates
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China strategy without a touch of madness
Daryl Guppy - In the 36 Strategies of the Chinese, strategy 27 suggests a person should pretend to be insane while remaining smart. Knowingly or not, President Trump seems to follow this strategy particularly well. Business does not operate at the level of geopolitics, but the effects of this strategy create a di ...
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Asean: A dynamic gateway to income and growth
UOB Asset Management - Asean’s rising economic and geopolitical clout has rarely been more visible than in recent months. In October 2025, several world leaders including US President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, engaging Asean leaders on issues from trade coo ...
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Seatrium — engineering the future of global energy
Raphael Lim - Seatrium and its subsidiaries deliver innovative engineering solutions across the global offshore marine and energy sectors. Headquartered in Singapore, the group brings over 60 years of experience in designing and building rigs, floaters, offshore platforms and specialised vessels, alongside ship r ...
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RHB keeps ‘buy’ on HRnetGroup, citing its ability in ‘adding more value to customers’
Teo Zheng Long - RHB Group Research’s Alfie Yeo is reiterating his “buy” call on HRnetGroup (SGX: CHZ ) with an unchanged target price of 85 cents. HRnetGroup recently announced that its human resources technology brand, Octomate, secured two contracts from Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) and Sentosa Development ...
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Basics of gold investing
Thiveyen Kathirrasan - In the previous article of this series, a general introduction to commodities was discussed. This article will focus on investing in gold and the key points investors should note before investing in this commodity. Gold is classified as a precious metal and a tradable commodity. In the context of in ...
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UBS’s Iqbal Khan says 2026 is going to be a year at the crossroads
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - For most investors, 2025 was a year that ended better than expected. There was a lot to worry about, whether it be the impact of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs or the geopolitical uncertainties that came from Israel and Hamas or Russia and Ukraine. All those concerns proved ...
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Penang’s rising horizon: E&O’s RM60 billion Andaman project moves from homes to hubs
Tan Ai Leng - Malaysian state’s Gurney Drive gains a new neighbour with the opening of a second bridge linking the artificial island to George Town