The Business Times

Singapore’s PMI hits six-year high in December, edges up 0.1 point Observers say this bodes well for the country’s manufacturing sector going into 2025.

20 months’ pay in year-end bonus for staff at Taiwan shipping giant Evergreen Based on the average salary at around NT$60,000 (S$2,500), this means that employees would get about S$50,000 for their year-end bonus.

10-year average return on Singapore Savings Bond slides to 2.82% In contrast, the preceding month’s 10-year average return was 2.86%.

Sias urges independent professional inquiry into SingPost’s dismissal of senior executives The incident raises critical questions among shareholders, investors and the market, says association leader David Gerald.

EY calls for innovation advancement support, tax system tweaks in its Budget 2025 wish list EY suggested enhancing the nation’s intellectual property (IP) commercialisation strategy as one approach.

#BTOpinion: Dyna-Mac shareholders may have dodged a bullet as company delists Investors must scrutinise offers closely as M&A activity ticks up.

Semiconductor companies poised for more broad-based recovery in 2025 Some Singapore-listed players, such as Frencken Group and Grand Venture Technology, may come out ahead and outperform as well, say market watchers.

Singapore business sentiment improves for 2025; manpower costs, uncertain demand still top concerns About 40% of companies surveyed are satisfied with the current business climate, up from 37% in the year-ago period.

CDL, Frasers, Sekisui launch The Orie with prices starting in the S$2,400 to S$2,500 psf range It is the first private residential launch in Toa Payoh since 2016.

Johor-Singapore SEZ poised to absorb Singapore’s lower-skilled jobs – but that may be the point For Johor, the SEZ offers an opportunity to mitigate its long-standing “brain drain”, as Malaysians seeking employment often…

‘Bleisure’ accommodation and more – 4 travel trends to watch in 2025 Travellers will want more varied accommodation options and eco-centric experiences; medical tourism is primed to do well.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Nio, SingPost, Digital Core Reit, Trendlines Top Stories: 1. Companies: ‘Bleisure’ accommodation and more – 4 travel trends to watch in 2025 2. Singapore: Johor-Singapore SEZ p…

HDB resale prices continue climbing; up 2.5% in Q4 and 9.6% for 2024 “The resale prices in Q4 2024 continued to be driven by a strong broad-based demand, as well as some supply tightness in the market,” said HDB. ➡️ Priv…

SingPost appoints Neo Su Yin as group COO In this newly created role, Neo will oversee the group’s Singapore and international business units and property.

Singapore’s economy grew 4% in 2024; Q4 GDP comes in at 4.3% This makes last year’s GDP better than the official forecast of “around 3.5%” that MTI had narrowed to last November.