The Business Times

Singapore’s economy grows 1.2% in 2023, but ‘much will depend’ on global tensions in 2024: PM Lee “We must continue to approach potentially divisive issues like the Israel-Hamas conflict with tolerance and respect toward…

The pitfalls of giving feedback across generations One research project with 8,000 employees in Germany showed that when younger managers supervise older workers, everyone is measurably less happy.

How to start growing wealth in 2024 Investing in shares beats returns from cash or bonds. But it is important to start early and trade less.

#BTLifestyle: A dream home for a property agent After years of selling houses, a real estate specialist knows exactly what he wants for his own.

#BTLifestyle: Out of Africa, into Asia An upcoming exhibition staged by the Singapore-based non-profit The Institutum sheds light on the rise of African art, pairing it with Asian art to explore common ground between the…

#BTLifestyle: Modern Malay cuisine with more style than heart Harummanis has the potential to bring a fresh perspective to heritage cooking but leans too far to the contemporary, says our food critic Jaime Ee.

Musk is world’s richest person in 2023 The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by US$1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the US$1.4 trillion lost the year prior

Bangladesh's 'tiny houses' tackle giant flood challenge The “Khudi Bari” or “tiny house” – resilient homes made on bamboo stilts rising out of the floodwaters that are also easy to move to safer locations when needed – o…

How China’s property crisis blew up bets that couldn’t lose What started as a housing slump has escalated into a full-blown crisis.

Household electricity, gas bills to continue climb in Q1 on higher tariffs, GST increase Electricity tariffs after GST are expected to go up by 4.8% to 32.58 Singapore cents kilowatt-hour, from 31 cents previously.

Geely-owned Chinese luxury EV brand Zeekr to start Singapore sales in 2024 The first deliveries are slated to begin in June or July.

Battling the year-end financial stress A potent mix of regret and dread can make the final days of the year particularly stressful. Here are financial advisers’ tips to get back on track.

Pent-up leasing demand for new offices may be unleashed in H2 2024 As Singapore economy shines, businesses will find it easier to get capex nods for new office fit-outs, say analysts.

Restaurants poised to lower prices, widen options as industry adjusts to smaller dining wallets in 2024 “It’s been tough,” says Tan Ken Loon of Naked Finn, adding that revenue has easily dropped by 30% from 2022.

#BTOpinion: PowerPoint parties and the joy of “useless” knowledge PowerPoint parties are inspiring. They're a great reminder of how much joy we can derive from learning for its own sake, almost as a form of play.

The Fed’s remarkable feat The US central bank has managed to humble hawkish and dovish critics alike.

A year of firsts for the Singapore stock market From SPACs to new board rules, SGX RegCo CEO Tan Boon Gin weighs in on what he called 'a year of firsts' for the Singapore stock market.

It was a tough year for almost every bank not named JPMorgan For most of the industry, 2023 was bleak.

China's Xiaomi unveils first electric vehicle, plans to become top carmaker The sedan, dubbed the SU7, is a highly anticipated model that is expected to make the most of its shared operating system with the company’s pop…

#BTOpinion: JB-Singapore RTS Link a key bilateral project that will accelerate regional connectivity There are several considerations in order for this important bilateral project, to succeed over the long haul. First, i…

Demand for latest Singapore Savings Bond falls after average returns slide to 3.07% This was the first time interest rates fell, after rising for the past six consecutive issuances.

Singapore’s F&B groups delay, scrap new outlet openings amid tough conditions This November and December, new store openings are down by some 20 to 30 per cent for existing F&B clients of payments service provider EPOS,…

Credit Suisse fined S$3.9 million for misconduct by relationship managers The Swiss bank’s RMs had provided clients with “inaccurate or incomplete post-trade disclosures” which resulted in these clients being charged spr…

Suez Canal reroutes have mixed impact on Singapore SMEs so far Among the held up goods are special bottles of whiskies from Scotland with dragon motifs for 2024’s Chinese New Year. “Basically in layman’s terms, if they d…

DPM Wong to deliver 2024 Budget statement on Feb 16 This is his third time delivering the annual speech.

Expectations mixed on Singapore’s monetary moves in 2024, even as core inflation is set to cool Economists are divided over how monetary policy will shape up.

Tough lessons from China’s fizzled recovery The economy was supposed to roar back this year, but festering problems caught up with it. The bigger shift has been in our own expectations of how well China can perform.

Indonesia’s bumper IPO harvest to continue as Asean middle class fuels growth Thailand and Malaysia are also expected to see more IPO movements as Asean companies seek capital.

Major carriers adopt different approaches to sailing through the Red Sea The world’s largest boxship line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) reiterated that it would reroute vessels booked for Suez transit via the Cape…