The Business Times

5 Questions with Willis Wee, founder of Tech in Asia TIA founder and CEO Willis Wee has spent the past 15 years working tirelessly at one job. Now he’s entering a new phase of TIA’s journey, following the company’s acqui…

Singapore banks had a Goldilocks year in 2023, but 2024 not likely to be as benign amid tepid loan growth “The best of the days are probably behind the Singapore banks. You may want to buy these banks some time in 2024,…

‘It was a miracle’: How passengers escaped a JAL fireball in Tokyo All 379 passengers and crew escaped the Airbus A350 aircraft which erupted into a fireball after colliding with a smaller Coast Guard plane shortly after…

Malaysia’s Anwar brushes off alleged plot to topple government Anwar told reporters he was aware of the so-called “Dubai Move” – an alleged meeting among Malaysian opposition leaders in the United Arab Emirates last mont…

Singapore’s growth to improve in 2024, but uncertainty lingers over pace of recovery: economists Most economists stuck to existing 2024 estimates, though noting downside risks.

Singapore’s nominal wage growth may slow further in 2024 as labour market cools Yet unlike 2023, when high inflation caused wages to shrink in real terms, there is a chance of real wage growth this year as inflation slow…

HSBC takes on Revolut, Wise with new forex app for non-customers Zing will initially be offered in the UK, but Europe’s largest bank is planning to roll out the service in other places in the coming months.

#BTOpinion: Tech counters will need to prove that profitability in 2023 is no fluke This year will be the biggest challenge for both Grab and Sea to prove that profitability is not a fluke but an achievable goal.

10 Singapore stocks to watch in 2024 From 17Live to Genting Singapore, here are 10 stocks set for interesting moves this year, compiled by BT's Companies & Markets team.

Private home prices up 2.7% in Q4, taking full-year rise to 6.7%: URA flash data Prices rose the most among landed properties as well as in prime Core Central Region and suburban Outside Central Region non-landed units i…

#BTOpinion: High COE prices will not hurt private housing demand While many people grumble about high COE prices, having a car-lite Singapore can improve the living environment here and possibly benefit homeowners.

China companies making vast inroads into South-east Asia The country’s tepid domestic market and a global trend of revenge spending means many Chinese businesses are feeling a pressing need to venture overseas, with Sout…

Q4 growth of 2.8%, with manufacturing upturn, pushes Singapore’s 2023 full-year growth to 1.2% But manufacturing’s upturn came after three previous quarters in contraction. For the whole of 2023, the sector contracted 3.…

Real estate stress is brewing in Asian markets other than China Surging interest rates and regulatory scrutiny are causing distress for builders and creditors in Asian economies from South Korea to Vietnam.

M&A activity expected to pick up in 2024; digital infrastructure, renewables to fuel growth After more than a year of leaning back and sheltering from the storm, market watchers believe investors could be on the active l…

#BTOpinion: Why Singapore’s demographic problem is no problem at all Greying populations aren’t impediments to progress; they are signs of it. Here’s why.

GIC slips from top spot as most active state-owned investor in 2023: report In 2023, SOIs around the world invested less frequently and in reduced amounts compared with 2022.

Maersk temporarily halts sailing through Red Sea after attack on its Singapore-flagged ship After that initial attack, four boats approached the vessel and opened fire in an attempt to board it.