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Economists raise Singapore’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.6%, majority see MAS holding in April The improved outlook for 2026 came on the back of better full-year prospects for Singapore's manufacturing as well as wholesale…

Budget 2026: Singapore risks ‘missing middle’ as AI squeezes out junior roles, warns Desmond Choo NTUC deputy secretary-general Desmond Choo cautioned that replacing juniors with AI could weaken Singapore’s future talent…

Malaysia’s Genting dynasty gripped by RM1.6 billion inheritance battle Two daughters of Lim Siew Kim, the youngest daughter of late Genting Bhd patriarch Lim Goh Tong, have filed suit to nullify their mother’s final will…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Food Empire, AEM Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Hong Leong Finance Top stories: 1. Companies: Malaysia’s Genting dynasty gripped by RM1.6 billion inheritance bat…

OCBC’s new CEO Tan Teck Long pivots to Asean, wealth integration in new growth road map For 2026, he expects total income to be ‘stable to growing’, in part contributed by double-digit wealth growth. 👉OCBC favours speci…

Singapore remains ‘bedrock’ for family offices, but more turn to Hong Kong or Middle East for extra bases: StanChart’s private bank head Singapore has a head start over Hong Kong and the UAE when it comes to building an…

Budget 2026: Raise jobseeker support scheme’s S$5,000 income cap to cover more retrenched PMEs, says NTUC chief Income cap can be pegged to PMET median monthly income, which was around S$7,600 in 2025, says Ng Chee Meng.

'Extremely competitive market': Celebrity chefs 'disappear' from Singapore hotels after high-profile debuts The most recent departure was Josh Niland, the Australian chef behind the seafood-centric FYSH at The Singapore…

HSBC bonus pool rises to US$3.93 billion, highest in at least a decade CEO Georges Elhedery was handed £6.62 million (S$11.3 million) in pay for 2025, after driving through one of the biggest restructurings in decades, a…

Receivers put one-seventh stake in Cheong family’s Oxley Rise mansion on the block The prime freehold residential landed plot was put up for sale in 2022 at S$300 million.

Deliveroo’s exit from Singapore not surprising as DoorDash shifts view Parent company DoorDash said the decision is “not an indication of the business performance”.

Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% holds 33%: Jeffrey Siow The issue of wealth inequality arose during the second day of the Budget debate, where Workers’ Party MP Louis Chua urged…

Tan Boon Liat Building in Outram up for sale again at lower S$1 billion reserve price That is about 13% lower than the previous attempt.

AI adoption, S$15.1 billion surplus dominate first day of Budget debate Some MPs call for CDC Vouchers scheme to be refined into a recurring one to better reflect household needs.

SingPost Q3 operating profit falls 38.3% to S$3.8 million on structural headwinds The drop comes amid continued declines in letter mail and cross-border volumes.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: OCBC, Sembcorp, Genting Singapore, Ho Bee Land, SBS Transit, Clint, Sert, OUE Reit Top stories: 1. Companies: Genting Singapore H2 profit falls 30% to S$155.6 million 2. Singap…

OCBC Q4 profit up 3% to S$1.75 billion; declares S$0.42 per share dividend It is also proposing a special dividend of S$0.16 per share, lifting its total FY2025 dividend payout to 60% of net profit.

Resilience over returns: How China’s economic model sparks a rethink about global competition Conventional wisdom in the West held that sustained frontier innovation required liberal democratic institutions, secure priva…

South-east Asia gets tariff breather as Trump resets duties, but too early for region to rejoice Maybank’s director of macro research Erica Tay told The Business Times that the effective tariff rates on South-east Asian…

SIA Q3 operating profit up 26% on record revenue; net earnings down 69% in absence of one-off gain The drop was due to the absence of a one-off, non-cash gain of S$1.1 billion booked in the year-ago period, following the…

S$10 billion invested in workforce initiatives over past five years: MOM The government has been strengthening measures to enhance workers’ career resilience and support career transitions, says Senior Minister of State…

Altallo Asset Management in option to buy 158 Cecil Street for S$175 million The 14-storey building, formerly known as The Spazio and Dapenso Building, is on a site with a balance lease of about 55 years.

Singapore growth poised for boost as pace in tech productivity surges: DBS This optimistic outlook follows two years of robust growth at 5.3% and 5%, with expectations for another strong showing in 2026.

K-beauty had its day. Now C-beauty slays Young, digitally-savvy Singaporean shoppers are increasingly turning from South Korean to Chinese skincare brands, drawn by lower prices, fast product launches, and online marketi…

Manulife issues record US$300 million life policy for a single client Manulife issued 25 individual policies valued at over US$50 million each, in the last 12 months.

‘Best jobs’ in Singapore? Piano teachers strike the right note In a labour market marked by increasingly selective hiring and rising employer caution, piano teachers have emerged as one of the top-ranked jobs in Singapor…

Green group files SGX complaint against OCBC over disclosure gaps on coal plants Environmental group Market Forces says OCBC did not provide complete information material to investors, including the true extent of its ex…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: UOB, OCBC, Keppel, Great Eastern, CAReit, iFast, ValueMax, MoneyMax Top stories: 1. Companies: Great Eastern Q4 profit up 79% at S$241.4 million 2. Singapore: The top 10 best –…

UOB Q4 profit down 7% at S$1.41 billion; to give junior staff one-off supplementary payout This was below the S$1.44 billion consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey.