Time for Singapore’s Travel Stocks to Soar After Border Reopens Borders are finally opening more than 2-years after Covid-19. As travelers return to the skies, Singapore travel and its travel stocks are ready for a boost. Aviation and travel stocks in Singapore are beginning to rebound from the low levels it was at during the…
Singapore in 3rd Place In Its Ranking for Global Competitiveness Thanks to its Covid-19 policy, Singapore ranks 3rd place in its global competitiveness. This cements it as the third-most competitive country economically worldwide. Singapore comes in behind Denmark and Switzerland. Singapore has held the top spot where the Asia-Pacific countries are concerned. It has held…
Singapore Comes Out on Top As The Best Ecosystem for Start-Ups in Asia-Pacific Singapore has always been renowned as a thriving business hub in Asia. But now it has strengthened its reputation even further by coming out on top as the best place in the Asia-Pacific for start-up companies. It has even overtaken China to…
More Foreign Workers Coming into Singapore, Easing Manpower Crunch Businesses can breathe a sigh of relief as the manpower crunch is expected to ease in the coming months, thanks to more foreign workers coming in. Now that the borders have opened again, the labour shortage issue can be addressed. More foreign workers are expected to…
Singapore Households Can Now Claim $100 Worth of CDC Vouchers Singaporean households can claim $100 worth of CDC vouchers starting from 11 May, thanks to the new tranche of vouchers that was launched. The Community Development Council (CDC) launched the latest trance of vouchers with the intent that it will help household expenses. The CDC…
Non-Oil Domestic Exports in Singapore Increase in March to 7.7% Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore rose in March to 7.7%. This was on the heels of its previous 9.4% increase back in February. The increase was largely thanks to Malaysia, the United States, and the European Union markets. Exports to the top 10 markets…
Singapore Air Traffic Rebound is On Track for 2022 Good news on the Singapore air traffic front. The country’s traffic volume is almost one-third of what it was pre-Covid. This is two weeks after Singapore fully reopened its borders. With air traffic volume on track to achieve its 50% target, Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS)…
Singapore Travel Safe Enough Even If Restrictions Are Relaxed Experts believe that it is safe enough for Singapore travel if the Government relaxes its restrictions because the Omicron variant has already reached its peak. Cases coming into Singapore are not contributing much to the local Covid-19 cases. Experts are calling for Singapore to remove its…
Experts Believe More University Spots Will Benefit the Economic Job Future of Working Adults in Singapore If more places are created at universities for working adults in Singapore, there could be a shift in mindset towards adult education. What Singaporeans need to realise is that going back to university is an opportunity. It is a…
New Scoring System for Employment Pass Applicants from September 2023 From September 2023, Employment Pass (EP) applicants in Singapore will have a new scoring system in place. Any foreign professionals who want to live and work in Singapore will soon need to undergo and pass the new evaluation process. The process is point-based and will…