Budget 2019

SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Thanks to a global upswing, semiconductor manufacturer DenseLight enjoyed 48% growth in revenue last year.

SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Nearly two years after the July 2018 round of property cooling measures, the private residential prices have stabilised, loan growth held steady, and excessive speculative heat s

SINGAPORE (Mar 6): Maybank Kim Eng Research says setting up an Airport REIT could be another way of financing Changi Airport’s expansion -- which includes a new Terminal 5 and a third runway -- cos

SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Hot on the heels of a $9 billion Pioneer Generation package announced in Budget 2014, the $8 billion Merdeka Generation package is setting up expectations of similar packages fo

SINGAPORE (Feb 22): While the Goods and Services Tax took a back seat in this year’s Budget, apart from adjustments to the GST import reliefs for travellers, businesses were looking forward to a Bu

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat boosted health-care and military spending, gave tax rebates to citizens and tightened rules on foreign workers ahead of an election tha

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): In commemoration of Singapore’s bicentennial this year, the Singapore government is introducing two special initiatives to "support the spirit of giving back” in the form of a $

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): Singapore will set aside $6.1 billion for a new Merdeka Generation Fund to provide benefits for close to 500,000 Singaporeans born in the 1950s.

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): As more Singaporeans enter their senior years, healthcare needs to grow, according to finance minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2019 speech.

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): Singapore will continue to build on its position as a Global-Asia node of technology, innovation and enterprise.