Do not solve problems one election cycle at a time: DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam
By Kumaran Pillai… Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam outlined the global economic risk and opportunities in the years ahead in
View ArticleThe case for selling US Treasuries
By Charles Tan… Last week’s anti-climactic resolution to the US government shutdown and debt ceiling impasse brought to mind a
View ArticleBonsai Nation: Will Singapore matter when China becomes No. 1?
By Bob Tan… “Singapore is a bonsai in China’s image – a miniature doppleganger similar in all respects save size.”
View ArticleUS exempts SG from sanctions despite cases of illegal trade with Iran in...
Quick Summary Spat of cases involving Singapore-based entities trading with Iran illegally in recent years US exempts Singapore from sanctions…
View ArticleIs Singapore slowly becoming like this?
By David Simon… American author and journalist. This is an edited extract of a talk given at the Festival of
View ArticleCampaign: For chocolate free of child-slavery!
Strong advocacy and awareness campaigns have resulted in sales of shark’s fin falling sharply in Singapore. Now is the time …
View ArticleThe smell of money
When it comes to smelling, chasing and pocketing money, Singapore has a way of punching above its weight. Ideology and…
View ArticleTrend Following Strategies In Today’s Markets
Trend following strategies have been under the limelight for its dismal performance in recent years. Whenever we think of trend…
View ArticleGlobal Recovery Runs Out Of Steam, According To Latest Global Survey Of...
PRESS RELEASE… The global economic recovery has once again run out of momentum, according to the latest findings from the
View ArticleGlobal Employment Crisis Looms Large
According to a report released on Tuesday for the G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting, the global employment crisis is…
View ArticleEconomic Growth and Action on Climate Change can now be achieved together,...
A major new report released by a commission of global leaders finds that governments and businesses can now improve economic…
View ArticleDecentralised, blockchain-based stock exchange to be created
One of the major adopters of Bitcoin, Overstock.com, recently announced the creation of a partnership with Counterparty on a project code-named Medici. Taking its name from the 14th Century banking...
View ArticleWorld Bank Growth Forecast Down for Asia
On Monday, a report from the World Bank revised projected economic forecasts for the developing nations of East Asia. Key factors in the revised forecast include China’s slowing economic expansion and...
View ArticleFacebook Buys Mobile Messaging App
On October 6, the social media giant Facebook announced that its deal to purchase the mobile messaging application WhatsApp has been completed. This is seen as a significant deal with Facebook, already...
View ArticleBitcoins regulatory future?
Bitcoin, like most crypto-currencies, are misunderstood by the general public and maligned by critics. This is due to a fundamental misunderstanding of Bitcoin, as well as its disruptive nature. Like...
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