Costs
8 Remote Hiring Mistakes That Inflate Costs
Remote hiring can look cheap on paper. You post a role, get a flood of applicants, and assume the savings will show up automatically, but it rarely works that...
India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:08 PM[MUMBAI] India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will open a trading office in Singapore next month, as the state-owned refiner seeks to become...
ESMAIL and MOIR: Canada’s health-care system costs patients in many ways
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsOpinionColumnistsHealth-care costs for the average Canadian family have grown 1.6 times faster than the cost of housing, 2.2 times faster than the cost of food, and 1.6...
PC Partner proposes delisting from Hong Kong to strengthen operations, lower costs
This will leave the company with just its primary listing on the Singapore Exchange[SINGAPORE] Electronic company PC Partner Group has proposed a voluntary delisting from the mainboard of the...
Asian exporters absorbing about 20% of US tariffs, passing on remaining costs: Nomura
[SINGAPORE] Asian exporters are absorbing about one-fifth of US tariffs and passing on the remaining costs, indicated Nomura’s Asia Economic Monthly report released on Friday (Sep 5). Advanced manufacturers...
AI driving efficiency up and costs down at creative agencies: advertising mogul Martin Sorrell
[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping across the advertising and marketing industry – and challenging the traditional agency model where too much time and manpower are spent producing commercials...
BHP delays Jansen potash project as costs surge; logs record copper output
[BENGALURU] BHP Group flagged delays and cost overruns of about 30 per cent for its key Jansen Stage 1 potash project on Friday (Jul 18), even as the miner...
Assisted living in Singapore: Companies face steep costs, but innovation is still possible
[SINGAPORE] Assisted living facilities – which enable elderly folk to live semi-independently with elderly-friendly amenities and care services – are a tough business in land-scarce Singapore. But there is...
