Sector
China’s farm sector buckles up for tariffs as trade war worsens
[SINGAPORE] Chinese tariffs on US agricultural goods will test the farm sectors of both nations.China’s swift retaliation in matching Washington’s blanket 34 per cent levies will fall heavily on...
UK unveils support for tariff-hit auto sector to go green
[LONDON] The UK government on Sunday unveiled plans to give carmakers more flexibility in transitioning to electric vehicles in a bid to boost the sector in the face of...
S-Reits record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak
[SINGAPORE] Global markets experienced a sell-off after US President Donald Trump imposed a 10 per cent baseline tariff on imported goods from all countries starting Apr 5. US markets...
European tech sector sees unexpected rebound on AI windfall
European technology giants are exceeding expectations this quarter, joining financial and healthcare companies as one of the reporting season’s best-performing segments. Buoyed by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, the technology sub-sector...
‘Significant’ investor interest in South-east Asia’s wellness real estate sector amid global boom: CLI
INVESTOR interest in wellness real estate is steadily on the rise and South-east Asia offers significant opportunities within its health and wellness industries, said a report by CapitaLand Investment...
Singapore’s financial sector looks to internal hiring, reskilling and flexible structures to fill manpower gaps
AMID high-profile layoffs that have hit some global banks, financial-services firms are still grappling with a shortage of good talent. And increasingly, they are looking at hiring from within,...
Talent crunch pushing Singapore’s financial sector to rewrite operations playbook to retain staff
In the race for talent, some banks are re-thinking their operating models, or redefining seniority by performance, not tenure AMID high-profile layoffs that have hit some global banks, financial-services...
China’s record mergers in 57 trillion yuan small banking sector raise future risks
CHINA oversaw its largest-ever wave of rural bank mergers last year, a Reuters review of official data showed, but analysts say Beijing’s efforts to tackle risks in the small...
