Singapore Business Review

AI as the new competitive advantage for Singapore’s small retailers

Before small retailers make AI to work, it helps to clear what ‘relevance’ means to shoppers.

Incredible Holdings director assists CAD-MAS probe into company affairs

Incredible Holdings said one of its independent directors has assisted an investigation into the company's affairs.

Singapore's next payments opportunity

The next chapter may be measured by how effectively money helps people move forward.

Electronic export surges 131.8% as AI-related data centre investment remains high

Electronics and electrical product demand will continue to be the key drivers of Singapore’s export and manufacturing activity until the end of…

AI customer service gaps push 34% of consumers to human agents

consumers are comfortable handing routine tasks to AI customer service agents, but they remain sharply intolerant of bots that fail to recognise…

Three in four S-REITs readying for sustainability assurance ahead of 2029 mandate: PwC

Three in four S-REITs are preparing for a sustainability assurance readiness assessment ahead of mandatory external limited assurance.

Businesses restructure amidst sector growth

Businesses restructure and relocate operations amidst growth in Singapore’s manufacturing and retail sectors.

Platform workers lack routine care despite new safeguards

Singapore Life Ltd. (Singlife) and Delivery Hero (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., which operates foodpanda in Singapore, launched RiderCare on 1 August.

Over half of firms still hire selectively despite better revenue

Hiring in Singapore remains cautious even amongst firms reporting better revenue, with 52% still recruiting selectively.

Singapore tops Southeast Asia with 25 firms on Asia’s best workplaces list

Singapore placed 25 companies on Great Place to Work’s 2026 Best Workplaces in Asia list, the highest number among Southeast Asian markets.

Only 7% of ASEAN firms ready to scale AI agents: survey

Only 7% of large enterprises across ASEAN are ready to scale agentic artificial intelligence, despite 87% already having AI agents in pilot prog…

Thakral seeks Mainboard listing of lifestyle business spin-off

Thakral Corporation seeks to spin off selected lifestyle business segments and list the new entity on the SGX Mainboard.

Singapore, Luxembourg eye deeper ties in quantum, AI and space tech

Singapore and Luxembourg are looking to deepen cooperation in quantum technology, AI, space, and satellite communications.

Singapore buildings blur lines between uses

Singapore's architects are designing integrated developments that combine residential, healthcare, workplace, and transit functions to maximise…

Government keeping hands off Temasek investment decisions, Shanmugam says

The Singapore government will continue to leave individual investment decisions to Temasek and its portfolio companies.

Factory output, new orders support Singapore's modest PMI gain in August

Singapore’s manufacturing activity edged higher in August, with the Purchasing Managers’ Index rising 0.1 point from the previous month to 51.5.

Singapore captures 82.5% of blockchain funding in Southeast Asia

Singapore accounted for 82.5% of all-time blockchain equity funding tracked across Southeast Asia, according to a report by private-market data…

STI narrows valuation gap as earnings take focus

Singapore equities entered the second half on stronger footing after the Straits Times Index (STI) narrowed its gap to analysts' consensus price…