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2 days ago · Singapore expects even split of fresh graduates, mid-career switchers to make up 10,000 new AI workers. ABOUT half of Singapore’s intended pipeline of 10,000 new artificial intelligence (AI) workers are expected to come through reskilling programmes, with the... Nov 13, 2024 02:08 PM.
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2 days ago · Singtel’s H1 profit falls 42.4% to S$1.23 billion in absence of exceptional gain. SINGTEL’S net profit for the first half ended September fell 42.4 per cent year on year to S$1.23 billion from S$2.14 billion. Nov 13, 2024 08:20 AM. UPDATED 4 hours ago.
Singapore banks optimistic about earnings, capital returns ...
1 day ago · PHOTO: BT FILE. SINGAPORE banks are optimistic about their earnings outlook moving into 2025, after yet another set of record quarterly earnings for the third quarter ended September 2024. They also see upsides to net interest margins (NIMs) during Donald Trump’s second term as US president, given that markets expect inflationary policies ...
Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
1 day ago · SINGAPORE stocks rose on Thursday (Nov 14) as Asian indices closed mixed and the US dollar continued to strengthen. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.5 per cent or 17.82 points to 3,738.16. Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 303 to 233 after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changed hands.
More Singapore firms saw overseas sales growth in 2024: SBF ...
1 day ago · The report of a survey by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), released on Thursday (Nov 14), said this contributed to a rise in the proportion of businesses with at least two-fifths of sales from overseas sources – 56 per cent in 2024, from 54 per cent in 2023. There was also a slight rise in the number of businesses planning future ...
Singapore proposes law to entrench non-discriminatory ...
3 days ago · If passed, the law will prohibit adverse employment decisions based on five sets of protected characteristics. PHOTO: BT FILE. SINGAPORE is introducing legislation to entrench anti-discrimination in the workplace, three years after then-prime minister Lee Hsien Loong announced plans for this in the National Day Rally 2021.
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