The Republic has been ranked the fifth most important city in the world - up two notches from its previous ranking - by high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), according to The Wealth Report 2012 by Citi Private Bank and property consultancy Knight Frank. London took top spot in the ranking, followed by New York, Hong Kong and Paris. The survey assesses the importance of key cities to HNWIs based on the...
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Singapore has been ranked the most competitive city in Asia, according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The "Hot Spots: Benchmarking Global City Competitiveness" report also identified Singapore as the third most competitive city in the world, after economic and financial hubs New York and London. The report covered a total of 120 global markets, assessed on the basis of 21 qualitative and...
Singapore's total population stood at 5.18 million as at end June this year. According to latest statistics from the Population Trends 2011 report, there were 3.79 million Singapore residents. Of which, 3.26 million are Singapore citizens and 530,000 are permanent residents. There were 1.39 million non-resident foreigners as at end June. The report said the total population expanded by 2.1 per cent, or...
Singapore has retained its position as Asia's Top Convention City, according to the latest global rankings by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). In addition, Singapore has maintained its spot as one of the Top Five Convention Cities alongside Vienna, Barcelona, Paris and Berlin. ICCA's CEO Martin Sirk congratulated Singapore on hosting the most rotating association meetings...
Singapore continues to be attractive for multi-national companies to set up headquarters and take advantage of growth in Asia. That was the message from Mr Leo Yip, Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB). Speaking to Channel NewsAsia on EDB's 50th anniversary, Mr Yip said prospects for Asia also remain bright despite the slower growth in the last quarter for Singapore. He said global companies...
Singapore has been ranked as Asia's leading global city, according to a study released by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The study ranks cities of the world across a number of parameters such as ease of doing business and livability. Though Singapore took the top spot for an Asian city, it finished in ninth place among all the 26 cities surveyed. Results show Singapore to be doing well in key areas such as...
Singapore is the third most expensive location in Asia to live in, according to the latest accommodation reports from consultancy firm ECA international. Taking the top spot is Tokyo, followed by Hong Kong in the second place, and Seoul clinching the fourth spot. Rents have been on the rise in Asia, boosted by economic growth, strong Asian currencies and the region's growing expatriate numbers. ECA,...
Singapore is the third most competitive economy in the world, according to the World Economic Forum's competitiveness ranking published on Thursday. The city-state was also placed third in 2009. But within Asia, Singapore is still the most competitive economy. Japan is in 6th place while Hong Kong 11th. Singapore won points for its lack of corruption and for the efficiency of its government. Meanwhile...
SINGAPORE should be able to handle a population of slightly above six million, but beyond that would be 'worrying', said the chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities advisory board Liu Thai Ker. Mr Liu, a former chief executive of the Housing & Development Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority, said that since Singapore has planned for a population of 5.5 million, a 10-12% increase to a population...
The Department of Statistics (DOS) said Singapore registered a lower population growth this year due to the slower growth in the number of permanent residents and non-residents. In the advance release of the 2010 Population Census, DOS said Singapore's total population grew 1.8 per cent to 5.08 million as at end June. The number of permanent residents grew by 1.5 per cent, down from at least six per cent...