Global economic growth in 2018 on track to be fastest since 2011 - PwC
• PwC Economic analysis predicts 2018 to be the most energy hungry on record • G7 unemployment rate hitting a 40 year low
• PwC Economic analysis predicts 2018 to be the most energy hungry on record • G7 unemployment rate hitting a 40 year low
Date
14 December 2017
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Natalie Choo, PwC Singapore
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Chow Zhi Ting, SPRING Singapore
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Singapore, 14 December 2017 – Against a backdrop of increasing interest rates and volatile economic environm
Singapore, 6 December 2017 – PwC Singapore today released a set of recommendations which were provided to the Ministry of Finance and the Monetary Authority of Singapore for consideration in relation to the upcoming Singapore Budget 2018.
Chris Woo, Tax Leader, PwC Singapore, said:
“We must continually enhance the fiscal environment to make it more conducive for Singapore to undergo our dig
Investors believe Singapore’s commercial and residential markets have bottomed
• 72% of ASEAN business leaders expect their global footprint to expand over the next three years (61% in Singapore, 63% across APEC) • 58% plan to increase business investments in 2018 (62% in Singapore) • 73% reprioritising their allocation of investments to foreign markets (64% in Singapore) • 58% automating some functions in their workforce (64% in Singapore)
Leadership commitment, resilience and collaboration critical to success
Date
24 October 2017
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Natalie Choo, Singapore
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Rowena Mearley, Global Media Relations
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Annual worldwide R&D spending breaks through $700bn for the top 1000 corporate R&D spenders for first t
Date
12 October 2017
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Natalie Choo
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Singapore, 12 October 2017 – Digital technologies are disrupting the way business is done in many industries and this is no diffe
Date4 October 2017ContactNatalie Choo
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Key notes
• All lines of business growing strongly
• Total workforce rises to 236,000
• 19 acquisitions around the world in F
42% of Key Audit Matters reported in Singapore included outcomes or results compared with 27% in HK and 2% in UK in the first year of adopting the enhanced auditor reporting standards
PwC's Next Gen survey finds that among next generation of family business leaders, three in four have big plans to take their business forward. PwC also launched the Asia Pacific Next Gen Club, a regional network focused on helping the next generation of family business leaders effectively drive the future growth of their business
Date10 August 2017ContactNatalie Choo (based in Singapore)
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Lynn Hunter (based in the UK)
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