• Optimism in global economic growth reaches record level and rises in all countries • US reinforces its lead on China as a target market for growth in 2018 • Over half of CEOs expect their headcount to increase • Terrorism, geopolitical uncertainty, cyber and climate change rise as threats to growth
Date
3 January 2017
Contact
Natalie Choo, PwC Singapore
Tel : +65 8722 7545 (M)
E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
Candy Li, PwC Singapore
Tel : +65 8613 8820 (M)
E-mail: candy.yt.li@sg.pwc.com
Singapore, 3 January 2018 –The year 2017 ended with a good showing for the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with total funds raised through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
• 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
Contact
Natalie Choo, PwC Singapore
Tel : +65 6236 4309 (DID) / +65 8722 7545 (M)
E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
Chow Zhi Ting, SPRING Singapore
Tel: +65 6279 3782 (DID) / +65 9635 7071 (M)
Email: chow_zhi_ting@spring.gov.sg
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
Contact
Natalie Choo, Singapore
Tel: +65 6236 4309
Mobile: +65 8222 7545
E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
Rowena Mearley, Global Media Relations
Tel: + 1 646 313 0937
E-mail: rowena.j.mearley@pwc.com
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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
Contact
Natalie Choo
Tel: +65 6236 4309
Mobile: +65 9738 1415
E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
Candy Li
Tel: +65 6236 7429
Mobile: +65 8613 8820
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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
Tel: +65 6236 4309
Mobile: +65 9738 1415
E-mail: natalie.yl.choo@sg.pwc.com
Candy Li
Tel: +65 6236 7429
Mobile: +65 8613 8820
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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
