Against the global backdrop of rising market and geopolitical volatility, companies in Singapore are taking concrete actions to make the best of potential uncertainties despite mixed sentiments, as reflected in a recent survey conducted by TMF Group, a leading provider of international business administration support services.
DHL and New York University's Stern School of Business have released the new DHL Global Connectedness Index 2022, an in-depth report on the state of globalization and its prospects.
Analyzing data from 171 countries and territories, it reveals how flows of trade, people, capital,...
Aon plc has released a global survey, 'Reprioritizing Risk and Resilience For a Post-COVID-19 Future' in 1Q 2021. The survey results revealed that reprioritising risk and exploring new risk management strategies are now the top priorities for businesses.
The report identified differences in how businesses have...
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and Singapore Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran have agreed to accelerate steps towards a comprehensive and forward-looking Digital Partnership between the EU and Singapore.
They reaffirmed their shared ambition to bring the robust and longstanding EU-Singapore relationship into the...
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, companies are decidedly more pessimistic about the global economy than their own prospects, according to a new study released by the Economist Intelligence Unit on 24 April 2020.
This study, the Global Business Barometer (GBB), supported by...
Stripe has published a report exploring how digital trade is reshaping the global economy. It finds that consumers and businesses are optimistic about the globalized economy, with businesses looking to expand into new international markets, and consumers increasingly willing to purchase cross-border goods and services online.
A report based on the study Decoding Global Ways of Working states that only 7 per cent of Asia's workforce now want to commit to a completely onsite work arrangement. A majority of them have expressed a desire for flexibility in where their work gets done. A total of...
Two years after the onset of the pandemic, the global economy continues to recover, but still faces significant challenges. After the lull in the 3rd quarter of 2021, Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and exacerbated one of the main factors affecting the recovery: disruptions...
Xero has released two new reports highlighting the economic and emotional impact of the pandemic on small businesses across multiple countries.
The Xero Small Business Insights (SBI) Special Report, “Pandemic Insights: Small Business Experience”, produced with AlphaBeta (part of Accenture), is based on anonymised...
Research commissioned by HSBC Commercial Banking shows that international businesses from nine major economies are increasingly optimistic about their growth prospects in Southeast Asia.
They expect sales in the region to grow by 23.2% over the next 12 months – versus 20.1% from last year's...
