70% Singaporeans in senior management roles in retail banks’ local functions
MAS established a $125 million package earlier this year to encourage financial institutions (FIs) to retain, train and hire Singaporeans. A strong Singaporean core complemented by high-quality and diverse foreign talent in every major FI. We’re not quite there yet but the picture across the sector as a whole is better than often portrayed especially on social media. Singaporeans make up 70% of the workforce in the finance sector. PRs make up another 14% according to MAS estimates.
Shell picks Pulau Bukom to pilot new virtual manufacturing technology
Shell’s choice of Singapore confirms what Minister Chan Chun Sing said about Singapore being leaders in driving the development of the digital economy ecosystem.
Kajima invests S$100m in first overseas innovation centre in Singapore; good jobs for Singaporeans
Despite the difficult climate caused by COVID-19, Kajima is investing in a global hub in Singapore that will serve also as its Asia-Pacific Headquarters. Good jobs including research personnel will be created for Singaporeans. Min Chan Chun Sing said the PAP Government has over the years entrenched our competitive advantages through a strong regulatory environment, skilled workforce and deep connectivity.
Retrenched, but Hairul did not give up and neither did MP Murali Pillai
Thank you, Mr Murali, for once again making a difference in someone’s life.
Kudos to Mr Hairul Firdaus.
He has kept an open mind and applied himself to learning and joining training courses. He did not give up.
Can PAP just let success speak for itself?
No one recognises a hero who prevents something bad from happening, and it didn’t happen.
The government’s success in protecting Singaporeans has, ironically, resulted in a disconnect between government and people.
The government was left to talk about the burden of building a new future in a new normal while the people talked about how to stop the government.
There was no shared burden. What crisis? Life went on pretty much as usual save for the ‘inconvenient’ restrictions.
Mr Heng’s approach is pragmatism at its best, says Sumit Argawal
With the S$8 billion packages, Singapore is now moving forward in stimulating economic growth.
The storm is calming but this national effort cannot let up.