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China out, India in? The Japanese begin a quiet but powerful pivotJapanese banks are increasingly shifting their Asia strategy from China to India and Southeast Asia as slowing growth, rising costs and geo...
The $138 bn buffer: India’s most visible export can rescue the rupeeIndia is considering a policy push to accelerate overseas deployment of skilled workers as part of a broader strategy to support the rupee ...
Shots fired in the AI war: US and China clash over code and controlThe US-China AI rivalry has intensified, moving beyond innovation to a battle for talent, IP, and strategic tech. China's blocking of Meta'...
ETMarkets Smart Talk | AI boom driving Indian family offices to global markets; US offers richer playbook: Amit GoelIndian family offices are increasingly looking beyond domestic markets as the global AI boom reshapes investment strategies. Limited pure-p...
India's tech hiring chills; Polymarket's IPL betHappy Tuesday! The tech sector is seeing a slowdown in hiring driven by internal cost controls. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dis...
Singapore expands foreign workforce, to launch new pass for tech talentSingapore is opening eight service sector jobs to workers from India and other countries starting September. A new work pass will be introd...
Singapore is making life tougher for global talentSingapore's 2022 points-based employment pass system, requiring a salary minimum for overseas employees, may affect its business hub status...
Singapore to raise salary criteria for foreign workers in bid for high-quality talentSingapore will raise the salary criteria for foreign executives and professionals from January next year, with employment pass holders need...
Singapore taps foreign talent as labour crunch worsens, birth rate fallsSingapore grapples with a labour shortage due to falling birth rates. The government seeks foreign workers to sustain economic growth in th...
Singapore witnesses growing interest from Indian nurses as it grapples to combat manpower crisisSingapore is seeing a growing interest from nurses in India to work in the city-state as it grapples to combat the issue of manpower crisis...
Singapore sourcing nurses from outside including IndiaSingapore is also attempting to replace nurses lost to other nations during the pandemic, including by dangling bigger pay packets, but ret...
Singapore hoping special visa will draw global 'rainmakers'The regional financial hub announced new rules two weeks ago to draw expatriates earning at least S30,000 ($21,452) a month, offering them ...
Singapore not rejecting foreign workers but calibrating their employment: Finance MinisterFinance Minister Lawrence Wong clarified that the tighter foreign worker policy announced in Budget 2022 last Friday is a "calibration" to ...
Mindless to have open border without framework: SingaporeWith Singapore taking a conservative view of visa issuance to Indian tech workers, cos are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain th...
Singapore to keep foreign workers at one-third of workforce"This means that the pace of foreign workforce should grow broadly in tandem with the growth of our local workforce," Manpower Minister Lim...
Singapore looks to curb hiring of expatsIndian companies deputing employees from India to work in Singapore will need to have a relook at their salary structures.
Lee Hsien Loong tells foreign workers to obey Singapore's laws"We will continue to treat foreign workers fairly, but we expect them to obey our laws and social norms," Lee said.
Riots in Little India inexcusable: Singapore PM"But we still need foreign workers to keep our economy running and to build critical infrastructure for Singaporeans," added Lee.
- Singapore needs more foreign workforce: Government
The paper pointed out that Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1 in the past 30 years.
Singapore tightens entry criterion for foreign workers including IndiansSingaporeans have expressed concern about increasing competition for jobs from foreigners, especially Asians including Indians.