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Credit card debt crosses $8b; delinquency rate about 1% to 3%: MAS and Credit Bureau Singapore data

Credit card debt crosses $8b; delinquency rate about 1% to 3%: MAS and Credit Bureau Singapore data

The amount of credit card debt not paid by the due date hit a record high late in 2024, but the level of indebtedness is not ringing any alarm bells yet.

Added Mar 11, 2025

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Nippon Steel mulls next move as US deal falters

Nippon Steel mulls next move as US deal falters

Writing cheques has become a thing of the past for most people in Singapore as the country increasingly adopts digital payment methods such as PayNow and mobile wallets.

Added Dec 16, 20243 min

Nippon Steels Plan B Now in Focus as $14 Billion US Deal Falters

Nippon Steels Plan B Now in Focus as $14 Billion US Deal Falters

Added Dec 14, 20243 min

Integrated Shield Plan or just MediShield Life? Weighing the options

Integrated Shield Plan or just MediShield Life? Weighing the options

Private insurers have introduced innovative measures like pre-authorisation and discounts for healthy behavior to manage costs and consumption patterns.

Added Oct 25, 20244 min

Recent Interview

Does rise in food delivery roles suggest something’s wrong with fulltime employment?

Does rise in food delivery roles suggest something’s wrong with fulltime employment?

Added Nov 9, 20219 min

People’s behaviour towards events affects how they spend

People’s behaviour towards events affects how they spend

Added Jul 29, 20216 min

When e-wallets run galore in Singapore

When e-wallets run galore in Singapore

Added Mar 11, 20216 min

Is it time to raise the taxes on the rich

Is it time to raise the taxes on the rich

Added Mar 10, 20217 min

The gig economy is a cushion for unemployment in a pandemic and is here to stay

The gig economy is a cushion for unemployment in a pandemic and is here to stay

Added Mar 9, 20218 min

Low interest rates could tempt more to borrow beyond their means

Low interest rates could tempt more to borrow beyond their means

Added Oct 8, 20207 min

Singapore’s steady seven-month plan to get the economy back on track

Singapore’s steady seven-month plan to get the economy back on track

Added Aug 19, 20208 min

A case for making plastic bags in Singapore ugly – or even embarrassing

A case for making plastic bags in Singapore ugly – or even embarrassing

Added Aug 10, 20208 min

We expected Singapore economy to shrink, now let’s look at how to recover

We expected Singapore economy to shrink, now let’s look at how to recover

Added May 26, 20206 min

A burning issue: Calculating the cost of haze

A burning issue: Calculating the cost of haze

Added Sep 23, 20197 min

After the Fed’s Rate Cut, the impact on Singapore and Growth

After the Fed’s Rate Cut, the impact on Singapore and Growth

Added Aug 21, 20197 min

Disrupted, India’s future hangs in the balance – and in the hands of the voters

Disrupted, India’s future hangs in the balance – and in the hands of the voters

Added May 14, 20199 min

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