Category: Finance

Staff Reporter , Singapore Photo by K8 on Unsplash Recreation & Personal Services had the highest growth in revenue amongst industries. Business receipts of the service industries, excluding Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services, grew 10.9% YoY and 2.9% QoQ in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat) said […]

New Zealand business confidence improved in February but remained at a subdued level, survey results from ANZ showed on Tuesday. The business confidence index climbed to -43.3 in February from -52.0 in January. Despite the improvement, the score remained at subdued level. The own activity outlook indicator strengthened to -9.2 from -15.8 a month ago. […]

By Chinwendu Obienyi  Currently, Nigerians are in anguish as naira notes (both old and new) have become a scarce commodity. Even Point of Sale (PoS) operators are making more profit having raised charges for any transaction. To withdraw N10,000, customers now pay N2,000 and pay N1,000 for N5,000. Furthermore, some business transactions worth millions and […]

If you are currently worrying that your retail business will fall into crisis due to factors like struggling brick-and-mortar stores and the current economic downturn, there are many simple ways you could help your retail business to avoid a crisis. Here are just some of them.  1. Create a Great In-Store Experience The top of […]

To learn more about sustainable finance, watch the full video on Landscape TV. Join us on 7 March for GLF–Luxembourg Finance for Nature: What Comes Next? The 6th GLF Investment Case Symposium. Once upon a time, investors would focus single-mindedly on obtaining the greatest financial return, leaving social justice and the environment to fall by […]

Written by Enrique Esclusa, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Assemble We’re witnessing the Finance function reinventing itself as “Strategic Finance” in real-time, shifting from a supporting function focused on analyzing the past to driving decisions that play a central role in shaping their company’s future. Finance teams are tasked with planning, analyzing, and supporting the allocation of […]

British Columbia’s financial status will not be as rosy as it has been over the past year, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy, who will table the New Democrat government’s budget on Tuesday. Conroy suggested Monday that deficits are now in the province’s future following last year’s budget, where a surplus of almost $6 billion was […]

“I think I’m most optimistic just about meeting other people and getting my brand out there. Not so much as making sales,” said Laila Hamilton. DUNCANVILLE, Texas — Some student at Duncanville High School are getting first-hand experience in starting businesses and becoming young entrepreneurs.  On a cold Saturday in Dallas, a group of teens […]

British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy and school principal Vicki Ives serve up a hot lunch for students at Ruth King Elementary during a photo-op ahead of the budget while in Langford, B.C., Feb. 27, 2023. (The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito) British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy is suggesting budget deficits are in the province’s future […]

A young financial whizz has listed the five financial numbers you need to get your head around in order to get rich – and how tracking them will keep you motivated in your savings journey. The Australian founder and CEO of Smart Women Society Téa Angelos, 25, said if you want to take control of […]