Sharon See

Correspondent at @BusinessTimes reporting on Singapore economy and policy. Previously a TV reporter and radio producer. HMU: [email protected]

[Gedeon Lim @gedeonlim89]

*NEW VERSION* alert 🔔 (1st written up in 2020, now joint with @chuncheekok who is on the market 📈) we study the effects of a large-scale colonial resettlement-era program in Malaysia on contemporary economic and voting outcomes. A thread 1/🧵

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[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Degrowth is a topic I've been thinking quite a bit about lately as our climate and ecological crisis deepens. I do think we can save the world AND achieve our human development goals by first focusing on what's good for us than growth for its own sake
https://t.co/4EI4I0vde0

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Vietnam seems to be the 'it' these days, in the few days I was there, I met sooo many SG companies heading there looking for opportunities now that Covid-19 is (more or less) over!
https://t.co/C9MBws5Q4w

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Quite a number of economists believe MAS might raise the slope by 50bp this Oct https://t.co/ICRnAtN2GO

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

USD fell 1% against SGD within 20 min of MAS’s announcement this morning but recovered to beyond 1.40 by 4pm SGT
https://t.co/KENzpPSexE

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

[Exclusive] @Soitec_EN told BT it's planning a 400m euro expansion for its Singapore factory, just 1 year after it announced a 275m euro investment here
https://t.co/Yxi4tPvkQR

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

The excitement was palpable among the restaurateurs I spoke to yesterday in anticipation of Mar 29! But it seems a new challenger has arrived (!) - now their next big hurdle is finding enough manpower to serve the larger group of customers
https://t.co/lovFy0V9gE

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I love the Russian people. That is why I have to tell you the truth. Please watch and share.

[Germany in the United Nations @GermanyUN]

“I hear some say: Where have you been for us in the past? - I hear you. I truly believe we must critically assess our past actions. I am willing to do so”
- @ABaerbock 🇩🇪

We must unite for peace today!
#StandingWithUkraine
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[Sergiy Kyslytsya 🇺🇦 @SergiyKyslytsya]

‘Majulah Singapura' - ‘Onward Singapore' and only Onward!!! Amazing display of solidarity by @SingaporeUN with Ukraine! And we are many in @UN to defend the Charter, to make the voice of UNGA heard, to stop the war in Ukraine. It’s a defining for the UN! United we vote yea!

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

And I had the great pleasure of meeting the passionate trio behind Grand Venture Technology recently! They shared with me how their can-do spirit carried them through the the pandemic to a tripling of net profit in FY2021 https://t.co/sq15ojwRX2

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Also a #Budget2022 story, this one on BEPS 2.0 from today's BT: Some tax experts believe it's not inconceivable that Singapore could net higher corporate taxes under Pillar 2, given Pillar 1's fairly limited reach (targeting top 100 MNCs in the world) https://t.co/KLpBfyLzfx

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

A look at this story I filed last week shortly after #Budget2022: we might start to see lower-wage functions move out of Singapore when tighter foreign manpower rules kick in https://t.co/SkouV6oPeh

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Singapore's inflation and GDP outlook are now "clouded" by the #RussiaUkraineWar, the country's trade and industry minister said, with inflation set to rise further. Jan's core inflation hit 2.4%, the highest in nearly 10 years https://t.co/1hMAduhqWL

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan calls Russia's invasion into #Ukraine a clear and gross violation of international norms and a "completely unacceptable precedent", saying this is an existential issue for Singapore #SlavaUkraini

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

JUST IN: Singapore is planning to impose sanctions on Russia, will be limiting export of items that can be used directly as weapons and blocking certain Russian banks and financial transactions. #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineInvasion

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

The GST hike delay to 2023 comes as sweet relief to businesses but is it fiscally prudent? Some economists don’t think so #Budget2022 https://t.co/ttj4OBXr2m

[Melissa Low @mel_yseali]

Guilty as charged! 😅 Should’ve had more confidence in Singapore to push ahead with decarbonisation.

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

@mel_yseali But I guess this is probably one time you're happy to be proven wrong! 😄

[Sharon See @SharonSeeBT]

It seems the Singapore govt is acknowledging the urgency of the climate crisis with a 5-fold increase in the carbon tax rate to S$25/tonne from 2024 at #Budget2022, even tho many experts I'd spoken to had believed they'd stick to the ballpark of S$10-15
https://t.co/w8B5LRJcxi