Business Times (Singapore)

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Business Times
TypeDaily Newspaper
FormatPrint, online
Owner(s)Singapore Press Holdings
EditorWong Wei Kong
Founded1 October 1976; 45 years ago (1976-10-01)
Political alignmentPro-business
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttps://www.businesstimes.com.sg/

The Business Times is Singapore's only financial daily.

The paper is published Monday to Saturday, with no Sunday edition.

The Saturday edition is called The Business Times Weekend.

The paper's circulation (Print + Digital) is stated as 39,500.

Ownership[]

It is part of the Singapore Press Holdings group which also publishes The Straits Times and The New Paper.

History[]

It is an English-language newspaper published since 1 October 1976. Prior to this, it was a supplement in The Straits Times.[1]

Community programmes[]

The Business Times Budding Artists Fund[]

The Business Times Budding Artists Fund was initiated in 2004 and adopted by The Business Times in 2005, with the aim to level the playing field and reach out to children and youths from financially disadvantaged backgrounds, ages six to 19. The Fund provides opportunities and access to the arts, it seeks to enable beneficiaries to learn, discover and nurture their talents so that they may grow in confidence and become resilient in overcoming their personal circumstances.[2]

The Business Times co-organises ChildAid, an annual youth charity concert with The Straits Times to raise funds for needy children from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund.[3]

Business Awards[]

The Business Times organises the following business awards events on a yearly basis:

  • The Singapore Business Awards[4]
  • The Singapore Corporate Awards[5]
  • The Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards[6]
  • The Emerging Enterprise Award[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Aims". The Business Times. 1 October 1976 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "BT Budding Artists Fund marks 16 years of nurturing young artists". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Citi Singapore raises over $150,000 for ChildAid despite Covid-19 restrictions on physical events". The Straits Times. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Digital transformation key to adapting amid Covid-19: DPM Heng". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Many 'firsts' at the Award's 12th year". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "The cream of Singapore's business crop". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Fruits Vending, ImmunoScape and SkyLab Networks bag Emerging Enterprise awards". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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