The Business Times
Singapore's English-language financial daily, published by SPH Media. Covers markets, companies, and economic policy across Singapore and Southeast Asia.
The Business Times at a glance
- Country
- Singapore
- Region
- Southeast Asia · Asia
- Kind of outlet
- Business daily
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- businesstimes.com.sg ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Business Times
Crosswire groups The Business Times as Centrist for comparisons within Singapore's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where The Business Times sits in Singapore's press
The Business Times is one of 6 outlets tracked in Singapore and the only business daily tracked there. By outlets tracked, Singapore ranks 12th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.
Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 4 of the 30 business dailies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Business Times outside Singapore, starting with Southeast Asia, are Nikkei (Japan), The Business Standard (Bangladesh) and Daily FT (Sri Lanka). Opening one of them beside The Business Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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