Electronics exports shrank by 6.9% and marked their fifth month of decline. Singapore’s non oil domestic exports (NODX) rebounded 11.8% YoY in April following two consecutive months of decline. However, analysts are bearish as the recovery was led by the ... ( read original story ...)
Hydrogen considered as new energy export
He said it'd be a multi-decade initiative to find the best way to export wind and solar resources. Options include direct cable links to places like Indonesia or Singapore, upgrading minerals exports to have additional energy included or export via ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Commodity Exports to China to Rise Amid Trade Talks
But U.S. exports are rising, and China has spent $2 billion on ... (Reporting by Florence Tan in SINGAPORE and Dominique Patton in BEIJING Additional reporting by Osamu Tsukimori in TOKYO and Jane Chung in SEOUL; Scott DiSavino in NEW YORK Editing by ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka can create jobs, boost exports, by moving brains: Hausmann
In Singapore now, 45 percent of the population is foreign born ... “And there was a boom in tomatoes and other agricultural exports.” Panama had seen a spectacular boom in services, which was very skill intensive. The country had built special ... ( read original story ...)
AU: Funding boost helps Queensland businesses’ export plans
The Burdekin’s VFPlus Pty Ltd is developing exports of high-quality melons out of North Queensland to Japan and Singapore. Manbulloo Ltd is hoping to capitalise on new opportunities to expand its mango exports from North Queensland to Japan, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Bourse Sued by India Exchange in Dispute Over Futures
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a Mumbai court, escalating a dispute that threatens to leave international investors without one of the world’s most widely-used offshore futures contracts. ( read original story ...)
Biggest India Stock Exchange Sues Singapore Bourse
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a bid to halt the launch of its futures contracts in the coming weeks. “SGX has been notified by NSE of an application made in the Bombay High Court for an interim injunction on ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest India Exchange Sues Singapore Bourse to Halt Products
(Bloomberg) -- The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. sued Singapore Exchange Ltd. in a bid to halt the launch of its futures contracts in the coming weeks. Load Error “SGX has been notified by NSE of an application made in the Bombay High Court for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore signs new agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp unit SMBC Trust Bank
Singapore-based private banking arm of OCBC Bank, BOS or Bank of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SMBC Trust Bank. The aim of this agreement between two banks is to provide clients of Japanese bank with a global investment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tourism Board appoints Four Travel to UK representation role
Four Travel has been appointed by Singapore Tourism Board as its new PR consultancy in the UK with immediate effect. Following a competitive tender, the agency will work closely with Singapore’s London team to develop key messages for its recently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s wealth management business dominates Asian competition
It's favoured for its stability, but Hong Kong could beat it soon due to the growth of Chinese wealth in the area. Singapore's wealth management competitiveness continued to trail behind Switzerland for another year in Deloitte's rankings of wealth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s real estate investment in Australia ballooned 141% to US$3.5b
Despite skyrocketing property prices, Singapore’s real estate investment to Australia has soared by 141% in over a year to US$3.5b, Real Capital Analytics latest data revealed. Cushman & Wakefield regional director for capital markets in Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s First Fintech Trading App Spiking Announces Initial Token Offering
Spiking, Singapore’s first financial-technology trading application, will be launching its Initial Token Offering (ITO) pre-sale on 9 May 2018. The Spiking platform will allow traders to find Whales (i.e. key executives of large companies behind ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s M1 Launches Enhanced Digital Mobile Remittance Service
Singapore's M1 announced an enhanced digital mobile remittance service, M1 Remit which is now integrated with MyInfo to enable a seamless end-to-end account registration experience. Vietnam is a newly added remittance destination, raising the number of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore venue still to be decided in Trump-Kim Jong-un summit negotiations
Once the island nation of Singapore was selected to host the historic meeting about denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, the two sides had to broker a deal on a satisfactory venue — down to the room where Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim will meet face-to-face. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based mobile marketplace Carousell raises USD 85 million
Carousell, the Singapore-based mobile ecommerce marketplace, has pulled in an USD 85 million Series C fund to strengthen its ecommerce business. The round was co-led by existing investor Rakuten Ventures and EDBI, the corporate investment arm of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)