Singapore raised its growth forecast for this year as the economy is recovering faster than anticipated, though it cautioned on risks for 2025 given an expected barrage of tariffs from a new Trump ...
Singapore stocks end Nov 22 in the black as GDP growth exceeds expectations; STI up 0.2%
Meanwhile, Genting Singapore was the biggest gainer, rising 2 per cent or $0.02 to $0.775. THE BUSINESS TIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Singapore’s revised Q3 growth prompts economists to raise full-year forecasts for 2024, but hold or lower 2025 projections
ECONOMISTS have raised their 2024 full-year growth forecasts for Singapore on the back of better-than-expected third quarter growth – but held or lowered their projections for 2025, citing global ...
Singapore’s outstanding business leaders and innovators lauded at SBR Management Excellence Awards 2024
The awards programme honoured Singapore’s top business leaders, innovators, and teams for their exceptional contributions to business growth, employee well-bein ...
Singapore cuts 2024 key exports forecast again on weaker-than-expected recovery
Volatile segments such as pharmaceuticals could continue to weigh on rest of 2024 performance. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore downgrades 2024 export forecasts again on weaker-than-expected recovery
SINGAPORE has narrowed its 2024 full-year forecasts for both non-oil domestic exports (NODX) and total merchandise trade, on a worse-than-expected recovery in the second half of this year. This was ...
Singapore’s 2024 NODX forecast downgraded to ‘around 1%’ following weaker-than-expected 3Q2024 growth
Singapore’s FY2024 growth forecast for total merchandise trade and non-oil domestic exports (NODX) have narrowed to around 5% and 1% respectively, following weaker-than-expected 3Q2024 growth, due to ...
Singapore Q3 GDP up 5.4% y-o-y, higher than advance estimate; 2024 forecast upgraded
SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy grew 5.4% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, higher than the 4.1% official advance estimate released last month and above market expectations, government ...
US October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments
U.S. waterborne gasoline imports fell in October to their lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic, with European shipments to the U.S. Northeast hitting a record low and Asian cargoes more than halved from ...
Fraud claims in Singapore jump 63%: report
A dispute resolution center in Singapore recorded 829 fraud claims in the 12 months ending June 30, a 63% increase from a year earlier.
Lum Chang proposes listing interior fit-out business on Singapore Catalist
CONSTRUCTION company Lum Chang is mulling over plans to spin off its interior fit-out business in a listing on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board. Read more at The Business Times.
Singapore stocks fall amid regional sea of red; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE – Investors painted the region a light shade of ... while UOB was down 0.2 per cent to $36.15 and OCBC fell 0.3 per cent to $16.43. THE BUSINESS TIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the ...
Crypto.com and Triple-A join hands to enable direct crypto payments
The move will remove conversion fees, shortening transactions to just one step. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Goldman Sachs-Backed BitGo Opens Singapore Subsidiary to Serve APAC Market
BitGo launched its Singapore subsidiary, offering regulated token services to the broader APAC market after securing a license in August.
Bitcoin hits record US$95,000 as crypto seeks direct line to Trump
The largest digital asset rose about 2% in the US on Wednesday and extended the advance early in Asia on Thursday to a record high of US$95,004.
Maybank eyes Johor-Singapore SEZ for growth; targets 25% profit contribution from Singapore by 2027
THE upcoming Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) could drive a 10 to 20 per cent growth in Maybank Singapore’s loan book within the first year of operation, country chief executive Alvin Lee ...