Thanks to advanced tech infrastructure, skilled labour, immigration laws, and business efficiency. Singapore ranked as the world's most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, the IMD World ... ( read original story ...)
MAS says Singapore does not manipulate currency for export advantage
The US Treasury Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies (UST Report) released on Wednesday, May 29, has placed Singapore on the monitoring list for currency manipulation. The US Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Police investigating 2 men for operating illegal remittance business in Little India
SINGAPORE: The police are investigating two work pass holders for their suspected involvement in an unlicensed remittance business in Little India, the police and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in a ... ( read original story ...)
India 43rd most competitive economy, Singapore tops the list: Report
Singapore has moved up to the top ... Hong Kong SAR has held onto its second place, helped by a benign tax and business policy environment and access to business finance. Economists regard ... ( read original story ...)
Firm fined for illegally importing more than 2 tonnes of fresh vegetables from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: A company was fined S$6,000 on Wednesday (May 29) for illegally importing more than 2 tonnes of fresh vegetables from Malaysia, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a media release. ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore topples Mauritius as India’s top FDI source
Besides, Singapore offers other advantages on the ease of doing business front,” said Dhiraj Mathur, who was involved with FDI policy before turning a consultant. Akash Gupt, partner and leader ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore prepared for negative consequences of trade war: DPM Heng
SHENZHEN: Singapore is prepared for the negative consequences that ... "One strong characteristic of the Chinese system is that the political leaders, as well as the business leaders, think in (the) ... ( read original story ...)
Hengli trying to become China’s first private jet fuel exporter
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hengli Petrochemical wants to be China’s first private exporter of jet fuel, a Hengli spokesman and other company sources said, but the move against the dominance of state oil ... ( read original story ...)
No record of Singapore importing pineapples allegedly containing cyclamic acid: SFA
SINGAPORE: A Thai brand of frozen peeled pineapples rumoured to contain cyclamic acid has not been imported into Singapore, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Tuesday (May 28). In a Facebook post ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to launch QR identity verification tool for businesses
Singapore must take more care in data aspirations Singapore government has been opening up user data access to ease information exchange and business transactions, but it should observe some caution ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s road to electric mobility: What’s the hold-up?
The government is also committed to this journey. An LTA spokesperson told Eco-Business that it has supported Singapore’s EV ecosystem by commissioning more than 100 electric and hybrid buses and ... ( read original story ...)
Melbourne-Singapore business class: how the airlines compare
Melbourne to Singapore is a busy international corridor for business travellers, with no less than five airlines currently doing the eight-hour dash between the two cities. Singapore Airlines, Qantas, ... ( read original story ...)
Man jailed three weeks for giving false information to Singapore Customs
A Singaporean man, Ramesh Krishnasamy, 48, was sentenced by the State Courts on 17 May 2019 to three weeks’ imprisonment for giving false information to Singapore Customs. In a press release on ... ( read original story ...)
Food Security Is a Huge Threat to Singapore. Is Urban Farming the Answer?
Singapore imports about 90 percent of its food—one of the highest percentages of any country in the world. Over the years, the Singapore government has worked hard to diversify its food import sources ... ( read original story ...)
Poor quarter for exports
Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) dropped by 6.4 per cent in the first quarter from the same period last year. This follows the 1.1 per cent contraction in the final three months of last year, said ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Canada seek to join WTO consultations over India’s ICT products tariff
Singapore and Canada have expressed interest in joining consultations in a case filed by Japan in the WTO’s dispute settlement body against India’s import duties on certain information and ... ( read original story ...)