Singapore’s finance minister is expected to begin rolling back stimulus measures in Tuesday’s budget as the city state appears set to lead the region out of recession. ( read original story ...)
Singapore imports and exports fell last year but growth for 2021 projected | Video
Singapore’s total merchandise trade decreased by 5.2 per cent last year, reaching S$969 billion compared to S$1 trillion in 2019. But trade figures for 2021 are expected to grow, as Enterprise ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares close 0.2% up amid optimism of vaccine roll-out globally
Singapore shares closed higher on Monday, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street last Friday, a hopeful pace of vaccine rollout and signs of easing pandemic pain in the world. The key Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore upgrades merchandise trade forecast for 2021; non-oil exports grew 4.3% in 2020
SINGAPORE - Overall merchandise trade for Singapore is expected to grow between 2 per cent and 4 per cent for the whole of 2021, up from an earlier forecast of 1 to 3 per cent growth made in November, ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Read: Pummelled by COVID-19, Singapore’s economy to begin K-shaped recovery with Budget 2021
Support measures in Budget 2021 will largely be very targeted, said economists and observers interviewed. SINGAPORE: After working as a tour guide for 10 years, Ms Jessie Seah’s professional life ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore business chamber in China key to relations between the 2 countries: Minister of State Alvin Tan
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China (SingCham) has played an active and important role in deepening social and economic relations between the two countries, Minister of ... ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: No roaming cattle but with high-tech labs, could Singapore be a ‘meat’ exporter?
SINGAPORE: As a tiny city-state with a population density that ranks third in the world, Singapore isn't particularly suited for conventional ... ( read original story ...)
India Imports 80% Of Its Requirement Of Medical Devices: MoS Ashwini Choubey
India currently imports approximately 80 per cent of its requirement of medical devices, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country, the ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Why starting a business straight out of school is the best thing I did
Rae Fung, who started her coaching and emcee business right out of university, says this is the best time to become an entrepreneur. ( read original story ...)
As export markets wilt, roses look to bloom on home turf
As flight connectivity to the UK and Europe, key markets for Indian roses, remains disrupted on account of Covid, the growers are forced to rely on the domestic market this Valentine’s season. “We ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy expected to recover: JLL
Direct real estate transactions on the rise despite low volume in 2020. Singapore's economy is expected to recover as the intra-regional travel and expansion of finance, technology and asset ... ( read original story ...)
Dwindling Australia crude imports upset Aframax freight dynamics
Aframax tanker market in the East of Suez was bearing the brunt of Australia’s dwindling crude imports and its diminishing refinery capacity, lowering the cargo volumes for this segment of ships. The ... ( read original story ...)
Free trade agreement between Singapore and UK enters into force on Feb 11
The deal also marks the first free trade agreement between the UK and an Asean country.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
495kg of Red Sanders bound for Singapore seized in Chennai
According to Customs officials, they intercepted a Singapore-bound cargo at the Air export shed, based on intelligence. The cargo which was declared to contain 600 cotton bed sheets was packed in 12 ... ( read original story ...)
UK-Singapore free trade deal enters into force today
Traditional Cantonese prawn dumplings called har gow will be one of the many Singapore products to find greater market access in Britain when the United Kingdom-Singapore Free Trade Agreement comes ... ( read original story ...)
European Union Approves 23 More Exports of Covid-19 Vaccines
The European Union said it has approved a further 23 requests to ship Covid-19 vaccines to other parts of the world under the bloc’s new export-licensing regime, bringing the total to 27. ( read original story ...)