Category: BUSINESS

KABUL: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (March 13) went all out in her bid to woo Singapore companies to her fast-growing country, offering up as draws its booming economy, competitive workforce and liberal investment regime. As the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore: India’s soybean imports have hit a record high this year and more buying is expected as domestic supplies tighten following lower production last year, two trade sources said on Tuesday. Traders have signed deals to sell up to 100,000 tonnes ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - India’s soybean imports have hit a record high this year and more buying is expected as domestic supplies tighten following lower production last year, two trade sources said on Tuesday. Traders have signed deals to sell up to ... ( read original story ...)

India's soybean imports have never previously approached 100,000 tonnes, the two sources said. SINGAPORE: Soybean imports have hit a record high this year and more buying is expected as domestic supplies tighten following lower production last year ... ( read original story ...)

“Policy makers will likely prefer to keep their currencies competitive relative to trade rivals,” said Henderson, an economist based in Singapore. Exports from India and China are the most likely to be harmed by currency strength-- or boosted by ... ( read original story ...)

Marleen Dieleman is an associate professor of strategy and policy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. Economist Joseph Schumpeter famously identified owner-entrepreneurs as key enablers of economic development. But, once ... ( read original story ...)

with Singapore being its third import partner. It is also the fourth largest investor in Bangladesh with net cumulative investments of about $760 million. Singapore companies such as Fish & Co, Sushi Tei and TransferTo have presence in the market. ( read original story ...)

An analysis by Bloomberg Economics’ Tamara Henderson shows the historical link between exports and exchange rates was the highest in India in the decade through 2017, followed by China, Malaysia and Japan. Singapore was a notable outlier — exports ... ( read original story ...)

Regional trading head Peter Beekhuis told a conference in Singapore that the city state's infrastructural advantages will hold even if fuel oil import patterns change. "Singapore imports about 80% of fuel oil to meet its current bunkering demand," Beekuis ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Golden Gate Ventures is raising a $100 million third fund to continue investing in Southeast Asia’s burgeoning market for e-commerce, payments and mobile apps, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new fund is ... ( read original story ...)

Review: China Eastern First Class 777-300ER Singapore To Shanghai Review: China Eastern First Class Lounge Shanghai Airport Review: China Eastern First Class 777 Shanghai To Los Angeles With my flight from Guangzhou arriving at around 12:30PM and my flight ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is certainly one of the most preferred business centers in the world. Having been regarded as the fourth major financial center globally is no mean feat. The island-state also provides a good environment for businesses to thrive in. It is ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: The sweeping trade deal signed yesterday in Chile has unlocked considerable potential for Singapore firms, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said yesterday. Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang, who was in Santiago for th ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - A man was sentenced to two months' jail on Wednesday (March 7) for illegally importing corals. Cheng Yee Yong, 39, committed the offence last year. A total of 75 hard corals and five soft corals wrapped in plastic bags lined with paper and ... ( read original story ...)

"Rapeseed oil demand will increase as it becomes cheaper.There is parity to import canola oil from Canada as there aregood margins," said one trader in Singapore. "They have bumper(canola) crops in most areas of Canada and Australia, so theseed becomes ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Moving along without the United States, the remaining 11 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Thursday (Mar 8) signed a new version of the multilateral trade pact, resuscitating a landmark deal that would slash tariffs and foster ... ( read original story ...)