SINGAPORE: Exports of primary chemicals to China surged by 71.7% year on year in November, while shipments of other specialty chemicals to the United States were up by 62.4%, according to International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. Exports of goods made in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Nov petrochemical export growth slows to 4.4%
Exports of primary chemicals to China surged by 71.7% year on year in November, while shipments of other specialty chemicals to the USA were up by 62.4%, according to International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. This is because prices of refined oil products ... ( read original story ...)
AIA Singapore named Innovator of the Year – Insurance
Their AIA Diabetes Care fills the underinsurance gap for patients with diabetes. Singapore Business Review lauded the most exceptional business leaders in Singapore at the recently concluded Management Excellence Awards held last December 6 at Conrad ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore export growth seen slowing in Nov, tech sales cooling: Reuters poll
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Exports growth in Singapore is expected to have slowed sharply last month from October’s double-digit pace, a Reuters poll found on Friday, dragged by a high base effect from a year ago and a tapering in sales of electronics. ( read original story ...)
Export growth to slow down to 9.4% in November: Moody’s
Electronics exports have been on a decline since May. Singapore’s exports likely grew 9.4% YoY in November, after surging 20.9% in the prior month, according to a forecast by Moody’s Analytics. October’s surge was driven by a 28.5% increase in non ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bourse clears LNG futures
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Exchange (SGX ... India imported its first cargo of LNG in 2004, and is forecast to import 20 million tonnes in 2017. Neighbouring countries have since also started to import LNG, including the United Arab Emirates (three million ... ( read original story ...)
First review: Singapore Airlines’ new A380 business class seat
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Singapore Airline is making plenty of noise about its all-new Airbus A380 ... ( read original story ...)
First pics: 2017 Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points plus 75 Qantas Status Credits if you buy a new return flight & travel by 31/05/18. No annual fee for first year. Min spend, T&Cs apply. Click here. Join Australian Business Traveller as we explore the new Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Economists raise 2017 Singapore GDP growth forecast: MAS
SINGAPORE: Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore’s economic growth this year, as they upgraded their views on manufacturing and exports, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. Singapore’s gross domestic product is expected to grow 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains the world’s no. 1 exporter of ornamental fish
Despite having very little agricultural land, Singapore happens to be the world’s top exporter of decorative and ornamental fish. It may sound strange, given our immense focus on high-tech industries, but Singapore has held on to this record for close to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court has no say in ‘appropriateness’ of charge in Singapore military vehicle case: prosecutors
Defence counsel Joseph Tse Wah-yuen SC had earlier asked the District Court to offer a correct interpretation of a stipulation in the city’s Import and Export Ordinance ... The vehicles were en route to Singapore from the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung ... ( read original story ...)
ADB upgrades developing Asia’s growth prospects on stronger-than-expected exports, domestic consumption
It says the subregion is benefiting from stronger investments and exports, with accelerating growth for Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, adding that infrastructure investment continued to play an important role in Indonesia ... ( read original story ...)
Lloyd Yapa’s treatise on export competitiveness: A must reference book for SL economic policymakers
South Asia’s lost competitiveness Yapa has found that South Asia has lost its competitiveness compared to more advanced nations in East Asia, namely, Singapore and Malaysia. This is reflected in the poor performance of its exports. For instance ... ( read original story ...)
Asia PME biodiesel stable; exports face challenging outlook
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Prices of palm methyl ester (PME ... Dealings were muted, with hardly any discussions for export cargoes to the EU. “It has been quiet. Not sure if it’s because it’s almost the year-end,” a market source said. ( read original story ...)
A sour season for kinno exports
Exporters, however, do not see even this reduced target achievable. They say exports have now been limited to only a few markets in the Far East (Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines) and the Gulf (mainly Dubai). Combined exports to these countries can ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Polytechnic business school claims to have biggest cluster of vending machines
SINGAPORE - From Brand's essence of chicken to handphone chargers and powerbanks, a vending machine cluster at Singapore Polytechnic has it all. There are even two sound-proof karaoke booths with a pair of chairs and microphones each, for those looking to ... ( read original story ...)