Category: BUSINESS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The appeal of Indonesia’s oil and gas sector is improving for some independent producers as the resource-rich nation scrambles to reduce its dependence on imports and fill a gap left by the exit of some producers, the head of GSS ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The appeal of Indonesia's oil and gas sector is improving for some independent producers as the resource-rich nation scrambles to reduce its dependence on imports and fill a gap left by the exit of some producers, the head of ... ( read original story ...)

The economic calendar for Friday is right on the money (all times Hong Kong): 07.50: Japan M2 money supply 08.00: Singapore advance gross domestic product China imports, exports and trade balance data are also slated for today. ( read original story ...)

The seizure of nine armored personnel carriers belonging to the Singaporean military by Hong Kong customs last year was an unmistakable ... seized when they were on their way back from Taiwan to Singapore after a regular military exercise under a training ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore will release an advance estimate for Q3 GDP on Friday ... China will see September results for imports, exports and trade balance. Imports are expected to climb 15.2 percent on year after rising 13.3 percent in August. Exports are called higher ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank kept its monetary policy unchanged on Friday, even as third-quarter economic growth exceeded market expectations, saying the economy could moderate next year as the global recovery enters a more mature phase. The ... ( read original story ...)

Shipping Association of Malaysia Chairman, Ooi Lean Hin, estimated that in some cases, these smaller ships would travel 600km less by loading and unloading in Singapore. One business owner also cited the Malaysian working culture as a factor in Port Klang ... ( read original story ...)

The rapid change in the lives of business leaders, particularly for those responsible for organisations’ human resources, rages unabated. At a pace, we have seen emerging technologies, computerisation and automation that have reshaped the Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand in particular received benefits from increasing exports. The 2017 forecast for Malaysia was revised up by 0.5 point to 5.4% from the previous survey. The figure was 4.2% in the December 2016 survey. Euben Paracuelles of ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank is expected to keep monetary policy unchanged at its semiannual review this week as inflation remains subdued, but improving economic momentum could open the way for a tightening in 2018. Twenty-four of 25 analysts in ... ( read original story ...)

In the commentary, “Singapore should aim to be smoke-free, not just smoke-lite” (Oct 5), Dr Chia Kee Seng, professor and dean of Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at National University of Singapore, suggested that more needs to be done to stop ... ( read original story ...)

No less than two thirds of annual imports to Sri Lanka will enter the country duty free when the FTAs with China and Singapore are wrapped up, said a visiting top official from WTO in Colombo today 10 October. “At present over half of Sri Lanka’s ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge at T3 is located on Level 3, near to Gate A. It's open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the following passengers have access: After your boarding pass is checked at reception, you're ushered into ... ( read original story ...)

The Business Times, a member of the Singapore Press Holdings group, is South-east Asia's leading financial daily. BT brings to its readers daily corporate, financial, economic and political news, analysis and commentary on print and digital platforms. ( read original story ...)

The investment comes after the company revealed last month that it had partnered with JPMorgan to help its business clients make and receive payments electronically. Bill.com, which runs a large business payment network in the United States, is among the ... ( read original story ...)

It's nothing against Singapore – a city which most Australian Business Traveller readers consistently rated well above Dubai as their preferred transit point for flights to London. (Our 2016 reader poll saw Singapore clock up a staggering 46% of the vote ... ( read original story ...)