USDA to release first weekly export sales since shutdown end * Market also monitoring trade talks, extreme cold in U.S. (Updates with European trading, changes byline/dateline) PARIS/SINGAPORE, Jan 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Oil Prices Rise on Saudi Cuts to U.S., Venezuela Struggles to Keep Up Exports
SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose for a third day on Thursday, pushed up by lower imports into the United States amid OPEC efforts to tighten the market, and as Venezuela struggles to keep up its crude expo... ( read original story ...)
China’s economic woes have further to spread across Asia, latest export indicators show
Trade-dependent Singapore posted its biggest fall in exports in more than two years, while in Indonesia, the biggest economy in South-east Asia, the drop in shipments was the worst since mid-2017. Sou... ( read original story ...)
China and Singapore to invest US $ 1.1bn in cement and steel plants
Sri Lanka moves closer to secure US $ 1.1 billion investments from Singapore and Chinese investors to set up ... He noted that the Singaporean investor is investing in the plant targeting steel export... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian exports up 6.7% to almost RM1 trillion last year
supported by higher exports to Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Cambodia. Exports to China, meanwhile, grew 10.3% to RM138.88 billion on the back of higher exports of products like ch... ( read original story ...)
Singapore still trails behind Hong Kong in economic freedom
Hong Kong beat out Singapore as the freest economy in Asia Pacific and across the globe according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2019 index of economic freedom, with a freedom score of 90.2 compared to ... ( read original story ...)
Hit by sanctions, Asia’s Iran crude oil imports drop to three-year low in 2018
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iranian crude oil imports by Asia's top four buyers dropped to the lowest volume in three years in 2018 amid U.S. sanctions on Tehran, but China and India stepped up imports in D... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business in Singapore: What to Know Before Entering the Market
The Republic of Singapore is a prosperous nation-state on the Straits of Malacca, near the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. For a variety of reasons, some of which we’ll explore in greater det... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SMEs slow on digital adoption and cyber protection: survey
SMEs were also found to be upbeat about their businesses and overall economy, with 44 per cent believing business will improve in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, 39 per cent of respondents are of the v... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Credit Culture raises $29.5M for its soon-to-launch digital loan business
Singapore’s digital fintech companies are attracting investor attention and dollars in 2019. Fresh from Singapore Life — a digital-only insurer — raising $33 million across two recently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil inventories climb as net imports rebound
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore fuel oil inventories climbed 8 percent in the week to Jan. 23, snapping four straight weeks of inventory declines in line with rising net imports of the fuel during the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proposes stricter rules for ride-hailing operators
SINGAPORE: Singapore is proposing to step up regulation of ride-hailing companies such as Grab and Go-Jek, bringing rules for the services in line with taxi operators in a bid to better protect the sa... ( read original story ...)
Bak kwa sellers blame price rises on CNY demand, not pig import disruption
SINGAPORE - Recent disruptions in the import of live pigs from Indonesia have had little impact on supply and prices thus far, raw pork and bak kwa sellers say. With Chinese New Year less than two wee... ( read original story ...)
Over 100 Indian MSMEs to feature in Singapore export forum
The business forum along with an exhibition is being organised as part of the India Week.PTI | January 23, 2019, 14:46 IST It is important to promote enterprises from the MSME sector in export ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore braces for tougher times as China slows down and the trade war heats up
Singapore's export-driven economy would likely be hurt by the tariff fight between the U.S. and China, the city-state's central bank warned in October. Taimur Baig, chief economist of Singapore lender ... ( read original story ...)
Dyson to move head office to Singapore
who confirmed that the company would be registered in Singapore, rather than in the UK. "We are taxed all over the world and we will continue to pay tax in the UK." Dyson's chief executive Jim Rowan s... ( read original story ...)