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First pics: 2017 Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class
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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 ...)
Brace yourselves for a slower export momentum in 2018
Citi projected a decline in export growth from 4.9% this year to 2.6% next year. Singapore's export momentum is likely to slow down, but its growth is expected to broaden to areas beyond technology, Citi Research revealed. Citi forecasted a 4.9% real ... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business In: Singapore
Come to the gateway of Southeastern Asia for its cosmopolitan flair and ease with the English language, stay for a melting pot of cultures and some of the best food on the planet. Flights from the U.S. land at Singapore Changi Airport, one of the busiest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Customs seizes more than 1,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes, 4 arrested
Singapore Customs said on Thursday that it has seized 1,024 cartons and 710 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes from two related operations in the country. The authorities said in a press release that three Singaporean men along with a male Chinese national ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines changed a US flight route because of North Korean missile launches
Since July, Singapore Airlines has altered the route of its daily flights ... taken earlier steps to avoid the northern part of the Sea of Japan," the airline told Business Insider in a statement. The airline announced the route change after pilots and ... ( read original story ...)
US import arbitrage unlikely to faze Asia
SINGAPORE — Import arbitrage opportunities in the United States have diverted some aluminium in Asia to the United States but this is unlikely to cause supply in Asia to tighten in the near term, market participants said. The US Midwest aluminium premium ... ( read original story ...)
India opposes call for advance notice to WTO on food export restrictions
India has at times banned exports of food items to keep prices in check when there is shortage in the domestic market. The proposal by Singapore has been made just ahead of the crucial WTO ministerial meeting from December 10-13 in Buenos Aires. ( read original story ...)