Category: BUSINESS

"Not only has strong foreign demand continued to prop up manufacturing activity in China, but domestic demand remains resilient too," said Julian Evans-Pritchard, a China economist at Capital Economics Ltd. in Singapore. "A pick-up was always likely given ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market. Strong Chinese oil import data also supported crude prices, traders said. With the Organization of the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- Singapore Press Holdings, the city state's largest newspaper publisher, intends to accelerate the pace of its job cutting program, as profits from its newspaper business continue to be squeezed. The company held a town-hall meeting with ... ( read original story ...)

Economic Possibilities of Blockchain Technology” – Keynote Address by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at Global Blockchain Business Conference in Vizagcity on 9 October 2017: I am delighted to be here in Andhra ... ( read original story ...)

Today, almost half of new F&B establishments in Singapore don’t survive beyond 5 years, and the average business runs at an annual loss of 8 per cent. The ruthlessness of the F&B industry has led to a proliferation of businesses utilising mobile and ... ( read original story ...)

“Home-sharing may attract a new segment of visitors who would have otherwise not come to Singapore,” Chua said. While the contribution to the national economy probably will remain modest, potential for the business is “quite large” and could ... ( read original story ...)

Telephone bookings made by Australian Business Traveller staff earlier this year on Brisbane-Singapore flights attracted payments of only A$66.10 per passenger, including in business class on flight SQ246, as above: compared to the $91.86 now being quoted ... ( read original story ...)

Tata's consumer mobile business operations and services will continue as normal ... rose 0.3 percent to S$3.69 on the Singapore Exchange. ( read original story ...)

Q3 GDP +6.3 pct q/q annualised vs +3.2 pct forecast (Adds analyst comment, background) By Masayuki Kitano and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank kept its monetary policy unchanged on Friday, even as third-quarter ... ( read original story ...)

Head of TEE's infrastructure business, Edwin Neo, said the company has a capital ... we will actively bid for solar tender by Singapore's government as well as catering for demand by private sector,” he said. About 95 per cent of Singapore's electricity ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)