They also get access to a community of diverse people living in Singapore—business leaders, change makers and creators—whom they can better connect with by attending member events. Our members have access to several clubs all around the world ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd Grew Its Earnings By A Strong 18% In 2018’s First Quarter: Is It Actually A Good Business?
In mid-May, the engineering conglomerate Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63), released its 2018 first quarter earnings update. During the reporting quarter, the company reported strong top line and bottom line growth. Revenue was up 9.0% year ... ( read original story ...)
AVA Agri Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapor : Woman fined $4,000 for the illegal import of a sugar glider
23 May 2018: 24-year-old Nur Syahirah binte Hussein, was fined $4,000 for the illegal import of a sugar glider into Singapore. 2. In February 2018 at Woodlands Checkpoint, an officer from the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) found the offender ... ( read original story ...)
Woman hit with $4k fine for illegally importing a baby sugar glider
On top of not having an official import licence issued by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), Syahirah was also charged with the failure to ensure the animal was not subjected to unnecessary suffering. AVA reminded the public that ... ( read original story ...)
India raises import duty on wheat to 30% amid record domestic crop forecast
"At current [20%] import duty, wheat imports are not at parity [with domestic prices]. It might be that the increase is to prevent any chance of Black Sea wheat from coming in," said a trader based in Singapore. Sowing for the current wheat season began in ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Sinopec to boost U.S. crude imports to all-time high: sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sinopec, Asia’s largest refiner, will boost U.S. crude oil imports to an all-time high as China tries to reduce its trade deficit with the United States, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The company’s ... ( read original story ...)
Exmar : Gunvor charters Exmar FSRU for third Bangladesh LNG import project
The Exmar FSRU, a non-propelled vessel, is currently at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore undergoing site-specific modification ... The other two firm Bangladesh LNG import projects are also using FSRUs. FSRU developments have continued apace over the ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam considering raising import tax on oil products from July 1: traders
Vietnam imported 4.36 million mt of oil products over January-April, up 10.7% year on year, most of it from Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore, according to preliminary Vietnam Customs data released May 10. The tax hike talk comes as Vietnam's second ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mixed as US mulls new tariffs on auto imports
Shares rose in Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore but fell in Thailand. TRUMP ON TRADE: China and Japan both condemned the Trump administration’s decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore records growths in both merchandise trade, services trade in 1Q
to 116.6 billion Singapore dollars. This extended the 4.1 percent growth in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Review attributes the total services trade growth to the better performances in both services exports and imports, which increased 6.1 percent and 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Export of dogs to Australia from Singapore suspended for now over canine influenza fears
A temporary suspension on the export of dogs to Australia from Singapore has been imposed by Australian authorities following concerns about canine influenza, said the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) in a circular on Tuesday (22 May). ( read original story ...)
Exports jump in April after shrinking for two months
Economists say it is unlikely to last because of slowing electronics sector and trade tensions After shrinking for two straight months, Singapore's exports recovered last month as volatile pharmaceutical shipments rebounded. But economists expect this ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore final first quarter GDP growth seen in line with initial estimates
Singapore’s economy is expected to have expanded modestly in the first quarter, a Reuters poll found on Tuesday, in line with initial estimates, although slowing growth in factory activity and dwindling electronic exports could cloud the outlook. ( read original story ...)
U.S. commodity exports to China to rise amid trade talks, but volumes are capped
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters ... Yet infrastructure bottlenecks mean energy and commodity exports can grow only gradually, and only if U.S. oil, gas and other goods remain cost attractive against global competition. Morgan Stanley estimates it could ... ( read original story ...)
Has Singapore’s manufacturing sector already peaked in Q1?
Electronics exports shrank by 6.9% and marked their fifth month of decline. Singapore’s non oil domestic exports (NODX) rebounded 11.8% YoY in April following two consecutive months of decline. However, analysts are bearish as the recovery was led by the ... ( read original story ...)
Hydrogen considered as new energy export
He said it'd be a multi-decade initiative to find the best way to export wind and solar resources. Options include direct cable links to places like Indonesia or Singapore, upgrading minerals exports to have additional energy included or export via ... ( read original story ...)