Category: BUSINESS

SINGAPORE - Business sentiments among local companies remained upbeat despite easing for the final quarter of 2017, according to the latest survey by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) released on Monday (Sept 11). Its Business Optimism Index ... ( read original story ...)

“The expo is providing wonderful opportunity to micro and small exporters to showcase wide range of quality products to high demanding customers in Singapore. Exporters will move from B2C (business to consumer) to B2B (business-to-business) platform ... ( read original story ...)

New Delhi: Exporters' body FIEO on Thursday said there is a huge potential to increase bilateral trade between India and Singapore to $ 25 billion by 2019-20. India's export to Singapore grew by 23 percent last fiscal, though overall exports expanded by ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Private sector economists retained their full-year growth forecast for Singapore at 2.5% despite a stronger-than-expected second-quarter performance, as increased optimism about the manufacturing sector was offset by a more negative outlook for ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s manufacturing PMI rose for the third straight month to 51.8 (+0.8 points) in August, and analysts at OCBC said this is the highest print since November 2014 and the 12th consecutive month in expansion territory (>50). “The ... ( read original story ...)

Burdekin Shire Council Mayor Lyn McLaughlin will use a business delegation to Singapore this week to promote the Burdekin and to gain key insights into emerging opportunities for export and investment. The delegation of North Queensland community and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s Pertamina [PERTM.UL] has received a license from the government to export gasoil for the first time, three sources close to the matter said on Monday, although the state oil company is planning to prioritize ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Customs has made a police report, after its officers were shouted at and threatened by some men while they were arresting a peddler. A two-minute, forty-four-second video had appeared on the Facebook page of All Singapore Stuff on ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: More than US$3 billion worth of investment entered Myanmar by August this financial year and Singapore topped the list of foreign investors, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). Singapore has traditionally been used as a conduit ... ( read original story ...)

In a joint media release today, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) — acting on a tip-off — collaborated with the Singapore Customs and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and stopped the 29-year-old, who was transiting in Singapore during ... ( read original story ...)

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said on Friday they had worked together with Singapore Customs and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to investigate the smuggling attempt. Acting on a tip-off, the 29-year-old Vietnamese man ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines will take delivery of a new Airbus A380 later this year with its new first class product. That was expected to happen in October, but it’s been delayed. However they’re going to reveal all new products for their four cabins on ... ( read original story ...)

The partnership with Singapore Airlines is a good addition to Alaska Airlines' stable of foreign airline partners, travel analysts said. But the fine print won't make high-end business travelers happy. Filled with “must read” stories, industry news and ... ( read original story ...)

While Brazil is suffering from extreme corruption, Singapore is ranked as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, on par with Scandinavian countries. While exports make up a small portion of Brazil's economy, exports are a huge part of Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Electronics exports and re-export trade appear to be strengthening. This year might see stellar exports driving Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth above 3%. Analysts at Maybank Kim Eng said exports and trade continue to drive the ... ( read original story ...)

Marine export terminals operated by Enterprise Products Partners ... “Affected buyers will seek cargoes from elsewhere,” said Ong Han Wee, a consultant with FGE in Singapore. “The prices jumped last Friday in Asia, just before or when the hurricane ... ( read original story ...)