From left: NUS' Professor Leo Tan, World Green Building Council's Tai Lee Siang, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources' Amy Khor, WWF Singapore's Elaine Tan, and Eco-Business' Jessica Cheam. Image: Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore economy expects 2.5% growth
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy is expected to be a shade rosier this year, with growth of about 2.5%, higher than last year’s 2% expansion, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday, in his National Day message. Still, he cautioned that urgent ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the best city in the world to work in a startup: Study
Zurich and Hamburg more welcoming than Singapore though the city state scores above average, outranking Tel Aviv and Seoul. So for those hunting for a perfect job match in a budding business that might hatch the next big thing on Earth, weighing the pros ... ( read original story ...)
First exports of perishable goods flown out of Canberra Airport to Singapore
In what could be a game-changer for producers throughout the national capital region, the first shipment of local perishable produce on Wednesday night flew direct to Singapore from Canberra Airport. It means producers can now get their wares to Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark air shipment of Canberra produce to Singapore tonight
John Russell and Rowan Brennan from Pialligo Estate are excited to support the direct export to Singapore. “We are delighted to share the best of Canberra with Singapore, and support the capital region’s growers to export to the world. Today we are ... ( read original story ...)
3 firms winning in Singapore’s sustainable business space
A prosperous, sheltered dot in the heart of tropical Southeast Asia, Singapore is typically spared the wrath of nature even as its neighbours are routinely afflicted by earthquakes, cyclones, floods and droughts. But the city-state is not invulnerable to ... ( read original story ...)
China seeks to strengthen ties with Malaysia as work starts on key belt and road rail link
“The edge that Singapore has – say its experience and financial system – is not replaceable by Malaysia’s new ports and railway.” Oh added that he believed the railway was being built so that China could export its railway technology as part of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Nigeria sign double taxation avoidance agreement
She put the volume of trade between the two countries from 2011 to 2015 at N846 billion, where the absolute Balance of Trade was N222 billionn in favour of Nigeria while Balance of Trade net of petroleum export stood at N42 billion in favour of Singapore. ( read original story ...)
TABLE-Iraq top oil exporter to India for fourth straight month
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters ... which fell 31.1 percent from June to 337,100 bpd in July. Venezuelan crude exports have declined as it struggles to secure the light oil needed to dilute its heavy crude grades for export. India is also diversifying ... ( read original story ...)
Oil prices slip despite news of lower Saudi supply
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as key OPEC producers export more barrels and despite news of lower ... senior market analyst at futures brokerage OANDA in Singapore. The U.S. Energy Information Administration, part of the Energy Department, will release ... ( read original story ...)
Global Stocks Hit Another Record High, Ignore Slowing Chinese Trade
exports mitigating risks of U.S. protectionism,” said Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank in Singapore." Continuing an unprecedented run of record highs, global stocks inched up to a new all-time high on Tuesday, shrugging off ... ( read original story ...)
New markets for Uzbek cherry exporters
USAID said that this year, 110 metric tons of sweet cherries worth $350,000 were sold to customers in London and Singapore. Uzbekistan now boasts ... In recent years, the country has grown into a major exporter of fruit and vegetable products. ( read original story ...)
Brexit Is Quietly Strangling Science
“The development, manufacturing and export of medicines in the U.K. have all benefited ... that has changed… I can only imagine how many others are thinking the same. Singapore. China. There are many options. Maybe it is inevitable? ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Saudi Arabia cuts crude oil allocations in Sept by more than its OPEC pledge
DUBAI/SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will cut crude oil allocations to its customers worldwide in September by at least 520,000 barrels per day, an industry source said on Tuesday, as the top oil exporter makes good on its pledge to help rein in ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-China buyers resell soybeans as crushers lose cash, glut grows – traders
Eight cargoes would be equal to 520,000 tonnes of soybeans, worth around $210 million, based on June customs data. Sunrise and Sanwei, however, resold the cargoes at much below market rates, said the Singapore-based trader, who works for a global trading ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Gas Sellers Sidestep State Giants to Exploit Demand Surge
New import facilities developed by firms including Guanghui Energy ... their widespread distribution networks,” said Maggie Kuang, an analyst with BNEF in Singapore. China’s LNG demand will expand by 5 million to 6 million tons annually over the ... ( read original story ...)