Increase in cell phone import duty could spell trouble at WTO

A number of countries including Japan, the EU, Canada, the US, Chinese Taipei, Norway, Vietnam, Thailand ,Singapore, Korea and Australia had accused India of flouting the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) rules when it imposed import duties on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Morning News For January 30

Import prices increased 5.8%, whilst export prices were up by 2.9%. Singapore’s National Statistics Office reported that Singapore’s import and export prices went up by 5.8% and 2.9% YoY, respectively, in 2017. The move came after a programme developed ... ( read original story ...)

New export strategy to coincide with 70th Independence

Coinciding with Sri Lanka’s 70th Independence Anniversary, the government will be launching a new national export strategy this month in collaboration with the government of Singapore, following the strengthening of bilateral relations last month. ( read original story ...)

Environment activists jailed for filming sand export activities

and most of it has gone to enlarge Singapore. But Cambodia had banned all sand exports as dredging has had a serious impact on coastal ecosystems and surrounding land said the Ministry of Mines and Energy. However, when two environment activists filmed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s GDP growth to moderate

SINGAPORE: which is viewed within the group of nations called ... GDP growth to moderate to +2.9%, economic growth to slow on lower exports,” said the report. It also said strong economic diversification and innovation efforts will, however, keep ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore wants closer ties with Sabah, Sarawak

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed interest in developing closer relation between the island republic and East Malaysia. “A lot of business can be done between Sabah and Singapore,” he said during a courtesy call by a ... ( read original story ...)

Sustainable fashion: Students tackle Singapore’s textile waste

and Eco-Business to collect, process and resell donated items for EcoBank, a charity initiative by the two firms. During a recent session held at City Industrial Building in eastern Singapore, students and lecturers spent hours categorising donated items ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s import and export price indices rose in 2017

Import prices increased 5.8%, whilst export prices were up by 2.9%. Singapore's National Statistics Office reported that Singapore's import and export prices went up by 5.8% and 2.9% YoY, respectively, in 2017. Five commodities showed higher prices, led by ... ( read original story ...)

Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA: ‘A New Dawn?’

However, Sri Lanka is yet to fully realise the economic benefits of long-standing diplomatic ties with Singapore, in terms of export earnings or foreign investment flows. In terms of export values, Singapore was only Sri Lanka’s 20th largest trading ... ( read original story ...)