Economist at UOB Group Barnabas Gan reviews the latest PMI figures in Singapore for the month of August. Key Takeaways “Singapore’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index ... ( read original story ...)
5 arrested, more than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized by Singapore Customs
SINGAPORE - More than 6,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized by Singapore Customs officers who observed activity at the loading and unloading bay of an industrial building in Woodlands ... ( read original story ...)
Organic fertiliser imports to cost over $63 m
Sri Lanka is to import fertiliser inputs to the tune of US$63.7 million for the September-March Maha season alone. According to a letter issued by the Agriculture Department Additional Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
SPACs Can Help Singapore Break Its Driest IPO Spell in Years
Singapore Exchange Ltd. this week presented rules for the listing of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, as it attempts to get a slice of what has become a worldwide frenzy. It is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pauses on Further Reopening, Moves to Vaccine Boosters
With one of the world’s best vaccination rates, Singapore plans to boost testing and allow infected people with mild symptoms to recover at home. The government is also targeting to start booster ... ( read original story ...)
GRAINS-Corn eases amid concern over export logistics
Chicago corn futures edged lower on Friday, staying on course for a weekly loss, as concerns about export delays following storm damage continued to hang over the market. By Gus Trompiz and Naveen ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Singapore Scrutiny Adds to Mounting Regulatory Rap List
Binance Holdings Ltd. must stop offering services regulated in Singapore after a potential breach of local payment rules, adding to a mounting list of jurisdictions scrutinizing the world’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory activity expands for 14th month in August but at slower pace
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity in August expanded for the 14th consecutive month, although at a slower rate than the previous month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in August dipped to ... ( read original story ...)
Liberal arts for Singapore? For what? Just celebrate being lazy to think lah!
By Tang Li BeautifullyIncoherent I know I shouldn’t indulge in stereotypes, but I was considered an oddball when I was growing up as an Asian kid in the Wes ... ( read original story ...)
Power sector’s demand pushes up Pakistan’s oil, gas imports
SINGAPORE: Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its power sector increases amid more economic activities as coronavirus-induced restrictions are ... ( read original story ...)
11 smaller Singapore Reits enter FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index
Eleven of Singapore's smaller Reits have made it into the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index series, according to the index series' quarterly review changes announced by FTSE Russell on Sept 1. ( read original story ...)
Ride-hailing firm Ryde CEO sees demand uptick as Singapore economy reopens
Terence Zou of ride-hailing firm Ryde says as Covid restrictions in Singapore get lifted and the economy starts reopening, there is an uptick of demand and prices, which means more jobs for its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has become a strong international hub for China’s offshore investments, says COO
Oi Yee Choo of capital markets platform ADDX says the Monetary Authority of Singapore has always worked closely with regulators in China to attract investments. ( read original story ...)
Early Comics in Singapore | A Librarian’s World
Join Associate Librarian Jacqueline Lee as she charts the ups and downs of the history of comics in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2021 GDP growth forecast to be 6.6%
The Monetary Authority of (MAS) announced in a report on Wednesday that economists and analysts polled in the Survey of Professional Forecasters expect Singapore's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Becomes First Country To Remove Remaining BSE Restrictions On Canadian Beef
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