Singapore and Malaysia will continue to work closely to keep supply chains going amid the movement control restrictions and state of emergency declared in Malaysia, said Minister for Trade and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Brings in Business of the Future
Singapore's Tourism Board has launched a new spot showcasing the city as the safe business center of the future. ( read original story ...)
Asia’s corporate earnings expected to rise 26.4% in 2021, Refinitiv data shows
Analysts expect a strong turnaround in profits at Asian companies as regional economies see a surge in factory activity and an expansion in exports, helped by approvals for multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Cabbage export to Singapore cheers Jessore farmers
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), an export firm, ‘City Impex’, collected cabbage from the farmers recently and started exporting it to Singapore after processing ... ( read original story ...)
PH exports recovered in Nov. 2020 but total trade still down
Exports returned to year-on-year growth in November last year even as the prolonged imports slump pulled the Philippines’ total foreign trade down by 10.6 percent to $13.31 billion that ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore firms take up $17.4 billion in govt-backed loans amid Covid-19 pandemic
This is more than 13 times the credit extended under loans supported by Enterprise Singapore for the whole of 2019.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore suffers worst economic decline
Singapore’s economy suffered its worst ever annual contraction in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the city-state’s vital trade and tourism sectors, official data showed on Monday. But the 5. ( read original story ...)
Singapore financial services firm GoBear folds business
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Financial services firm GoBear on Tuesday (Jan 5) announced that it will close the business due to its inability to "raise more funds to continue operations" amid the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese cities reportedly go dark as country faces shortage of coal, a major Australian export
Concerns about the availability of electricity for ordinary Chinese spiked as authorities in several cities limited power usage, citing a coal shortage. ( read original story ...)
Singapore posts worst recession ever for 2020 but a rebound is in sight
Singapore's economy contracted less sharply in the fourth quarter of 2020, as business activity continued to pick up and Covid-19 curbs were loosened amid declining infections in the community. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economy sees worst decline
Singapore’s economy suffered its worst ever annual contraction in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the city-state’s vital trade and tourism sectors, official data showed on Monday. But the 5. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory activity expands in December for sixth consecutive month
Singapore's factory activity expanded for the sixth consecutive month as demand continues to improve amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s fourth-quarter GDP shrinks by less with rebound in sight
GDP growth was -3.8 per cent, while full-year growth for 2020 was -5.8 per cent, according to advance estimates by the Trade and Industry Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s virus-hit economy suffers worst decline in 2020
In the fourth quarter, the economy shrank 3.8 percent year-on-year, less than expected, according to preliminary growth data released by the trade ministry. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP contracts by 5.8 per cent in 2020 but rebound in sight
Singapore's economy contracted less sharply in the fourth quarter of 2020, as business activity continued to pick up and Covid-19 curbs were loosened amid declining infections in the community. The ... ( read original story ...)
A closer look at Singapore’s protein imports
On the 10 December, the UK signed a free trade agreement with Singapore which maintains UK access to that market after the UK leaves the EU, writes Bronwyn Magee, AHDB analyst. ( read original story ...)