Hong Kong beat out Singapore as the freest economy in Asia Pacific and across the globe according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2019 index of economic freedom, with a freedom score of 90.2 compared to ... ( read original story ...)
Hit by sanctions, Asia’s Iran crude oil imports drop to three-year low in 2018
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iranian crude oil imports by Asia's top four buyers dropped to the lowest volume in three years in 2018 amid U.S. sanctions on Tehran, but China and India stepped up imports in D... ( read original story ...)
Doing Business in Singapore: What to Know Before Entering the Market
The Republic of Singapore is a prosperous nation-state on the Straits of Malacca, near the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula. For a variety of reasons, some of which we’ll explore in greater det... ( read original story ...)
Singapore SMEs slow on digital adoption and cyber protection: survey
SMEs were also found to be upbeat about their businesses and overall economy, with 44 per cent believing business will improve in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, 39 per cent of respondents are of the v... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Credit Culture raises $29.5M for its soon-to-launch digital loan business
Singapore’s digital fintech companies are attracting investor attention and dollars in 2019. Fresh from Singapore Life — a digital-only insurer — raising $33 million across two recently ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fuel oil inventories climb as net imports rebound
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore fuel oil inventories climbed 8 percent in the week to Jan. 23, snapping four straight weeks of inventory declines in line with rising net imports of the fuel during the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proposes stricter rules for ride-hailing operators
SINGAPORE: Singapore is proposing to step up regulation of ride-hailing companies such as Grab and Go-Jek, bringing rules for the services in line with taxi operators in a bid to better protect the sa... ( read original story ...)
Bak kwa sellers blame price rises on CNY demand, not pig import disruption
SINGAPORE - Recent disruptions in the import of live pigs from Indonesia have had little impact on supply and prices thus far, raw pork and bak kwa sellers say. With Chinese New Year less than two wee... ( read original story ...)
Over 100 Indian MSMEs to feature in Singapore export forum
The business forum along with an exhibition is being organised as part of the India Week.PTI | January 23, 2019, 14:46 IST It is important to promote enterprises from the MSME sector in export ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore braces for tougher times as China slows down and the trade war heats up
Singapore's export-driven economy would likely be hurt by the tariff fight between the U.S. and China, the city-state's central bank warned in October. Taimur Baig, chief economist of Singapore lender ... ( read original story ...)
Dyson to move head office to Singapore
who confirmed that the company would be registered in Singapore, rather than in the UK. "We are taxed all over the world and we will continue to pay tax in the UK." Dyson's chief executive Jim Rowan s... ( read original story ...)
Introduction: Europe – Singapore In Business Class – What I Booked, Paid & Earned
Some links to products and travel providers on this website will earn Traveling For Miles a commission which helps contribute to the running of the site – I’m very grateful to anyone who uses these li... ( read original story ...)
China’s Record 2018 Oil, Gas Imports May Be Cresting Wave as Industry Slows Down
SINGAPORE — Amid increasing signs of China's industrial slowdown in 2019, data this week showing record oil and natural gas imports likely indicates a country at peak energy growth, with its thirst se... ( read original story ...)
Six men arrested, more than 3,800 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized in raid
... of duty-unpaid cigarettes seized in an operation in an industrial building in Admiralty Street on Friday (Jan 11), Singapore Customs said on Tuesday. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evad... ( read original story ...)
Many Countries Express Interest to Import Railway’s Ambitious Project – Train 18
New Delhi: Peru, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and some countries in the Middle East have expressed interest in importing the Railways'state-of-the-art Train 18, a senior official said on Friday, eve... ( read original story ...)
SINGAPORE THE MOST BADLY HIT IF U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR DRAGS ON
Analysts had expected a 2% rise in export and 4.5% rise in import for the month of December instead. Hence, Singapore’s December export data was not too surprising, if one correlates its relationship ... ( read original story ...)