Singapore jumps to 4th spot in costliest cities for expats

Provided by Singapore Business Review Singapore jumps to 4th spot in costliest cities for expats For instance, coffee in Singapore is at US$5, which is significantly cheaper than coffee in Seoul (US$10) and Hong Kong (US$7). Singapore has moved up one ... ( read original story ...)

Issues with bunker samples after Customs Singapore policy change

A situation arose in Singapore over the weekend where Customs decided to treat samples from bunker deliveries as “commercial goods” for import, which prevented bunker surveyors from bringing samples ashore at the Marina South Pier (MSP) and West Coast ... ( read original story ...)

UPDATE 4-Oil up on Libya export worries, but trade row drags

SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, but gains were dampened by an expected increase in supply from producer cartel OPEC and by an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and ... ( read original story ...)

Oil up on Libya export worries, but trade row drags

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, but gains were dampened by an expected increase in supply from producer cartel OPEC and by an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and other major ... ( read original story ...)

Oil edges up amid concern about Libyan exports

Singapore — Oil prices rose on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel Opec to raise output continued to act as a dampener. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $74.88 a barrel ... ( read original story ...)

Oil prices rise on uncertainty over Libyan crude exports

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel OPEC to raise output continued to drag. Brent crude futures , the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $74.95 per barrel ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore exports continue to surge in May

Asia Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore soared 15.5% in May Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in Singapore soared 15.5% in May, up from April’s 11.8% expansion and beating market expectations of a 4.7% rise. May’s reading marked the fastest ... ( read original story ...)

Exports hit 7-month high, beating forecasts

The rise came as non-electronic exports outweighed sliding electronics shipments, Enterprise Singapore data released yesterday showed. Electronics shipments declined 7.8 per cent year on year, following a 6.9 per cent decrease in April. The fall was led by ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Oil Exports: Sales up But Volume Down

Sales of domestic oil exports from Singapore were up year-on-year while the volume of domestic oil exports fell, trade figures show. In volume terms, May saw a 9% drop in domestic oil exports compared to 12 months' ago. Total trade was up by 10% over the ... ( read original story ...)

Textile, garment export markets grow

Of this, the exports to Japan saw the highest increase at 22.6 per cent, reaching $1.39 million. The exports to Singapore rose by 22 per cent to $39.16 million, to Canada by 17.4 per cent, reaching $230.29 million and to Australia by 16 per cent ... ( read original story ...)