The state’s real strength is that the business of Singapore has always been business, and not just in the last 50 years or so when its remarkably speedy development led China to see what lessons it co... ( read original story ...)
Singapore remains Asean’s most connected trade hub, but improvements seen elsewhere too
Although Singapore remains the undisputed business hub of Asean a recently released international trade connectivity survey also found rapid improvements in other Asean member states. Cambodia, Malays... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Iran crude oil imports dips to two-month low in January; to rebound in February
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia’s crude oil imports from Iran dipped in January to the lowest in two months after top buyers China and India slowed down purchases and as Japan recorded zero imports for a t... ( read original story ...)
9 in 10 graduates of Singapore’s top universities hired within 6 months
90.2% of fresh graduates from the full-time programmes of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Management ... In 2018, Information & Digital Techno... ( read original story ...)
Bombardier increasing Singapore service centre size, to hire more workers
Mr Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of International Trade Diversification, said: "This important Canadian investment in Singapore is a platform that will create new opportunities for Canadian business in ... ( read original story ...)
SBR International Business Awards 2019 is open for nominations
The awards will honour first-rate international businesses in Singapore. For the sixth straight year, the Singapore Business Review International Business Awards is accepting nominations to honour fir... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian wheat imports to be hit by faltering demand from feed makers – miller
SINGAPORE, Reuters – Wheat imports by Indonesia, the world’s No.2 buyer of the grain, are likely to be pressured in 2019 by reduced appetite for the commodity from animal feed makers, a top official a... ( read original story ...)
100 community events and projects to be rolled out in Singapore to mark Bicentennial
SINGAPORE : The Nagore Dargah Indian Muslim Heritage Centre, which has almost two centuries of history, is curating a photo exhibition which matches photographs of 100 Singaporeans with their ancestor... ( read original story ...)
Government Support for Trade Agreements Widen Export Opportunities for Chinese Passenger Vehicle Manufacturers, finds Frost & Sullivan
SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2019 /CNW/ -- The Chinese Government's Belt and Road Initiative, which resulted in the Railway Express that links the country, has thrown open huge global export trade opportunitie... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Budget 2019: Tax Developments
GST is generally imposed on goods imported into Singapore, unless specifically exempted or relieved. From 19 February 2019, travellers will be entitled to reduced GST import relief for goods bought ov... ( read original story ...)
Singapore authorities confirm woman killed in Tuas CIQ complex accident
JOHOR BARU: Singaporean authorities have confirmed that a woman was killed in an accident involving a factory bus at the Tuas Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex earlier today. The Singa... ( read original story ...)
Singapore startups get chance to win SGD12,000 grant at ‘The Island Exchange’
Singapore is the country for startups. Multitudes of funding options, government grants, business chambers like SICCI forever out to support and counsel SMEs. Here comes another valuable opportunity t... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: The Singapore Budget and Heng Swee Keat’s shift away from Big Government
Several initiatives were announced at Budget 2019, which aimed to give the larger business community a bigger stake in the growth of Singapore companies. One example was the injection to the Co-Invest... ( read original story ...)
Singapore foils man’s attempt to smuggle contraband cigarettes in bread loaf
said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.There was also a packet of contraband cigarettes in his pocket and another concealed in the padding of his motorcycle helmet.The ICA said that the case has been re... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s surging fuel exports depress refining industry profits
The surge in fuel exports combined with a 25 percent jump in crude oil prices so far this year has collapsed Singapore refinery margins, the Asian benchmark, from more than $11 per barrel in mid ... ( read original story ...)
Export data ‘very worrying’ for both China, Singapore’s economies
Singapore is feeling the pinch of China's economic slowdown as exports to the mainland collapsed in January. Non-oil exports to China showed a dramatic fall in January, crashing by 25.4 per cent, whil... ( read original story ...)