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 ...)

Man fined S$3,500 for importing a live tortoise

The animal is a protected species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and a permit is required for any import, export and re-export of CITES-listed species in Singapore. The live tortoise ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore M&A activity hit 4-year high at US$33.8b

Two large M&A deals breached the US$3b mark in H1. Overall Singapore merger and acquisition (M&A) activity jumped 19.1% to US$33.8b so far this year, reaching the highest first half period since 2014 at US$54.6b, Thomson Reuters revealed. According to data ... ( read original story ...)