Tag: business

South Asia’s lost competitiveness Yapa has found that South Asia has lost its competitiveness compared to more advanced nations in East Asia, namely, Singapore and Malaysia. This is reflected in the poor performance of its exports. For instance ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Prices of palm methyl ester (PME ... Dealings were muted, with hardly any discussions for export cargoes to the EU. “It has been quiet. Not sure if it’s because it’s almost the year-end,” a market source said. ( read original story ...)

Exporters, however, do not see even this reduced target achievable. They say exports have now been limited to only a few markets in the Far East (Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines) and the Gulf (mainly Dubai). Combined exports to these countries can ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - From Brand's essence of chicken to handphone chargers and powerbanks, a vending machine cluster at Singapore Polytechnic has it all. There are even two sound-proof karaoke booths with a pair of chairs and microphones each, for those looking to ... ( read original story ...)

Citi projected a decline in export growth from 4.9% this year to 2.6% next year. Singapore's export momentum is likely to slow down, but its growth is expected to broaden to areas beyond technology, Citi Research revealed. Citi forecasted a 4.9% real ... ( read original story ...)

Come to the gateway of Southeastern Asia for its cosmopolitan flair and ease with the English language, stay for a melting pot of cultures and some of the best food on the planet. Flights from the U.S. land at Singapore Changi Airport, one of the busiest ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Customs said on Thursday that it has seized 1,024 cartons and 710 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes from two related operations in the country. The authorities said in a press release that three Singaporean men along with a male Chinese national ... ( read original story ...)

Since July, Singapore Airlines has altered the route of its daily flights ... taken earlier steps to avoid the northern part of the Sea of Japan," the airline told Business Insider in a statement. The airline announced the route change after pilots and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Import arbitrage opportunities in the United States have diverted some aluminium in Asia to the United States but this is unlikely to cause supply in Asia to tighten in the near term, market participants said. The US Midwest aluminium premium ... ( read original story ...)

India has at times banned exports of food items to keep prices in check when there is shortage in the domestic market. The proposal by Singapore has been made just ahead of the crucial WTO ministerial meeting from December 10-13 in Buenos Aires. ( read original story ...)

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti says Indonesia has huge potential to overtake Singapore in the export of decorative fish, taking into account of the country’s large maritime territory. “Data from 2016 shows that Indonesia is ... ( read original story ...)

STAX was recently invited by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to brief Singaporean businesses on high-growth sectors in Sri Lanka, at a seminar entitled ‘Sri Lanka Investment Opportunities 2017’. IE Singapore is a government agency that promotes ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE:Singapore’s manufacturing and electronics PMIs ... The increased was forecasted on higher new orders, new export orders, output inventory, imports and employment indicators. This is consistent with the rebounding manufacturing PMIs seen ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened 0.1 per cent lower on Monday, with the Straits Times Index shedding 3.68 points to 3,445.86 as at 9.03am. About 47.6 million shares worth S$65.5 million in total changed hands, working out to an average unit price of S$1 ... ( read original story ...)

Aside from aerobics (at 14, she was the youngest instructor in Singapore), Loa taught line dancing, yoga and also did some waitressing. Eventually, she was able establish the Queenz*8 Business Group, the umbrella organization of companies such as InQueenz ... ( read original story ...)

More opportunities are opening up for Singapore firms in the Chinese province of Zhejiang in areas of trade, e-commerce, professional services and innovation. A growing number of local companies - such as e-commerce player M-DAQ and logistics business ... ( read original story ...)