The United States has a $115.5 billion trade deficit in pharmaceutical products, which the Trump administration has suggested it may try to equalize through tariffs.
How India’s Crypto Regulations Compare To Southeast Asian Neighbors
As India prepares to tighten regulation on cryptocurrencies, Southeast Asia is evolving into a patchwork of policy innovation, incubators of innovation, and cautionary examples.
IMF cuts its Singapore 2025 growth forecast as Trump tariffs, US-China trade war bite
It now sees Singapore economy growing 2 per cent, down from its previous forecast of 2.5 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore shares close lower on Friday; STI slides 0.2%
SINGAPORE] Stocks on the Singapore market ended lower on Friday (Apr 25), as a smaller-than-expected gain in the Republic’s manufacturing output outweighed the improvement in sentiment amid the ...
No ‘passive bystander’: Clean energy trade among Singapore’s ‘recalibrations’ to tackle new geopolitical reality
Singapore will not be passive bystander’, says prime minister Lawrence Wong. Spurring cross-border power grid and clean energy deals are among city-state’s ‘recalibrations’ to deal with geopolitical ...
Top 10 crypto disasters explained, and how to protect yourself
Here are crypto's 10 biggest disasters, according to PeopleWin's analysis of news coverage and collapses as chronicled by Web3IsGoingGreat.
GE2025: Singapore can ‘return to the road to democracy’ started in 2011: SDP’s Paul Tambyah
SINGAPORE] Many Singaporeans say there is no point in voting, but the 2011 general election proves them wrong, said Singapore Democratic Party chairman Paul Tambyah on Thursday (Apr 24) in the party’s ...
Hong Kong ranks as second-most crypto-friendly city, ahead of Singapore, Abu Dhabi: report
The city is just behind Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in an evaluation based on factors such as regulation, taxes and wealth.
Singapore stocks end flat on April 24; markets across Asia end mixed
The trio of local banks end trading day in the red, after rising 8.2% on average in the last 2 weeks Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GE2025: Important to make clear GST is taken from top and redistributed across population, says Shanmugam
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shamugam says the goods and services tax (GST) is primarily paid by top income earners and redistributed across the population, a point he wishes the opposition would ...
Singapore ranks fourth in 2025 global crypto hub index
Singapore has been ranked among the world’s top crypto hubs in the newly released Crypto-Friendly Cities Index 2025, part of Multipolitan’s Crypto Report 2025: ...
Crypto Recovery Services in Singapore: Crypto Crime Investigation (C.C.I) Aids Victims of Pig Butchering Scams
In a significant move to combat the rising tide of cryptocurrency-related scams, Crypto Crime Investigation (C.C.I) has announced its specialized recovery services aimed at assisting victims of the ...
All ASEAN members have removed or reduced import duties: Singapore’s Deputy PM
At CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE, Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, discusses how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is adapting to tariffs in the current geopolitical climate.
Singapore’s pharma, chip sectors at risk from trade wars
US firms importing from Singapore face nearly $1.6b in added costs from 10% base tariffs. Singapore may have escaped the brunt of sweeping US reciprocal tariffs compared with its Southeast Asian peers ...
Singapore GE2025: Where political parties stand on tax, housing and foreign talent ahead of the election
PAP, WP and PSP take opposing stances on using reserves, raising GST and housing affordability. PAP defends fiscal ...
ANZ appoints Raciti country head of Singapore and head of SEA, India and Mideast
Australia's ANZ said on Wednesday that Chris Raciti has been appointed ANZ country head of Singapore, with regional oversight for ANZ's businesses in eight markets across Southeast Asia, India and the ...