The UK's meat sector is on a trade "offensive" in Southeast Asia as it sent a two-day British Meat Trade Mission to the Philippines last week and is showcasing its quality red meat at an international trade show in Singapore this week. The Agriculture and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March industrial output seen up 5.4 percent: Reuters poll
“If you look at the last diverged, exports have been persistently weak, while manufacturing has been persistently fantastic,” Tan added. Singapore’s industrial production in February topped forecast, rising more than expected from a year ago at 8.9 ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Surge in China’s gasoline exports crunch fuel profit margins: Russell
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) * GRAPHIC: China gasoline exports vs Singapore gasoline profit margin: https://reut.rs/2KaruiW LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 24 (Reuters) - China's surging imports of crude oil ... ( read original story ...)
Indian defence industry has strong potential for exports: UK trade group ADS
SINGAPORE: British aerospace and defence trade group ADS today said it sees India as a priority market with which it has a long-term commitment, noting the Indian defence industry's strong potential for exports to emerging markets. The ADS Group Ltd has ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Lee Names New Trade, Industry Minister in Reshuffle
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong named a new trade ... Chan will play a key role in an economy that is forecast to see solid growth in 2018 after an export boom last year gave the country its fastest expansion since 2014. Inflation remains ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Ethanol Exports Hit Monthly Record
The European Union jumped purchases significantly to 41.8 million gallons year-to-date, while U.S. exports of ethanol to Singapore increased 309 percent year-over-year to 31.1 million gallons thus far in the marketing year. Both markets are widely used as ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore PM reshuffles cabinet with succession question looming
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday and named Chan Chun Sing, tipped as one of his potential successors, as trade minister. Lee, the eldest son of Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shelved IPOs Pile Up as Summit, Qualitas Struggle
Singapore initial public offerings sure are having trouble getting over the finish line these days. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Summit Power, the biggest independent power producer in Bangladesh, secured a cornerstone investment from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Yes Bank gets RBI nod to open representative offices in London, Singapore
The expansion comes on the back of Yes Bank's first representative office in Abu Dhabi, followed by another office in GIFT City in Gandhinagar. New Delhi: Yes Bank bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-AIA CFO Alistair Chamberlain joins HSBC Insurance as global head of product and actuarial
SINGAPORE - HSBC Insurance announced it has appointed AIA's former chief financial officer Alistair Chamberlain as its global head of product and actuarial. Mr Chamberlain, who started at his new role on April 16, leads the bank's global chief actuary ... ( read original story ...)
China unlikely to repeat LNG import surge this winter: Unipec
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is unlikely to see a repeat surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports this coming winter as the world’s largest energy consumer has learned from the previous cold season to keep demand under control, the head of Unipec said ... ( read original story ...)
YES BANK Receives Approval From RBI to Open Two International Representative Offices in London and Singapore
YES BANK's services to be now available to NRI population and Indian entities in London, Singapore and Abu Dhabi YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Announces Greater Project Financing Support
During the recent Budget Statement for 2018, Singapore’s Ministry of Finance announced the creation of an Infrastructure Office to be established by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Infrastructure Office is intended to ... ( read original story ...)
Help! Colleagues at my bank in Singapore are resigning all around me
... 214166/10-tips-to-make-recruiters-chase-you-with-brand-new-banking-jobs/ It’s that time of year here at the US bank I work for in Singapore: bonuses have been paid..and people resigning. I work in the HR/recruitment team at my bank and I can tell ... ( read original story ...)
DREP Foundation Strengthening In-depth Exchange of Sino-Singapore Technology Innovation, Co-establishing Sino-Singapore Innovation Alliance (SSIA)
SINGAPORE, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sino-Singapore Innovation Alliance (SSIA) was established in Shanghai on April 21 st. As the core member of the alliance, DREP Foundation joined the signing ceremony alongside QTUM Foundation. Together with ... ( read original story ...)
9 things to consider when buying your second property
Before you take the big step of buying a second property however, make sure you’re ready: For Singapore citizens, the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) applies when purchasing any property beyond your first. This is currently seven per cent of the ... ( read original story ...)