SINGAPORE (Xinhua) – Singapore’s retail sales increased by 2.0 per cent in January year-on-year, said the Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat) on Friday. On a month-on-month basis, retail sales decreased 1.5 per cent in January 2017, SingStat added. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales decreased 1.3 per cent. The total retail sales value in January 2017 […]
Read MoreMANILA (Xinhua) – Philippine trade grew 14.2 per cent in January this year buoyed by export receipts, the government said on Friday, while warning that US protectionist policies may hamper its momentum and global recovery. The National Economic and Development Authority said in a statement that the Philippines recorded a total 12.6 billion US dollars […]
Read MoreDemand for affordable housing will support industry, say industry players WHILE a cautious stance will likely be the general stand for most local property developers this year, industry experts have ascertained that the sector will be anything but bleak in 2017. With the high cost of living, CBRE|WTW managing director Foo Gee Jen says there […]
Read MoreMANILA: Asean and the European Union agreed on Friday to work toward resuming stalled free trade agreement talks and counter a trend toward protectionism. In a joint statement, economic ministers of Asean and European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said the global economic outlook had improved. But they expressed caution over uncertainties arising from “growing protectionist […]
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