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Malaysia’s total trade up 14.8 per cent in January 2017

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Malaysia’s total trade grew 14.8 per cent in January to RM135.77 billion from RM118.31 billion registered in the same month last year, said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The expansion in trade was seen with China, Asean, Japan, United States, Taiwan, Australia and the European Union. Exports posted a […]

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SCG raises stake in Vietnam project

SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCC) has revved up its much-delayed petrochemical complex in Vietnam by acquiring a larger stake in the project, making the industrial conglomerate the biggest shareholder, according to SCG’s statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). SCG had sought a new partner for the Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) project after its […]

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Growth in Singapore private sector slows again in February to 4-month low: Nikkei PMI

SINGAPORE – Growth in Singapore’s private sector eased again in February to its slowest in four months, according to a survey released on Friday (March 3). Notably also, private sector businesses were the most pessimistic in the near five-year history of the survey, with the downbeat sentiment attributed to slowing economic conditions, global geopolitical uncertainties […]

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