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Singapore Q3 GDP growth well below forecast, trade frictions dent outlook

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy expanded at a much slower pace than initially thought in the third quarter, with the government flagging further moderation in the current quarter and warning that the US-Sino trade war will hurt growth in 2019. The weakening outlook for the prosperous city-state – a bellwether for global growth because international trade dwarfs its domestic economy – underlines a shakeout in financial […]

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Low volatility lures emerging market funds to Malaysian bonds

SINGAPORE: Malaysian bonds have an advantage over their peers when it comes to attracting investors – low volatility. The sovereign debt has comparable volatility to Singapore and South Korea, yet offers almost twice as much yields, according to Bloomberg calculations. That may explain why Malaysian bonds have gained every month since May, even as the government disclosed borrowings were 60% higher than thought […]

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Singapore, Hong Kong lead talent competitiveness in Asia

The two city-states of Singapore and Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region in China, lead the IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 in Asia Pacific, while Malaysia has made significant improvements in developing a domestic talent pool.  The IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 ranked countries based on three factors – workplace training, education, and language skills. Evaluating the […]

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Malaysian palm oil price inches lower on concerns over high inventory

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures fell marginally on Thursday as concerns over high inventory levels overshadowed optimism linked to a crude oil price rally. The benchmark palm oil contract for February delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 0.2 percent at 2,002 ringgit ($477.80) per tonne in the first-half session of trading. Trading volumes stood at 16,228 lots of 25 tonnes each at the midday […]

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