SINGAPORE – Analysts are pencilling in higher full-year exports for Singapore after a better-than-expected first quarter showing, and are tipping the official forecast of 0 per cent to 2 per cent growth to be lifted at a review in May. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) surged 12. 1 per cent year on year in March, mainly due to […]
Read MoreA forum, held online on April 15, was an opportunity for local Vietnamese businesses to connect trade activities with their partners from Singapore. Singapore businesses are very interested in the Vietnamese market, Douglas Foo, Chairman of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation and Chairman of the Vietnam-Singapore Business Council affirmed at a forum to promote investment in […]
Read MoreBorder reopening will be one of several items on the agenda to be discussed when Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart meet in Singapore in early May. Will ensure that both leaders talk about it According to Bernama, Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told the media that he “will make sure” […]
Read MoreMONTHLY condo resale volumes hit a 10-year high, with 1,662 units resold in March. This is more than double the number in the same period last year, and is 75.3 per cent higher than the five-year average volumes for the month of March. The month also saw a 0.1 per cent increase in prices, extending […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore has ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and deposited its ratification instrument, becoming the first participating country to complete the official process. All 10 Asean members and key partners Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea signed the trade pact, the world’s largest, at the 4th RCEP Summit last November. Trade and […]
Read MoreSingapore will revise its port dues rates to fund the increased costs of operating and maintaining the Port of Singapore, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). MPA said the revision is also to encourage vessels to make faster turnarounds in the port to allow more ships to be served within the […]
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