SINGAPORE: A plunge in exports and the worst growth rates for a decade have fuelled concerns about the outlook for Singapore’s economy, with analysts saying the figures offer a warning that Asia is heading for a slowdown as China-US tensions bite. While it may be one of the smallest countries in the world, the export […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – If the leverage limit for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) is raised above the current 45 per cent limit, debt markets can no longer take a “broad-brush” approach and assume S-Reits are “low-risk”. Instead, Reits need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis as the financial discipline of their managers is crucial, said OCBC […]
Read MoreSingapore is considering increasing imports of Cambodian agricultural products, according to the Ministry of Commerce. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia During an official visit to Singapore on Tuesday, Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak met with Chan Chun Sing, Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry. According to a post on the Ministry of […]
Read MoreSingapore’s exports fell by double digits for the fourth straight month, with shipments in the key electronics sector sinking by nearly a third. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) performed worse than expected, slumping 17.3 per cent in June compared to a year ago, following a downwardly revised 16.3 per cent fall in May, said Enterprise Singapore […]
Read MoreMORE than 40 new standards for nascent areas including drones, additive manufacturing and video analytics will be developed over the next year, as the Singapore Standards Council (SSC) steps up its standardisation efforts to keep pace with economic transformation and novel technologies, it said on Monday morning. In the past year, the industry-led SSC published 19 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S construction sector faces increasing risks of a protracted slowdown in growth in the medium term, due to the poorer global economic outlook over the next few years, Fitch Solutions Macro Research said in a report on Monday. The sector will see growth weakening to 2.7 per cent in 2020 and 0.5 per cent in […]
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