Cambodia has asked Singapore to consider buying more Cambodian agricultural products, particularly rice, pepper and mango. The request was made during a meeting on Tuesday between Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan. “To further increase bilateral trade, the Cambodian Minister requested Singapore to consider importing agricultural products, namely rice, peppers, and […]
Read MoreExports last month stumbled after four months of growth, as the upswing in the tech cycle – which had lasted far longer than expected – turned abruptly south. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) fell 1.1 per cent last month over September last year, wrong footing economists, who had forecast a rise of 12.7 per cent. This […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) lost steam in September to post a 1.1 per cent decline after months of increase capped by a 16.7 per cent year-on-year surge in August. The drop was even more stark month on month, with the NODX plunging by a seasonally adjusted 11 per cent. The NODX was up 4.2 […]
Read MoreFOREIGN developers – those from China in particular – sense there’s a killing to be made from Singapore’s feverish en bloc market. Amid limited options under the government land sales (GLS) programme, a few have plunged headlong into the game while several others are sussing out information on available en bloc sites and learning how […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has fallen one spot to take third place in Asia’s most expensive cities for luxury living, following an easing in property prices in the city state. Hong Kong takes top spot, followed by Shanghai, while Kuala Lumpur is the most competitive. In a report on Asia’s most expensive cities for luxury living, Swiss private […]
Read MoreSINGAPOREANS’ one-year-ahead median headline inflation expectations fell slightly to 2.93 per cent from June’s 3.23 per cent, attributed to factors like declining private road transport inflation due to lower COE premiums, and a loosening labour market. According to Singapore Management University’s (SMU) quarterly Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx) survey, the current one-year-ahead median headline […]
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