SINGAPORE – Singapore and the 10 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) signatories today agreed to look at ways to take the comprehensive economic cooperation forward despite the abrupt withdrawal of the United States. The unified stand came on the sidelines of a Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of ministers responsible for trade in Hanoi. In a […]
Read MoreSingapore has the potential to become the world’s largest commodity trading hub in the decade ahead as trade flows shift towards Asia. The Republic – already Asia’s largest commodity trading hub – is well-placed to take advantage of rising demand for commodities like metals and agricultural products in the region, said Trade and Industry Minister […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) disappointed with a 0.7 per cent year-on-year decline in April, after growing strongly for five straight months, as shipments of pharmaceuticals among some other non-electronic products slumped. Analysts polled by Bloomberg were expecting April exports to rise by 13 per cent, a slower pace to March’s robust 16.5 per […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) unexpectedly fell 0.7 per cent year-on-year in April, registering the first decline since October last year and a big reversal from March’s 16.5 per cent growth. Electronics exports moderated slightly to 4.8 per cent year-on-year from 5.2 per cent in March, government data showed on Wednesday (May 17). […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Seattle – Lee Lik Hsin, CEO of Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot operating in Jakarta, Surabaya, and Denpasar, revealed that he had been in communications with Indonesian authorities. Lee added that Indonesian officials had visited Scoot to discuss flights. However, Lee did not reveal whether his company is planning to serve new flight routes outside the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE will pursue tangible results for Asean in the areas of digital economy and facilitating trade when it takes over chairmanship of the regional bloc next year. It wants to harmonise regional trade rules that govern e-commerce, and also work on specific measures to facilitate exports. These plans were cited on Thursday by Trade Minister […]
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