Economy
Thailand's economy growth falls below consensus as trade war looms: Fitch Solutions
Thailand's economy growth falls below consensus as trade war looms: Fitch Solutions
Budget cuts and social instability may also further hamper its 2019 growth.
SEA GDP growth may slow to 5% in 2019: ICAEW
Singapore and Malaysia may see the biggest GDP hit, whilst Indonesia and Philippines will be relatively unscathed.
Luxury living in Singapore just got costlier: Julius Baer report
A BMW 7-series sedan is priced at $595,069 (US$436,105), which is 4.3% higher compared to other regions.
US-China trade war will divert trade and investment to ASEAN: analyst
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia may benefit the most.
Possible Fed pause in late 2019 bullish for ASEAN: report
The Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah and Thai baht could outperform the rest.
Daily Briefing: Standard Chartered to axe senior bankers in Singapore; PM Lee says Singapore should keep on its toes amidst escalating trade tensions
And retirement community Kampung Admiralty bags World Building of the Year award.
Bilateral trade between Singapore and Shanghai climbed 33.8% to $24.11b in 2017
Shanghai firms invested about $8.27b in Singapore as of end 2017.
Singapore slips three places to rank 21st in prosperity rankings
It was dragged down by its ranking in personal freedom where it placed 98th out of 149 countries. Singapore ranked 21st in the Legatum Prosperity...
Business receipts climbed 8% in Q3
The infocomm segment's business receipts surged 11.3%.
Dairy to spur growth of $17.1b China-New Zealand trade
The rise in milk prices could further strengthen China’s dependence on New Zealand’s exports.
Chart of the Day: Sharp utilities price hikes pushed up October inflation
Electricity and gas prices surged by 16.6% compared to 13% in September.
Singapore's core inflation picked up 1.9% in October
It was driven by the 16.6% YoY increase in electricity and gas costs.
Singapore's 2019 pay hikes are 11th highest in APAC
Employees can look forward to a 2.6% raise.
Level of sustainability disclosures amongst SGX-listed firms only grew 3% in four years : study
City Developments, CapitaLand, Singapore Telecommunications, Olam International and DBS Group Holdings have the best practices in sustainability...
NODX climbs for fifth straight quarter with 8% growth in Q3
It was driven by the 12.6% YoY growth in the non-electronic segment.
Singapore's Q3 economic growth slows to 2.2%
Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed to 3.5% from 10.7% in Q2.
Daily Briefing: Sea's Q3 net loss widens to US$218m; Employee matching platform raises $610,000 in seed funding
And influencer marketing firm Gushcloud is buying back 62% of its stake.
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