Economy
Ailing manufacturing sector gets life-saving boost from volatile biomedical segment in October
Ailing manufacturing sector gets life-saving boost from volatile biomedical segment in October
Overall output would have declined 4.3% without this segment.
Private consumption spending crashed to 2-year low in Q3
Restructuring efforts are yet to bear fruit.
Indonesia targets US$450b worth of infrastructure projects in the next 5 years
Maritime spending to take up 15% of total amount.
Challenging outlook persists for Singapore despite positive GDP print in Q3
Don’t pin your hopes on the volatile services sector.
Singapore’s total trade slipped 3.5% in Q3 on back of sluggish exports
Trade to three top markets dipped.
Singapore's full year economy forecast to grow 3.0%
Too bad the construction sector will still be in the doldrums.
Singapore economy beat expectations with 2.8% growth in Q3
The manufacturing sector finally picked up.
Over $3b worth of projects inked at Singapore-Zhejiang Bilateral Council
This is the highest number of deals ever closed.
Chart of the Day: Singapore CPI dropped to post Dec-2009 lows
As private road transport cost decreased by 5.6%.
Singapore’s inflation eased to 0.1% in October on back of lower transport costs
Housing costs continued to soften.
UOB, DBS and OCBC surpass 5.5% global bank index with 14.2% average total return
They have a combined market cap of $126.3b.
Thailand’s GDP growth expected to accelerate to 4.5%, tops
Amid higher fiscal spending.
Domestic wholesale trade dropped 5.7% in Q3
General wholesale trade was the main drag.
First time in 4 years: India’s deposits outpace credit growth
Amid wary banking system and subdued demand conditions.
Singapore’s inflation to remain benign in October
A rise of just 0.8% in price index is expected.
Here's why Singapore is the most desirable country for business expansion
Businesses hoping to expand into the overseas markets would do well to consider Singapore as an option.
Second sales tax hike postponed from Oct 2015 to Apr 2017
Following release of a disappointing GDP.
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