Economy
On Orchids, Math and the Little Red Dot
On Orchids, Math and the Little Red Dot
Dots are everywhere. They are known as periods in some cases. At times, they make little “I”s more visible. In cyberspace, they are known as pixels...
Macquarie named 4 Singapore firms that are likely to buy assets from Europe bargain market
Check your bets of local companies taking advantage of Euro's darkest hour.
Will India's 1Q GDP report a disappointing "5"?
The numbers continue to fall: Moody's Analytics predicted a 5.9% growth, a slowdown from last year's 6.1% and 2010's 8.5%.
Should Singapore learn a thing or two from Hong Kong?
Hong Kong once again topped the World Competitiveness Rankings, with Singapore falling to fourth place from last year’s third.
Bank of Indonesia focus now on stability, not growth
The sudden shift in the central bank's position came in response to the worsening Eurozone debt crisis.
How badly will Singapore be creamed if we see a repeat of 2008/09?
RBS has some worrying views, time to hold on to your hats.
Philippine government steps up infrastructure investment
Additional infrastructure will further boost the Philippine BPO industry which already edged out India as the largest provider of call centre...
Bank Indonesia eyeing to increase US dollar liquidity
Bank Indonesia is introducing foreign currency-denominated term deposits to stabilize the rupiah which had declined by 3.9% year-to-date.
Singapore and China raise collaboration in services
Representatives from both countries will set up a new work group to facilitate new projects in the services sector.
Thailand inflation worrisome but still manageable
Price pressures are mounting though not enough to force interest rate hikes this year, said RBS.
Singapore launches business mission to Turkey
The delegation will focus on key investment partnerships in automotive, environmental services as well as oil and gas sectors.
China opening up state-owned enterprises to private investment
So-called SOEs are being urged to allow private investors to engage in share-stakes, property rights and private equity fund transactions.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's import food prices up
The increase however was by a smaller extent compared to global prices.
Services sector generates higher business receipts
Education services led the gainers this quarter with a 20.9% growth while business services tumbled 6%.
Electronics, biomedical drag down manufacturing output
April output slid 0.3% yoy as weakness in these two manufacturing clusters offset expansion from the rest.
Thai trade sinks as flood recovery hits a snag
April exports and imports performed contracted 15% and 19%, respectively, from month-ago levels.
Chart of the Day: Food inflation sits above historical average
It has been on a downward trend this year however, falling to 2.4% in April.
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