Economy

Nearly two in five precision engineering firms bullish for H1

Whilst only 13% of the whole manufacturing industry is positive about business.

Nearly two in five precision engineering firms bullish for H1

Whilst only 13% of the whole manufacturing industry is positive about business.

Singapore most needed by China for its Belt and Road Initiative

More than 6,500 Chinese companies have established their presence in the city.

Daily Briefing: Sentosa properties' rocky prices find stability; GST on shopping abroad

And here's how Noble will transform after the restructuring deal.

Asia's consumer sector M&A to increase 21% to US$125.9b in 2018

This is highly due to the rising GDP throughout the region.

Singapore to lure $8b-$10b worth of investments for 2018

The expectations didn't change from 2017 levels as global economic woes persist.

Industrial production growth to hit 7.6% in 2018: RHB

Semiconductor demand is projected to slow but not too severely.

Singapore's import and export price indices rose in 2017

Import prices increased 5.8%, whilst export prices were up by 2.9%.

Singapore's domestic supply price increased 7% in 2017

This was highly driven by a 29.4% increase in oil prices.

Sri Lanka to cut tariff spending by $10m through Singapore free trade

Moody's Investors Service also said the two countries will have more access to other trade markets.

Manufacturing output shrank 3.9% in December

The biomedical manufacturing cluster's output slumped by 34.7%.

South Korea's GDP rose 3.1% in 2017

This was mainly due to an increase of 14.6% in facilities investment.

Brace yourselves for a 1.3% inflation hike in 2018

No thanks to price pressures on fuel, water, and utilites.

Chinese economy to slow down due to weakening of investment

FAI growth decrease of 5.7% YoY in 2017 puts downside economic pressure in 2018.