Economy
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports drop 4.5% in September
As electronic exports contracted for the second consecutive month by 14%.
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports drop 4.5% in September
As electronic exports contracted for the second consecutive month by 14%.
Retail sales plunge 7.2% in August
Motor vehicle sales declined the most at 17.4%.
Singapore's trade confidence falls: HSBC
Singapore trading firms have suffered the worst drop in the region amid the worsening global economy, based on a survey.
Biomedical manufacturing helps push GDP up by 1.3% in Q3
The Singapore economy grew by 5.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter of 2011 mainly due to a pick-up in growth in the biomedical...
China’s export growth plummets to 7-month low of 7.1% in September
HSBC views a soft landing ahead for the country despite weakening export demand from the West.
Singapore export growth may have plunged to 1.8% in September
Bad news ahead for the country’s economy as electronics exports may have contracted further by 12.3%.
Hopes rise as Singapore’s economy surges 5.9% in 3Q11
Manufacturing rebounded by 13.2%, buoyed by the strong performance of the biomedical manufacturing segment.
Malaysia’s industrial production expands at six-month high of 3% in August
The rebound was led by an upswing in the index heavy weight manufacturing, which rose 4.8%.
Testing times: Emerging market growth in its weakest level in nine quarters
The slow growth implies that the pace of global economic growth will remain disappointing at well below 3% in both 2011 and 2012.
India’s industrial production may have dropped to 5% in August
However, the main problem for India right now is its unceasing inflation as fuel prices are raised despite falling global oil prices.
Fears abound as Philippine exports plummet 15.1% in August
And it seems like September’s export growth won’t be doing good as well.
Slower growth feared for Singapore
DPM Tharman said the government will spend more in the next five years to sustain growth. MAS meanwhile will continue “judicious management” of the...
“What Singapore has achieved, very few others have done”: President
President Tony Tan went so far to say that Singapore’s "well educated, hardworking workforce" is the best in the world.
China's GDP may have surged 9.4% in 3Q11
It's time to scrap those thoughts of a hard landing in China as trade surplus for July and August totaled a whopping US$48.2b.
Hopes rise as Singapore GDP may grow to 5.3% in 2H11
Could a 6.9% growth in manufacturing save the country from a technical recession?
Philippine exports may have risen 6.1% in August
As non-electronics exports continue to do well despite economic headwinds, jumping 30% in the first seven months of the year.
India’s inflation may have jumped to 9.8% in September
Price pressures are on the rise and unfortunately, the economy has to bear the burden of higher fuel prices.
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