Non-electronics jumped 26.2% and offset the 7.8% decline in electronics.

But the firm’s profits need to breach +20% to beat expectations, an analyst said.

Both declined by 0.4 points each.

Huge declines in electronics were offset by gains in non-electronic products.

It was bolstered by faster rises in output and new orders.

About 39% of them expect better business conditions, compared to 13% of firms overall.

This was bolstered by semiconductors, which has been growing at a double-digit rate for 25 months.

And half of Singaporean firms still only have 20% of female bosses.

Overall industrial leasing activity jumped 35% YoY in the first two months of 2018, the strongest since 2013.

They will be needed for its cleanroom space for 3D NAND tech transitions.

Logistics is the latest industry to face a bold makeover in the Singapore government's $4.5 billion Industry Transformation Programme.

It found that executive officers made guarantees for the company’s illegal bonds and hid related lawsuits.

It aims to reduce 60,000 tonnes of e-waste generated annually.

Sales volume growth to also moderate downwards to 2 percentage points.

The electronics cluster delivered the most outputs.

He worked as Nufram’s director and regional manager until 1998.

He was appointed on 1 February 2018.

It was dragged by its gross revenue, which decreased by 4.9% YoY to $28.9m in Q3.

Output volume has expanded at the quickest rate in almost four years.