Manufacturing
Foreign workforce revival to help manufacturing but risks remain
Foreign workforce revival to help manufacturing but risks remain
The reopening of borders will help sustain the overall manufacturing momentum.
Manufacturing output grew by nearly 14% YoY in May
Without biomedical manufacturing output, it grew by 18%.
New GlobalFoundries facility to create 1,000 jobs
The semiconductor giant has job openings for technicians and engineers.
AEM posts 300 job openings in SG, Malaysia
Its new facilities will operate in the third quarter of 2022.
Why 68% of Singaporeans would not pursue skilled trades
Singaporeans, however, still believe skilled trades provide a lot of opportunities.
Top Glove Corporation's net profit plunges by 99% to $9.14m in Q3 2022
In the same period last year, its profit was $816.54m (RM2.06b).
ASEAN launches arrangement to hasten customs clearances processes
The arrangement will allow for higher cost savings amongst businesses, said Finance Minster Wong
Will industrial real estate market weather global headwinds
The leasing volume in the industrial sector has moderated to 3.5% YoY in Q1 2022.
PMI expands to 50.4 in May
It edged up by 0.1 point from April.
Singtel, Micron to deploy commercial 5G millimetre wave solution
This is the first for Singapore and the semiconductor sector.
4 in 10 business leaders diversify supply chain sources
The pandemic exposed weaknesses in the lean ‘just-in-time’ model, KPMG said.
A look into SG's biomedical production as world transitions to COVID normalcy
The sector logged a second month of decline.
Transport engineering sector keeps manufacturing growth outlook at 4%
The sector’s growth stays as borders keep reopening.
Industrial production up by 6.2% YoY in April: EDB
It is the seventh month that production expanded.
Halcyon Agri's gross profit jumps 20.8% YoY to $64.7m in Q1
The profit increase was on the back of higher revenue.
Domestic wholesales jump 5.1% QoQ in Q1
The increase was buoyed by expansions in several industries.
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