Asean

SINGAPORE (Nov 20): DBS is forecasting for Singapore’s 3Q17 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be raised to 5.1% and 8.5% on a y-o-y and q-o-q seasonally annually adjusted rate (saar), respectively – up from the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s

(Nov 15): For years, smaller nations in Asia have looked to the US to provide a counterweight to an increasingly powerful China. Under President Donald Trump, they are learning to fend for themselves.

SINGAPORE (Oct 11): CIMB is maintaining its “neutral” rating on the Asean agribusiness as the current CPO price may not be sustainable in 4Q17.

SINGAPORE (Sept 27): China’s One Belt and One Road (OBOR) promises to bring economic benefits to Asean as capital flows from the world’s second largest economy into the region via infrastructure projects ranging from ports and roads to railways and po

(Aug 10): China is worried it could face fresh criticism over its actions in the South China Sea when Singapore becomes chairman of the Association of South East Asian Nations next year, and is putting pressure on the city-state to make sure that doesn&#3

SINGAPORE (July 21): VP Bank is anticipating a moderate acceleration of Singapore’s economic growth rates to take place in the coming quarters on stronger manufacturing output.

SINGAPORE (June 13): A major proportion of Singapore CEOs (73%) remain optimistic about the world’s economic prospects amid growing global economic uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical changes, according to the KPMG International’s 2017 Global CEO Out

SINGAPORE (June 4): Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defence officials said at the weekend, as concerns rise over the growing clout of Islamic State in the region.  

SINGAPORE (April 6): The Asia-Pacific region continued to dominate global initial public offering (IPO) activity in 1Q17 to account for 70% of the global number of IPOs and 48% by global proceeds.

SINGAPORE (April 6): Bringing personal tech devices to work have not only become an everyday practice but even a necessity at times. But according to one study by VMware (VMW), a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, this increasingly commonplace habit could p