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Singapore economy
Singapore sees Asia as a growth favourite despite trade war fears
SINGAPORE (Mar 28): Asia remains a growth favorite for businesses and investors even if tensions between the US and China escalate into a full-blown trade war, according to Singapore’s Economic Development Board.
March 28, 2018
Ryobi Kiso launches Centre for Geotechnical Engineering & Industrial Technology
SINGAPORE (Mar 5): Ground engineering solutions provider Ryobi Kiso Holdings has launched its Centre for Geotechnical Engineering & Industrial Technology (GEIT) within the group’s existing facility to build new competencies in ground engineering technol
March 05, 2018
Singapore economy
Singapore 2017 tourism breaks record for 2nd year running
SINGAPORE (Feb 12): Singapore’s tourism arrivals and visitor arrivals both achieved record highs in 2017 for the second time in two years.
February 12, 2018
Archer Daniels Midland opens food innovation centre in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Jan 25): Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the New York-listed food processing and commodities trading company, on Thursday opened its flavour and ingredient creation, application, development and customer innovation centre at the Biopolis research
January 25, 2018
CapitaLand enters into $10 mil partnership with EDB to upskill staff and develop technology-enablers
SINGAPORE (Dec 7): CapitaLand has announced a $10 million partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to upskill CapitaLand’s staff and develop technology-enablers for the company to seize opportunities to build real estate of the fu
December 07, 2017
Singapore economy
Majority of manufacturing firms expects business as usual for next six months: EDB survey
SINGAPORE (Oct 31): A majority of firms -- a weighted 77% -- in the manufacturing sector expects business situation in the next six months ending March 2018 to remain similar to a quarter ago.
October 31, 2017
SPRING, IE Singapore to merge as government braces for future economy
SINGAPORE (Sept 5): Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran on Tuesday announced the merging of SPRING Singapore and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to transform the way economic agencies work with local enterprises.
September 05, 2017
Tech
Netflix rival iflix gets $181 mil boost with new investors including EDBI
SINGAPORE (Aug 8): Malaysian streaming provider iflix today announced the completion of a US$133 million ($181 million) funding round, which brings its total funding raised in the current year to an excess of US$220 million.
August 08, 2017
Singapore April factory output rises 6.7% on-year, electronics solid
SINGAPORE (May 26): Singapore's industrial production grew for the ninth consecutive month in April, thanks to a continued uptick in electronics output, data showed on Friday.
May 26, 2017
8 Asia Pacific startups to disrupt the global food value chain
SINGAPORE (May 11): Eight pre-Series A startups involved in food technology (foodtech) and agriculture technology (agriculture) have been named as finalists in the inaugural edition of the Future Food Asia Award (FFAA).
May 12, 2017