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China Focus

Is China's economy out of the woods?

China's neighbours have to get used to China not providing as much of a spillover as in the past
UOB prefers a more conservative stance despite greenshoots all over Asia - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Results

UOB prefers a more conservative stance despite greenshoots all over Asia

UOB's net profits rose 46% q-o-q and 18% y-o-y but prefers to stay focused on growth opportunities with no plans for write backs

Company in the news

Production boost lifts Sinostar PEC's earnings; third plant with better product mix being built

SINGAPORE (June 24): Sinostar PEC Holdings, which refines petrochemical products, was able to post healthy earnings growth in 1QFY2019, owing to additional production capacity from a second plant. The company is now investing in additional capacity that w

ST Engineering seeks new engines of growth

SINGAPORE (Dec 8): Vincent Chong, CEO of ST Engineering, is steering the company into robotics, smart cities and high-tech defence solutions.

Sticking to tactical cost savings could hurt APAC companies’ growth: Deloitte

SINGAPORE (July 25): Companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) region are expecting to focus on cost reduction over the next 24 months, especially in Singapore, China and India, according to a new report published by Deloitte.

Brain drain from Southeast Asia poses obstacle to growth

(June 6): Nyl Patangan, a nursing graduate from the Philippines, left his native land in search of a better life. Now working in a Chicago hospital after a stint in Dubai, he's supporting his parents back home and is buying his mother a Toyota Vios.

Broker's Calls

Uncertainties remain for Frasers Commercial Trust after delivering marginal growth in 2Q

SINGAPORE (April 24): OCBC Investment Research is reiterating its “buy” call on Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) with an unchanged fair value estimate of $1.39 after the trust’s 2Q17 results met expectations, with DPU up 2.4% on-year at 2.51 cents.
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Global Economy

These economies are seen improving dramatically this year

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON(MARCH 21): Expect more good news than bad when it comes to global growth this year, led by recoveries in several of Latin America’s largest economies, a pickup in the US, and continued robustness from China and India.

Trump has nothing on Asia should he decide to wage a trade war. Here’s why

SINGAPORE (March 7): Since his entry into the Oval Office, Donald Trump seems to have cooled quite a bit in comparison to the feisty promises and threats he made during the US presidential campaign and his first month in office.

China Focus

Policy easing unlikely for China

SINGAPORE (Oct 19): China’s 3Q16 gross domestic product report released on Wednesday showed that growth in the country had risen just 6.7% year on year, during the year.
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