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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
October 25, 2023
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
May 07, 2021
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
June 21, 2019
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.
December 08, 2017
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.
July 25, 2017
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.
June 06, 2017
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.
April 24, 2017
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.
March 21, 2017
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.
March 07, 2017
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.
October 19, 2016