The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on December 12 announced the results of its recent survey that Singapore’s economy will grow only 2.6 percent in 2019 due to the negative impacts of protectionism and a trade war between the US and China, the world’s first and second largest economies.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs have signed a document on extending the agreement on bilateral cooperation in the field of cross-border crime prevention and control.
The Government of Vietnam always supports and creates favourable conditions for Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security to enhance cooperation in relevant fields, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed at a reception for Minister Shanmugam in Hanoi on December 6.
Malaysia has informed Singapore that it wants to take back control of airspace over southern Johor that the city-state has managed since 1974, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke on December 4.
Singapore-based venture capital firm Cocoon Capital has launched a new 20 million USD fund targeting seed-stage startups in emerging economies such as Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and outgoing Brazilian President Michel Temer on December 1 pledged to continue strengthening cooperation and expanding bilateral trade ties.
Singapore is piloting an on-demand public bus service for six months, using technology to reduce congestion and costs in what could be a model for gridlocked cities in the region.
Singapore and Argentina will work to boost economic ties, underlining the need for new economic agreements in order to raise bilateral trade, and agreeing to soon conclude negotiations on investment protection.
Indonesia's Go-Jek launched a trial version of its ride-hailing taxi app in Singapore on November 29, ahead of a full entry planned early next year, as it aims to challenge the Southeast Asian market leader Grab.
Singapore-based Northstar Group has invested 50 million USD in Topica Edtech Group, a technology education company headquartered in Hanoi with more than 1,700 employees.
More than 150 Vietnamese and Singaporean enterprises attended a conference in Singapore on November 27 to look for cooperation and investment opportunities.
The Singapore Economic Development Board announced on November 26 that the city-state's manufacturing output rose by 4.3 percent year on year in October, compared to the revised 0.1 percent decrease in September.
The Agri-Good and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has licensed 10 Mexican businesses to export beef to this Asian market.
Indian business leaders have called on Singapore to cooperate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in such areas as smart cities, 5G, electronic manufacturing, infrastructure and disseminating social issues in health and education.
Singapore's core inflation edged up to 1.9 percent year-on-year in October, the highest level in four years.
Singapore’s economic growth rate in the third quarter was 2.2 percent, the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on November 22.
A Reuters poll of 11 economists showed that Singapore is expected to report slower third-quarter economic growth than initially thought as the manufacturing sector faces strains from weaker global demand and an intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which is expected to take effect in December this year, will bring great opportunities for business cooperation with Singapore firms, said a statement from Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry on November 20.
