Economy
China’s exports hit a four-month high at 24.5% in August
The country’s imports growth also surged to a seven-month high at 30.2% y-o-y in August.
China’s exports hit a four-month high at 24.5% in August
The country’s imports growth also surged to a seven-month high at 30.2% y-o-y in August.
Prof S Jayakumar resigns from Presidential Council for Minority Rights
The resignation comes 13 years after being appointed as a permanent member of the Council.
Outlook for Philippine exports cloudy: DBS
As the export number for July will likely register negative growth of 6.8%, marking the third consecutive month of contraction.
How bad can the upcoming technical recession get?: DBS
With August non oil exports expected to drop 5.8 % and the Sing dollar strengthening 11 % over the year, it's going to be bad, warns the bank.
China’s industrial production plunges to three-month low of 13.5% in August
Production activities of heavy industries dropped from 14.5% in July to 13.5% in August.
Analyst warns Singapore banks to beware the liquidity squeeze
The collapse of SOR would add margin pressure to 3Q11 results but CIMB is more concerned about S$ deposit competition.
Singapore economy is 2nd most competitive worldwide
The country got top ratings for public trust of politicians and transparency in policymaking.
China’s inflation surges 6.2% in August
Food inflation moderated to 13.4%, while nonfood inflation accelerated to 2.9%.
Singapore and Korea sign MOU to promote collaboration between firms
Part of the collaboration is regular information-sharing on growth areas in emerging markets of interest to Korea and Singapore.
Chinese government debt worrisome at 42.9% of GDP
However, the main problem is that the local government debt is much higher than the central government debt.
Malaysian GDP growth may be lower than the 5-6% forecast
DBS thus expects Bank Negara Malaysia to stick to a steady course and keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) steady at 3.00%.
Economists cut Singapore growth forecasts from 6.2 to 5.3%
A quarterly survey shows private sector economists downgrading their forecasts for the gross domestic product growth of Singapore. This was announced...
Prime Minister nominates Michael Palmer as next Speaker of Parliament
Mr Lee Hsien Loong has briefed PAP MPs on the nomination and received their full support.
India’s core inflation critical at 5.2%
It breached the crucial 5% mark for the first time in 25 months.
China’s services PMI plunges to 6-year low of 50.6 in August
HSBC says this reflects the effect of property and credit tightening measures.
Fickle-minded Japanese: Leadership changes in Japan underscore government weakness
Yoshihiko Noda became Japan’s new Prime Minister this past week, the sixth change of post over in the last five years.
Philippine inflation to peak in Q3 2011
The country's headline inflation likely edged up to 4.7% in August.
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