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Singapore July non-oil exports fall less sharply than previous 2 months at 11.2%

AFTER dropping 16.3 per cent year on year in May and 17.4 per cent in June, the NODX slipped 11.2 per cent last month - against a 15.4 per cent median estimate by private sector economists.

S-E Asia tech deals total US$6b in H1; more unicorns may emerge soon: report

SOUTH-EAST Asia saw a record number of technology-related deals as well as increasing geography and sector diversification in such investments during the first half of 2019, according to a report by venture capital (VC) firm Cento Ventures on Friday.

Singapore government bonds benefitting in low-yield world: DBS

IN particular, the long end of the SGS curve has been the major beneficiary, with benchmark 30-year SGS bond yields down by almost 70 basis points (bps) since June to an all-time low of 1.87 per cent as at Thursday.

ExxonMobil, Sinanju ink charter deal for Singapore's first LNG-powered bunker tanker

SOON to be christened Marine Vicky, the vessel will be the first bunker tanker powered mainly by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be deployed in Singapore waters, Sinanju announced on Friday.

Seroja Investments sells operating business for US$32m to become cash company

WITH this, the company will cease to have any operating business and will be deemed as a cash company.

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