Global trade
WTO reform deal unlikely to be reached at next major conference: ambassador
But he adds that ministers meeting in Cameroon should agree on a framework to move forward
Nearly 60% of global CEOs, investors expect deglobalisation to ramp up in 2026: report
They find the US the most attractive for investments, with China and India on the rise
Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus
It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for China
Global trade set to top US$35 trillion in 2025: UN
Manufacturing grew 10 per cent over the last four quarters compared to the previous four, led by electronics linked to AI
Why the push for a stronger renminbi won’t go away
With the US dollar likely to be soft for a few years, to hold the Chinese currency back would be to allow it to depreciate against other trading partners
PM Wong says new framework is needed to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of retaliatory trade
His conversation with Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief also covers money laundering and a possible capital gains tax for Singapore
Future of Investment and Trade Partnership agrees on supply-chain resilience efforts at first meeting
The group of small and medium-sized pro-trade countries is not ‘against any particular country’, says DPM Gan Kim Yong
Three quarters in, domestic disquiet could prove costly for S-E Asia’s growth drivers
Front-loading begins to cool, while political turnovers and corruption scandals rattle confidence
What the US-China detente means for Asean businesses
South-east Asian firms must now compete with reshoring destinations such as India, while contending with Chinese companies diverting exports here
How the US ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia
THE first sign of trouble surfaced thousands of kilometres from Indonesia.