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

India could eclipse China, in terms of importance to business strategy, by 2036, say CEOs and investors surveyed by Teneo.

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

A broader measure of China’s dealings with the rest of the world is its current-account surplus.
PERSPECTIVE

Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus

It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for China

If current projections hold, global trade in 2025 will exceed US$35 trillion, an increase of around US$2.2 trillion.

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

The renminbi  is up almost 4% against the US dollar, and on course for the best annual performance in five years.

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

In a conversation with John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News (right), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong covered topics ranging from nuclear energy to social security, but focused on geopolitics and trade.

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

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong says that members of the grouping working together will enable faster, coordinated responses to supply-chain risks.

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

A recent anti-graft protest in Manila. Domestic troubles in South-east Asia have been costly, as political turmoil in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines has made visible marks on Q3 growth rates.

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

Singapore businesses are well-placed to tap the growing economic integration in Asean, says the writer.
THE BROAD VIEW

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

Traders sell shrimp at the fish and shrimp auction at Lampulo, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Nov 4, 2025. Indonesia began issuing certificates proving shrimp shipments to the US are free from radioactive contamination after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found traces of the dangerous radionuclide Cs-137 in a sample in early August, 2025.

How the US ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers from Indonesia

THE first sign of trouble surfaced thousands of kilometres from Indonesia.