Global trade
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.
Bank of America’s Asia-Pacific president sees a silver lining in US dollar volatility
Investments in South-east Asia to flow to digital infrastructure, data centres, healthcare, says BOA’s Jin Su
With multilateralism under pressure, cooperate more across trade groupings: PM Wong
This is one of three areas where Apec economies can work together for their mission of free and open trade, he says
Global business body ICC launches worldwide campaign in Singapore to revitalise rules-based trade
The initiative comes as the US withdraws from global trade leadership, leaving a vacuum
