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Global trade

Economy & Policy

Future of Investment and Trade Partnership agrees on supply-chain resilience efforts at first meeting

People hold placards during a protest denouncing what they call corruption linked to flood control projects, in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
ASEAN Business

Three quarters in, domestic disquiet could prove costly for S-E Asia’s growth drivers

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

What the US-China detente means for Asean businesses

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.
Global Enterprise

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

“The last five years we’ve seen a lot of growth here (in Asia), and we have a very constructive outlook for the next five years," said Jin Su, BofA’s president of Asia-Pacific and head of Asia-Pacific global markets.
Companies & Markets

Bank of America’s Asia-Pacific president sees a silver lining in US dollar volatility

At the first session of the Apec Economic Leaders' Meeting, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong laid out three things that the Apec economies need to do.
Economy & Policy

With multilateralism under pressure, cooperate more across trade groupings: PM Wong

Singapore and the rest of Asean are among "one of the greatest beneficiaries of a functioning global trade system", says ICC's John Denton.
International

Global business body ICC launches worldwide campaign in Singapore to revitalise rules-based trade

(FILES) Volvo cars are seen on the forecourt of a Volvo dealership in Reading, west of London, on March 2, 2021. Volvo reported on July 17, 2025 a net loss of 8.1 billion kronor (720 million euros) for its second quarter, due to a heavy impairment charge announced earlier in the week, compared with a net profit of 5.7 billion a year earlier. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
International

Early quarterly earnings reveal businesses adapting to Trump's tariffs

Rare-earth element export controls are the catalyst for the latest flare-up between the US and China.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Port fees, cooking oil, export bans: How US-China trade tensions are ramping up and what it means

Hugh Burke, CEO of Coface Asia-Pacific, says: “Asia has always been driving the global economic landscape… We are seeing a shift of opportunities from more mature markets in Asia to South-east Asia – like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam.”
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

French trade credit insurer Coface eyes growth in South-east Asia amid rising trade risks

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