Govt & Economy

THE BROAD VIEW

State behemoths are devouring the global economy

The second quarter was hurt by export volumes falling 5.7 per cent year-on-year and dragging manufacturing output down by 3.3 per cent.

Thai Q2 GDP growth slows sharply amid weak global demand

Soaring inflation, painful interest rate rises, a sluggish recovery in its key export market China, and high energy costs are all weighing on business activity.

German economy bids goodbye to years of plenty

The Bank of Korea has revised down its forecast for the year to 1.4 per cent in May from 1.6 per cent in February, citing a downturn in the chip industry.

S Korea may cut 2023 GDP growth forecast on sluggish chip sales

The Green Plan is a whole-of-nation movement to advance Singapore’s national agenda on sustainable development.

Singapore appoints first government chief sustainability officer

Malaysia's ruling Umno party is rushing to hold polls that are only due by September 2023 as some of its leaders, including former prime minister and ex-1MDB chairman Najib Razak and party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, face long jail terms over graft charges.

Malaysia GE will end up with another fractious coalition, with splintering support

The proceeds raised from these bonds will be used to finance expenditures in support of the Singapore Green Plan 2030, including 2 new MRT lines — the Jurong Region Line and the Cross Island Line.

Singapore prices inaugural S$2.4b of 50-year sovereign green bonds to yield 3.04%

The Green SGS (Infra) will be issued under the Singapore Green Bond framework. It is  part of the pipeline of up to S$35 billion of sovereign and public sector green bonds that the government and its statutory boards will issue by 2030.

MAS to launch first Singapore sovereign green bond this week