Trade
Trading in the ‘Year of Geopolitics’
Asian investors should take a more nuanced approach than either pure complacency or panic selling
South-east Asia has weathered tariff uncertainty, but needs to integrate to prepare against future shocks: analysts
One issue raised at a seminar was the low utilisation rate of free trade agreements
Asia’s trade corridors face ‘significant growth’ with Asean among main beneficiaries: Citi
Trade flows from North and East Asia to the Asean and South Asia regions rose by 44% between 2019 and 2024
China imposes export controls on 20 Japanese entities to curb ‘remilitarisation’
The restrictions are also aimed at curbing Japan’s nuclear ambitions
Singapore SMEs brace for choppy trade waters as US tariffs rise to 15%
Sustained investment in R&D would enable companies to ‘create foundational values rather than just value-add’, says Asme president
Singapore watching developments, could introduce support measures as Trump’s 15% tariff threat raises uncertainty: DPM Gan
Opportunities for Singapore to do business with US still exist even if tariffs are applied
Superpower Europe
The 27-country bloc is increasingly pursuing investments and reforms that will make it not only unassailable but also widely attractive in a dangerous world
Singapore positions itself for the next wave of growth
It stands to benefit from two major structural trends: AI-related trade and the China+1 strategy
Singapore’s key exports up 9.3% in January, fuelled by electronics shipments on strong AI demand
Non-oil domestic exports to all but two of the Republic’s top 10 markets grow
Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market
This structural shift has measurable consequences for how shocks propagate
