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Hopes rise as Singapore’s economy surges 5.9% in 3Q11
Hopes rise as Singapore’s economy surges 5.9% in 3Q11
Manufacturing rebounded by 13.2%, buoyed by the strong performance of the biomedical manufacturing segment.
Malaysia’s industrial production expands at six-month high of 3% in August
The rebound was led by an upswing in the index heavy weight manufacturing, which rose 4.8%.
Testing times: Emerging market growth in its weakest level in nine quarters
The slow growth implies that the pace of global economic growth will remain disappointing at well below 3% in both 2011 and 2012.
India’s industrial production may have dropped to 5% in August
However, the main problem for India right now is its unceasing inflation as fuel prices are raised despite falling global oil prices.
Fears abound as Philippine exports plummet 15.1% in August
And it seems like September’s export growth won’t be doing good as well.
Slower growth feared for Singapore
DPM Tharman said the government will spend more in the next five years to sustain growth. MAS meanwhile will continue “judicious management” of the...
“What Singapore has achieved, very few others have done”: President
President Tony Tan went so far to say that Singapore’s "well educated, hardworking workforce" is the best in the world.
China's GDP may have surged 9.4% in 3Q11
It's time to scrap those thoughts of a hard landing in China as trade surplus for July and August totaled a whopping US$48.2b.
Hopes rise as Singapore GDP may grow to 5.3% in 2H11
Could a 6.9% growth in manufacturing save the country from a technical recession?
Philippine exports may have risen 6.1% in August
As non-electronics exports continue to do well despite economic headwinds, jumping 30% in the first seven months of the year.
India’s inflation may have jumped to 9.8% in September
Price pressures are on the rise and unfortunately, the economy has to bear the burden of higher fuel prices.
The technical recession is nearly upon us: DBS
DBS says Singapore may narrowly avert a technical recession as long as the growth momentum in the services sector remains positive.
A*STAR launches 2 initiatives to boost productivity and innovation
The agency unveiled of Manufacturing Productivity Technology Centre and Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification Operations MaNagement and...
8 out of 10 SEA executives are confident in their local economy
While nearly 7 out of 10 respondents perceive the global economy to be declining.
China’s pharma product demand to grow by 25% every year
And emerging economies will account for 50% of global growth in demand to 2015.
Singapore economy to grow 5.1% in 2012
HSBC expects the country’s growth to ease in the coming quarters as exports and industrial production are declining.
Philippine inflation reaches 4.8% in September
And a recent typhoon which damaged 760,000 tons of rough rice will put more pressure on inflation in the coming months.
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