Singapore economy

Free trade agreements may be out of fashion, but APEC can further existing deals: Jeffrey Siow

Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow said on Oct 20 that APEC can build on existing regional trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Singapore’s key exports soar beyond expectations in September on AI and non-electronics boom

Non-oil domestic exports expanded 68.4% from a year ago, from August’s rise of 46.1%, driven by non-electronics.

MAS keeps Singdollar appreciation rate unchanged but warns of elevated inflation

Unlike most central banks, which target interest rates, MAS uses S$NEER, which is a trade-weighted basket of currencies of Singapore’s major trading partners.

Singapore’s GDP grew by 5.4% in third quarter of 2026

On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, the Singapore economy expanded by 1.1%, easing from the 1.5% growth in the second quarter.

AI scale-up PhysicsX comes to Singapore with ambition to accelerate industrial innovation

PhysicsX CEO and co-founder Jacomo Corbo at the launch of the PhysicsX Singapore Hub at Temasek Shophouse on Oct 8.

Deeptech unicorn PhysicsX opens regional hub in S’pore to scale AI-powered industrial engineering

PhysicsX CEO Jacomo Corbo. PhysicsX develops AI models for manufacturing parts of jet engines and machines that make semiconductors.

Airfares to West still high with Mid-East war, premium for direct flights back to 2025 level: Report

In 2025, direct flights from Asia-Pacific to the West were 18% more expensive than flights with a stopover in the Middle East, according to the report.

BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

The Business Times at 50: Chronicler, convener and partner in Singapore’s economic transformation

Former DPM Heng Swee Keat says that in recording what went wrong, the lessons learnt and how institutions responded, business journalism becomes a form of public memory.

Singapore’s retail sales up 0.7% in August, led by cosmetics and telecom equipment sectors

Takings at the till rose 0.7% year on year in August, following July’s 1.3% increase, according to data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Singapore factory activity expands in September, ‘supercharged’ by AI demand

The Republic’s purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.7 points in September, from 51.5 points in August.

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