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Manufacturing contraction year-to-date could see improvement in 2H2023: RHB
Economist Barnabas Gan has kept his industrial production growth forecast at 0% to 2%, with the balance of risks to the downside.
May 29, 2023
Manufacturing
Transport engineering cluster seen as most optimistic as business sentiments in manufacturing sector remain negative
Looking ahead, a net weighted balance of 17% of manufacturers expect lower output in the 4Q2022 for the next six months.
October 31, 2022
Singapore economy
2H21 business sentiments for manufacturing sector 'remain positive' amid Covid-19 environment: EDB
71% of manufacturers expect the 3Q21 manufacturing output level to remain similar to 2Q.
July 30, 2021
M&A
As AEM's offer for CEI turns unconditional, different dividend policies flagged
The offer, which has turned unconditional, is open until April 26.
March 31, 2021
Singapore economy
Beyond 2020
Singapore is ending the year on a high as lockdown measures are further eased. But the transformation post-Covid has just begun.
December 24, 2020
Manufacturing
China's factory index highest since 2017 on the back of strong demand
Chang Shu of Bloomberg Economics sees the strength of the recovery extending into year-end and into the start of the new year.
November 30, 2020
Singapore economy
Manufacturing sector expects weaker business outlook amid economic uncertainty: EDB
A weighted 18% of manufacturers anticipate improvements on the operating environment while a weighted 21% foresee a weaker outlook
October 30, 2020
Singapore economy
3Q likely start of recovery for Singapore's economy
Economists expect Singapore to have a K-shaped recovery
October 16, 2020
Singapore economy
Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Singapore's flagging industrial output?
SINGAPORE (Sept 27): Economists are scaling back their forecasts for 2019, after Singapore’s industrial output fell 8% year-on-year – the worst performance since December 2015.
September 27, 2019
Investing ideas
Frencken continues to outperform amid challenging quarter for manufacturing sector
SINGAPORE (Aug 13): Technology solutions provider Frencken Group has emerged one of the rare manufacturing companies that delivered growth in 2Q19, even as many of its peers in the manufacturing sector companies saw their profits tumble amid geopolitical
August 13, 2019