MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and MUMBAI, India, Oct 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – CleverTap, the world’s leading user engagement and retention platform, today …
Micron to hire more staff in Singapore as part of growth plans, amid growing demand for memory chips
SINGAPORE – Chipmaker Micron Technology aims to hire hundreds of research and development (R&D) and manufacturing engineers here in the coming years to bolster its …
JCB identifies Russia as a key growth market for European merchants as cardmembers continually increase online spend
London and Moscow, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., has …
IMF cuts Asia’s growth forecast, warns of supply chain risks
TOKYO (REUTERS) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (Oct 19) slashed this year’s economic growth forecast for Asia and warned that a fresh …
Singapore non-oil export growth rises to 12.3% in September, higher than expected
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) expanded at a faster pace last month from August, helped by growth in both electronics and non-electronics shipments. …
S’pore’s economy grows at slower pace of 6.5% year-on-year in Q3: Flash data
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s economy expanded at a slower annual pace in the third quarter compared with the previous three-month period when growth was boosted by a …
Global PC sales stunted by supply and logistics snarls
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Computer sales grew at the slowest rate since the start of the pandemic due to component shortages and logistics snarls, according to …
Society Pass (SoPa) Announces close of Series C funding to accelerate growth in Southeast Asia
HANOI, Vietnam, Sep 29, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Society Pass (SoPa), Vietnam’s leading data-driven loyalty platform, has closed a Series C funding …
Goldman, others cut China GDP growth forecasts on energy supply crunch
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Goldman Sachs has cut China’s economic growth forecast for 2021 to 7.8 per cent, from 8.2 per cent, as energy shortages and …
Japan upgrades Q2 GDP on stronger business spending
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s economy grew faster than the initially estimated in the April-June quarter, helped by solid capital expenditure, although a resurgence in Covid-19 …
Covid-19 persistence makes domestic reopening critical for Singapore’s economic growth outlook
SINGAPORE – The surprisingly significant impact of Covid-19 Delta variant on the global growth outlook has also started to check enthusiasm over the prospects of …
Techtronic Industries Delivers Exceptional First Half Sales Growth
HONG KONG, Aug 11, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hong Kong-based global power equipment and floorcare company Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (“TTI” or …
Singapore raises 2021 growth forecast to 6-7% amid rising Covid-19 vaccination rates
SINGAPORE – Singapore upgraded its economic growth forecast range for 2021 to 6 per cent to 7 per cent, in view of the better-than-expected performance …
Economists see upgrade in Singapore’s 2021 growth forecast
SINGAPORE – The health prognosis of Singapore’s trading partners will likely have a significant bearing on how its trade-dependent economy performs through the rest of …
China’s Delta outbreak curbs spending, prompting GDP downgrades
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic in late 2019 is hampering tourism and spending during the peak summer holiday, …
Microsoft sees steady cloud growth after record quarterly profit
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Microsoft posted its most profitable quarter on Tuesday (July 27), beating Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings, as PC sales declines …
Global growth to stay strong but Covid-19 variants the top risk, say economists
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Global economic growth prospects are holding strong for this year and next, despite a significant majority of economists in Reuters polls warning …
Stocks slump as Covid-19 jitters fuel rush into bonds
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Stocks slumped around the globe as investors rushed into haven assets after the Delta variant cast a pall over the economic …
Wall Street’s new fear is that economic growth has peaked
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Investment strategists are starting to consider a new bearish scenario: the economy has already hit its speed limit. With the ferocious …
Singapore non-oil exports surge 15.9% in June from low base, beating expectations
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) accelerated last month and at a pace faster than expected, aided by electronic and non-electronic shipments such as …