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Singapore retains top spot as world’s most competitive economy

Singapore retains top spot as world’s most competitive economy

SINGAPORE - Singapore has retained its top spot as the world's most competitive economy in the latest edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. The Republic held on to the top slot for a second straight year in the annual list of 63 economies, which analyses...

Vietnam greenlights trade pact with the EU in bid for China-exit deals

Vietnam greenlights trade pact with the EU in bid for China-exit deals

HANOI -- Vietnam's National Assembly approved a free trade agreement with the European Union on Monday, a move expected to help make the country a new investment destination for manufacturers looking to leave China. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was...

Circularity will require new infrastructure and create new feedstocks

Circularity will require new infrastructure and create new feedstocks

As much an opportunity as a threat, the trend toward circularity plays directly to the petrochemical industry’s core competency—turning waste into useful materials by chemical transformation. That waste was originally the by-products of petroleum refining, but...

Major multinationals are reaffirming their ScienceBasedTargets

Major multinationals are reaffirming their ScienceBasedTargets

“The worldwide response to COVID-19 demonstrates how quickly we can change our behaviors & underlines the need to respect our planet’s natural boundaries. Imagine what is possible if we turned our collective attention towards preserving our planet.”

EU votes in favour of landmark FTA with Singapore

EU votes in favour of landmark FTA with Singapore

SINGAPORE - The European Parliament has given the green light to a landmark trade agreement with Singapore that is set to remove nearly all customs duties between the two jurisdictions. Following a majority vote in favour of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade...