HSBC Holdings’ commodity trading volumes in Singapore increased 50 percent in the first half, Channel News Asia reports. The commodities business is growing owing to trade between emerging economies. Singapore’s offshore trade turnover was $688.3 billion in 2010. It has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 25 percent over the past 10 years.

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