Economists at Standard Chartered Bank raise Singaporean 2020 GDP forecast to reflect potentially higher operating level during the ‘circuit-breaker’ period while Q2 growth may ... ( read original story ...)
Preventing food waste nets Apeel $250 million from Singapore’s government, Oprah, and Katy Perry
Food waste and the pressures on the global food supply chain wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic have captured headlines around the world, and one small startup based in the coastal California city of ... ( read original story ...)
Students, seniors to get more help to access digital technology: DPM Heng
More help will be given to students and seniors to enable them to access digital resources, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Tuesday (May 26).. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Capacity of drains ‘overwhelmed by intense rainfall’ during Apr 30 flash floods in parts of Singapore: Masagos
Flash floods were reported in several parts of Singapore on Apr 30, as "intense rainfall" had overwhelmed the capacity of roadside ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Be So Deadly. Just Look at Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong and Singapore’s coronavirus fatality rates are among the lowest in the world, showing that outbreaks don’t have to result in large-scale loss of life. Their playbook: test widely, quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Focuses on Jobs in New S$33 Billion Virus Relief
Singapore’s Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered a fourth fiscal package of S$33 billion ($23 billion) to counter the economic fallout of the coronavirus, providing specific support to saving ... ( read original story ...)
Enhanced regulations for PMDs, PABs to include import controls as Parliament passes 2 Bills
Two Bills aimed at enhancing the regulatory framework for small motorised vehicles were passed in Parliament on Tuesday (May 26). The ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t expect an immediate growth rebound as Singapore gradually reopens: Moody’s Analytics
Steve Cochrane, chief APAC economist at Moody's Analytics, discusses the Singapore economy ahead of the government's fourth stimulus package. ( read original story ...)
Superb Healthcare At Ultra-Low Prices? How Singapore Does It
How Singapore created the world's best health-care system at amazingly low costs. We can start to do the same. ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the latest nation to predict a devastating coronavirus recession as the pandemic ravages 2 of its biggest industries
Singapore's economy could contract up to 7% this year, according to the country's trade ministry. But it could be even worse, the ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore warns its economy could shrink by 7% due to coronavirus
Singapore faces its sharpest contraction since independence after the city-state warned that its economy could shrink by 7 per cent in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. After initially winning ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans $23.2 billion fourth stimulus package to support coronavirus-hit economy
Singapore's government on Tuesday announced another 33 billion Singapore dollars ($23.2 billion) to support its economy which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Global stocks climb as countries ease Covid-19 lockdown measures – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as coronavirus lockdown easing measures push equity markets higher ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Singapore cuts 2020 GDP forecast to 7% contraction
South Korea consumer sentiment improves. US death toll hovers at two-month low. Seoul makes masks compulsory. US brings forward ban on travellers from Brazil. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s manufacturing output up 13% in April, boosted by biomedical cluster
Singapore's manufacturing output increased by 13 per cent in April, the second straight month of a year-on-year rise, but this was once ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cuts 2020 forecasts for NODX, total trade again on back of COVID-19 hit, lower oil prices
SINGAPORE: Singapore has cut its forecasts for non-oil domestic exports (NODX) and total merchandise trade for 2020 again, on the back of a more ... ( read original story ...)