How Singapore created the world's best health-care system at amazingly low costs. We can start to do the same. ( 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 ...)
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 ...)
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 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 ...)
Singapore Warns Of Worst Economic Contraction Since Independence
Singapore's embattled economy could shrink by as much as seven percent this year, which would be the worst reading since independence, with the government saying Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic had ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore non-oil exports forecast to shrink by 1 to 4% this year
Hopes for at least some growth in the key non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) this year has given way to a projection of up to a 4.0 per cent drop, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to put a near-freeze ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Unveil Stimulus; Deaths Top 346,000: Virus Update
Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, refused to quit his job in the U.K. government, refuting claims he flouted lockdown rules that he had helped to draft. Germany agreed on a 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Plan to Send Solar Power From Australia to Singapore Moves Forward
Survey work will soon begin on an ambitious plan to export power from a giant solar farm in Australia to Singapore via a 3,800 kilometer (2,360 mile) undersea cable. ( read original story ...)
Key biotech players in Singapore join hands to beef up Covid-19 test capacity
Scaling up of testing capabilities is vital for Singapore as it looks towards easing restrictions from June 2.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Post: Challenging Times
Singapore Post's core Post & Parcel business segment continued to face both cyclical and structural headwinds. Negative operating leverage, higher conveyancing ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sentosa Island Goes Virtual to Spur Visitor Interest
Singapore’s Sentosa island, with its waterslide park, beaches and Universal Studios, is normally on tourists’ to-do lists. Covid-19 has changed all that but the tiny precinct isn’t giving up, it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Iron ore slips on grim steel demand outlook, China import rule change
... global steel demand and as China simplified its customs inspections on imports of the steel-making commodity. Iron ore on the Dalian Commodity dropped 0.3% to 705.50 yuan ($99.30) a tonne as of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Perennial, Shun Tak donate 5 million masks to vulnerable groups in Singapore
Perennial Real Estate Holdings has teamed up with Hong Kong-based Shun Tak Holdings to donate five million surgical masks to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in an effort to support ... ( read original story ...)
A Sudden Coronavirus Surge Brought Out Singapore’s Dark Side
The pandemic seemed to pass over the city-state. Then the government was blindsided by an outbreak among poor migrant workers in packed dormitories. ( read original story ...)