Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
Singapore commits S$19b for new research, innovation and enterprise plan
The government is committing S$19 billion for its new Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2020 plan, which is 18 per cent higher than the S$16.1 billion set aside for the previous five-year plan.
Neptune bondholders burned as AAA Singapore connection loosens
Neptune Orient Lines bondholders are paying the price for betting they could count on Singapore state backing after a junk-rated French company agreed to take over the shipping firm.
Noble Group bonds at 53 US cents push debt to distressed grade
Bond investors are indicating they expect Noble Group Ltd's troubles to get worse as a selloff in its notes sent them into distressed territory.
Singapore banks ink agreements with Chongqing government to promote cross-border trade
The Singapore banks on Friday said they have signed agreements with the Chongqing government to promote cross-border trade and investment between Chongqing and South-east Asia, including Singapore. DBS's agreements also include tie-ups with the Chinese banks and financial institutions.
Alitrip-STB tie-up set to boost Singapore's online travel products
In what promises to provide a big boost for Singapore's online travel products, Alibaba Group's online travel platform Alitrip will soon feature the country's tourism offerings after forming a strategic collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).
Corporate Earnings
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Singapore shares close lower for the week on rout in China
To say it hasn't been a good start to 2016 might be an understatement, given the plunges global equities have suffered this past week. China has been blamed for the losses, perhaps a convenient scapegoat for overvaluation of risk assets rooted in the easy money policies pursued by major central banks for several years now, starting with the US Federal Reserve and adopted by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.
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International
WHO warns of bird flu risk spreading to cows outside US
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate rises to 1.5% in April
Eurozone economy rebounds in first quarter, inflation stable in April
The Fed’s quantitative easing programme has cost too much
German economy skirts recession, helped by construction and exports
Taiwan economy grows at fastest pace since 2021 on chip boom