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Covid-19's impact on Singapore economy already exceeds Sars, recession possible: PM Lee
THE impact, particularly over the next few quarters, will be significant as the country battles a "very intense outbreak", said PM Lee during a visit to Changi Airport Terminal 3.
Proposed S$1.58b merger between Frasers' Reits on 'normal commercial terms': IFA
THIS comes as each manager's independent financial adviser (IFA) has advised the independent directors to give the recommendation, in separate documents issued to unitholders on Friday morning.
Brokers' take: Analysts cut target prices for DBS on expectations of weaker FY20
ANALYSTS this week lowered their price targets on DBS Group, which may signal similar cuts in target prices for Singapore's other two banks after they report financial results next week.
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Keppel associate drops bid to form offshore housing giant
KEPPEL Corp's associate company Floatel International and Oslo-listed Prosafe were of the view that any near-term completion of a value-enhancing merger was unlikely.
Great Eastern pledges S$1m to customers affected by Covid-19
FROM Feb 14 till end 2020, GE customers and/or their immediate family members who are hospitalised due to the novel coronavirus will receive a cash benefit of S$200 per day of hospitalisation, up to a maximum of 60 days.
Corporate earnings.
The STI today
STI ends flat on Friday, up 1.2% on the week
On Friday, Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI) barely moved from Thursday's close to end at 3,220.03, just 0.06 point lower. On the week, the blue-chip index advanced 38.55 points or 1.2 per cent from Feb 7's close of 3,181.48.
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International
Beijing city to subsidise domestic AI chips, targets self-reliance by 2027
China passes tariff law as tensions with trading partners simmer
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
South Korea’s public finances no longer a credit rating ‘strength’: Fitch
UK consumer confidence improves as inflation and taxes fall
Inflation in Japan’s capital falls below BOJ target, slows for second month