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Singapore open to virtual shareholder meetings in post-Covid times: MAS
MAS deputy managing director Ong Chong Tee said MAS and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) will "closely monitor" the experiences of issuers and investors in the conduct of virtual meetings.
Enhancements to ESG support schemes to bolster business recovery: Chan
THE retail sector's road to recovery will be challenging due to cyclical and inherent structural challenges, which necessitates their taking action to transform now, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Monday, where he also announced a host of enhancements to support schemes available for businesses.
Close to 3,600 opportunities available in retail sector in Singapore: MOM
AROUND 40 per cent are PMET roles, such as sales, marketing and business development managers, retail and wholesale trade managers, and commercial and marketing sales executives.
MAS extends low-cost funding to banks, finance companies to support SME lending
MAS will extend its low-cost Singapore-dollar facility which had been slated to end on April 1, 2021, to Sept 30, 2021.
Digital economy the top-performing equity exposure in Q3: iFast
JUST like the previous quarter, digital economy stocks - as gauged by the O'Shares Global Internet Giants exchange-traded fund (ETF) - extended its outperformance.
Warehouse landlords rank among biggest gainers of growing e-commerce in Asean
WAREHOUSE landlords are expected to be the biggest gainers as growing Sino-US tensions fuel a strategic shift in manufacturing and logistics value chains to South-east Asia and more companies adopt a "China + 1" strategy.
The STI today
STI begins the week with 0.8% gain SINGAPORE stocks kicked off the week on a positive start, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ending the day up 0.77 per cent or SINGAPORE stocks kicked off the week on a positive start, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ending the day up 0.77 per cent or 19.46 points to close at 2,552.42.
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International
Explosions in Iran, US media reports Israeli strikes
US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council
Pro-China local leader ousted in Solomon Islands election
Japan‘s March inflation slows to 2.6%, eyes on BOJ move
S&P downgrades Israel rating on heightened geopolitical risk
‘We have our jury’: panel selected for Trump criminal trial