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Decade-high S$17.2b in fixed asset investments for Singapore in 2020: EDB

ELECTRONICS and chemicals were the top two sources of investment commitments in 2020, accounting for 37.7 per cent and 24 per cent respectively.

Green finance, agritech, supply chain resilience can be key areas for Budget 2021: KPMG

MORE grants and subsidies can help Singapore maximise its potential as a green finance hub in Asean, said KPMG in its proposals for Budget 2021.

US, China must renegotiate relationship under Biden administration: ex-IMF chief economist

THERE is no going back to the era of goodwill that preceded outgoing US President Donald Trump's administration, according to top economist Dr Raghuram Rajan.

S$30m fund launched to accelerate 5G adoption, commercialisation

THE fund, part of IMDA's 5G Innovation Programme, will support efforts by enterprises to adopt 5G solutions that address sector challenges or enterprise-level needs.

Singapore boutique hotels tap buoyant market to offload

BOUTIQUE hotel owners are perking up at active property buying in Singapore, as a pandemic crushed the tourism sector but not the will of the well-heeled in scooping up assets.

Corporate earnings

• ESR-Reit DPU falls 16% to 0.84 Singapore cent for Q4

The STI today

Markets upbeat on Yellen’s push for large fiscal stimulus

THE benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) inched up 0.1 per cent or 2.85 points to end at 2,998.77.