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New initiatives to revive SGX timely and targeted, but structural issues remain
LONGSTANDING structural issues, such as low liquidity and underwhelming valuations, can't be solved easily in the near term.
Watchers rosy on Singapore trade outlook despite risk from China's slowdown
UNDERLYING export demand is still strong, said analysts, who held their forecasts despite trade disruption risks from China and the region.
THEY can begin Home Recovery immediately, without having to be first conveyed to a hospital or Community Care Facility.
- Over 15% of unvaccinated seniors 80 and up landed in ICU; group is at highest risk
- Passengers with 21-day travel history to Indonesia can transit through Singapore: MOH
Singapore was Sichuan's largest foreign investor in H1 2021: ESG
THESE projects range from infrastructure, transport and logistics to modern services industries.
Peter Tan ordered to pay S$8.5m to Prudential over mass poaching of agents
PETER Tan, former Prudential top group agency manager, has been ordered by the High Court to pay the insurer S$4.8 million in damages, S$1.2 million in interest and S$2.5 million in legal costs for the poaching of more than 220 agents for rival Aviva.
Over S$200m in rent support to be doled out to 35,800 tenants, owner-occupiers
ELIGIBLE tenants and owner-occupiers with PayNow or existing GIRO arrangements with Iras can expect to receive the RSS cash payouts from Sept 22; those without will receive their cheques by Oct 6.
The STI today
Singapore stocks rise on Friday despite muted export growth; STI up 0.2%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent or 6.69 points to close at 3,071.23 points on Friday
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