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BUSINESS confidence among local companies moderated significantly for the first quarter (Q1) of next year, weakening for the second straight quarter.
PwC Singapore seeks more tax breaks in Budget 2019 to spur startup scene
PWC Singapore has suggested a new tax exemption scheme for early-stage venture capital (VC) investment with a lower assets under management of about S$10 million to entice more VCs to bring overseas funds to invest in Singapore technology startups.
Banyan Tree pushes into Greater China amid global expansion
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Law firm Clifford Chance sets up innovation lab in Singapore
LAW firm Clifford Chance has opened its Singapore innovation lab, Create+65, that would look for new legal technology solutions by bringing together venture capitalists, startups, product owners and developers, universities and private institutions.
Kimly to develop own brand of coffees and teas amid probe
THE group plans to launch this brand of beverages between January and March 2019, it said in a regulatory filing.
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Singapore shares slide 2.2% on Tuesday on Fed tightening fears
SINGAPORE stocks slumped on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index down 2.2 per cent or 68.71 points to 3,045.54.