Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Wed, May 19, 2021 · 10:30 AM

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    New industry guidelines, framework to ramp up green finance in Singapore

    THESE initiatives seek to accelerate green finance in Singapore through improving disclosures and fostering green solutions.

    Singapore startups to stay put in India, aid employees hit by Covid-19

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    THEY plan to stay put, given the market's tech talent and business potential.

    MFA lodges complaint with New Delhi over claims 'Singapore variant' would cause third Covid wave in India

    DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had claimed that a new Covid variant detected in Singapore may "come as a third wave" in India, without citing any medical evidence nor authority.

    Indonesian tycoon Kris Wiluan fined S$480,000 for market rigging

    THE 72-year old Singapore permanent resident and founder of Indonesian conglomerate Citramas Group, who pleaded guilty, was fined S$160,000 for each charge by District Judge Marvin Bay.

    PropNex expands to Cambodia, its fourth overseas market

    THE expansion brings PropNex's salesforce to over 12,000 across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia.

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    Singapore stocks fall following Wall Street dip, new virus variants

    THE Straits Times Index (STI) fell 1.22 per cent or 38.42 points to 3,104.21.

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