Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Feb 4)

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Singapore’s 2025 tourism receipts to exceed pre-Covid levels, but arrivals still playing catch up

SINGAPORE’S tourist spending may beat pre-Covid levels to reach a new high in 2025, though arrival numbers might stay slightly below those of 2019, said the Singapore Tourism Board at its year-in-review on Tuesday (Feb 4).

Singapore unlikely to be on ‘hit list’ of direct US tariffs: Vivian

SINGAPORE is unlikely to be on the “hit list for direct tariffs” from the United States, but the city-state could still be affected indirectly if there is any “degradation” in economic integration, global supply chains and world trade, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said in Parliament on Tuesday.

GIC makes senior leadership changes, appoints new group CIO

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GIC’S deputy group chief investment officer (CIO) Bryan Yeo will ascend to the role of group CIO on Apr 1, following the retirement of Jeffrey Jaensubhakij.

Worse employment outcomes for poly grads in 2024 are not across the board: Chan Chun Sing

ALTHOUGH employment outcomes worsened for Singapore’s polytechnic graduates in 2024, this was uneven across courses, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said in Parliament on Tuesday.

Singapore bucks regional showing as Trump defers tariffs on neighbours; STI slips 0.09%

SINGAPORE blue chips failed to sustain the momentum at market open on Tuesday with the benchmark index Straits Times Index down 3.46 points or 0.09 per cent lower at 3,823.01 at the close.