Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 13)

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Economic Strategy Review: Taking ‘bold bets’, building energy resilience among final recommendations

[SINGAPORE] Attracting cutting-edge investments and tackling supply chain risks in key industries are on a list of 32 final recommendations by the Economic Strategy Review (ESR) committees, which were announced on Wednesday (May 13).

Singapore’s public-private partnership model must evolve as other countries ‘roll out red carpet’ for investments: panellists

[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s tried-and-tested model of public-private partnerships needs to be rethought and elevated, as governments around the world compete aggressively to attract investments, business leaders said at a dialogue on Wednesday (May 13).

Singapore life insurers pay out over S$5 billion in Q1, the highest for quarter since 2021

[SINGAPORE] The local life insurance industry paid out S$5.08 billion in claims and maturity payouts to individuals and families in Singapore in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest Q1 payout since 2021.

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Tim Cook: Who’s in Trump’s US$1 trillion CEO delegation to China

[SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump is in China this week – the first visit by a US president in nearly a decade – and his delegation includes CEOs of major American companies.

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These little-known SGX tech stocks are beating the market. What’s driving them up? 

[SINGAPORE] Investors have been piling into little-known Singapore-listed tech micro-caps worth as little as S$50 million, sending some counters soaring to multi-year highs in recent weeks.

South-east Asia’s e-commerce market to hit nearly US$290 billion by 2029: study

[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s e-commerce market is set to reach US$289.8 billion by 2029, a study commissioned by payments platform 2C2P by Antom has found.