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Enterprise Singapore to assist F&B sector with delivery orders
Enterprise Singapore to assist F&B sector with delivery orders
F&B outlets will no longer be allowed to provide dine-in services.
Local firms' payment performance nosedives to three-year low in Q1
Delayed payments made up 45.8% of all transactions during the quarter.
Retail sales dropped 8.6% to $3.1b in February
Industries selling discretionary items were affected by a decline in tourist arrivals.
Chart of the Day: Over 9,000 home units set to launch in 2020
Developers are likely to be unfazed by the pandemic.
Chart of the Day: Malaysians bought less condos from fringe districts in 2019
It still remained the top foreign homebuyer in the region after China.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.52%
Singtel led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 3.97% jump.
Daily Briefing: RedMart temporarily suspends new orders; TNB Aura launches fund to back struggling startups
And jail and fines were imposed for employers who refuse work from home.
SPH REIT NPI increased 23.3% to $56.5m in Q2 2020
The improvement came from 98.9% occupancy rate in their assets.
Citi to support industry-wide relief programme
The bank also launched relief measures to support its clients.
CIMB Singapore launches relief scheme for commercial banking clients
All principal and interest on all term loans have been automatically deferred.
Will TPG's commercial launch be a hit?
Its subscribers might churn once the plan is no longer free.
NTUC FairPrice temporarily closes Bedok Mall store
Staff were put on leave after one of the employees was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Share buybacks beat 2019 total with $600m in Q1
A total of 65 SGX primary-listed stocks conducted buybacks in March.
Daily leverage certificates take spotlight amidst heightened market volatility
The 7x Short SiMSCI DLC gained 387% on the back of the index’s decline.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.65%
DBS saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 2.26% drop.
Daily Briefing: Razer sets up mask manufacturing line in Singapore amidst COVID-19 shortage; KKR shelves to sell Goodpack amidst market turmoil
And Manpower minister plans on penalties for firms who are not following the guidelines.
GDP growth forecast dips to -2.8% amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Three main sectors of the economy fell due to the escalating outbreak in the country.
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