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Government to set up regulatory sandbox for agri-food farms
Government to set up regulatory sandbox for agri-food farms
This is expected to help the government review more regulations for AFIP tenants.
Maximum investment under Startup SG Equity Scheme doubles
Startups under the scheme can now get up to $8m.
URA closes tenders for sites at Canberra Drive and Fernvale Lane
A Canberra Drive site got the highest bid of $644 psf ppr from Oasis Development.
Chart of the Day: New home sales to fall between 7,000-8,000 in 2020
Prices are expected to stabilise with a 0%-1% growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.39%
CapitaLand led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.13% rise.
Daily Briefing: 5G spectrum to be awarded mid-2020; Health insurance startup CXA Group slashes headcount
And tourism marketing will be bolstered by the government.
Olam sells stake in Indonesian sugar JV for up to $118m
It is expected to be completed by March.
Government eyes nationwide launch for price comparison app
Price Kaki uses crowdsourced data to compare in-store retail prices and promotions.
SilkAir to indefinitely suspend Hiroshima flights starting 27 March
This was caused by slow demand due to COVID-19.
Singapore investors remain bullish on overseas property purchases: CBRE
The country also topped the outbound investment survey for the second year running.
Online grocery and food delivery demand ticks higher: report
Online orders skyrocketed 300% after Singapore raised its disease response level.
Maybank, ING top creditors of embattled trader Agritrade
The Singapore-based commodity trader owes $303.11m (US$218m) to the two banks.
Singapore named 10th biggest cyberattack source in 2019
There was a growth in the number of online skimmers in Southeast Asia.
Over 1 in 5 firms at worse position after an economic crime
Only half conducted an investigation following a fraud incident.
CapitaLand refutes RAS' claims on dented rental relief packages
The company is giving up to 30% in rental rebates for its downtown mall tenants.
Ezion's loss widened 78.6% to $855.5m in 2019
The group is struggling to draw down the required funds from its lenders on time.
BEYOND partners with OneConnect to create digital banking services
OneConnect is an associate of Ping An Insurance, which has a virtual bank license in Hong Kong.
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