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Singapore expat jobs under threat in recession, local hire push
Singapore expat jobs under threat in recession, local hire push
Recruiters say that the barriers to entry are mounting.
Singapore retail vacancy rate hits record high of 9.6% in Q2
Demand for retail space also reached the highest contraction since 2011.
DBS, Wilmar ink Singapore's first SORA agribusiness loan
Wilmar has option to enter into a SORA interest rate swap.
Chart of the Day: Monthly average industrial rents fell in Q2
High-tech industrial sites led the decline.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.78%
Medtecs International led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 9.86% expansion.
Daily Briefing: MAS to ensure ‘well-paced' exit of COVID-19 reliefs; Travelers to China to receive special testing
And Equis has sold two biomass projects to Tokyo Gas.
Singtel, Great Eastern float general insurance plans
They will be starting with Singtel Home Protect which covers telco and housing bills.
Travellers from South Korea required to undergo SHN in dedicated facilities
It will take effect from 29 August.
Manufacturing industry opened 6,300 manufacturing jobs: MOM
Close to 5,100 are for PMETs.
Manufacturing output dipped 8.4% in July
Output from all clusters, except precision engineering, dropped.
SGX partners with Cassini Systems to aid in UMR preparations
The firms will provide participants complimentary analyses to determine their AANA.
DBS tops Bloomberg Asia's green loans league tables
The bank extended $1.36b in green loans in eight deals from January-August.
Cost of employing expats dropped over $5,200
Singapore's standing as one of the most expensive locations for hiring expats fell to ninth place.
Chart of the Day: Prime retail rents down 5.4% in Q2
Average prime retail rents in all locations declined in the second quarter.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%
Medtecs International saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 3.82% contraction.
Daily Briefing: Singapore, Indonesia begins talks on reciprocal green lane; Government invests $82.95m in Phoenix Mills' QIP
And MSF to strengthen social safety nets amidst pandemic.
IPOS, SBF unveil pilot programme for IP management
It will build upon the Skills Framework for IP launched in 2019.
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