Economy

15 Jun 21
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2 Jun 21
Approximately 1.4 million Singaporeans will receive up to $500 in GST vouchers from June and July.
1 Jun 21
The Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong has said there will be ample supplies in Singapore during Malaysia’s two-week lockdown...
1 Jun 21
Singapore is scaling up its mass testing efforts to curb the spread of the pandemic.
1 Jun 21
Their documents are under review to substantiate their eligibility for the pandemic relief scheme.
31 May 21
Support will now be offered to those working in the retail, arts, and sports and fitness sectors, including the self-employed.
31 May 21
The support package is part of the new COVID-19 Recovery Grant (Temporary).
30 May 21
And find out how much Southeast Asian women could contribute to the e-commerce market.
27 May 21
Trade envoys from the US and China talk on the phone for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office.
27 May 21
Administrative, recreation, and real estate services saw double-digit declines in revenue.
26 May 21
Despite increasing COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Trade and Industry expects the economy to grow by at least 4% in 2021.
25 May 21
Singapore tops the Elite Quality Index for the second year in the row.
25 May 21
And more companies to move supply chains to China as COVID cases spike in other Asian economies.
25 May 21
Enterprise Singapore expects growth of non-oil domestic exports to fall between the 1.0%-3.0% range for the full year.
25 May 21
Transport costs accelerated much of the national price index, increasing by 9.7% year-on-year.
21 May 21
Excluding petroleum sales, domestic wholesale would have registered a 6.1% increase.
21 May 21
The cancellation of the defence forum followed the suspension of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.
19 May 21
The multinational investment bank expects Singapore to reach GDP growth of above 8% in 2021.
19 May 21
The Ministry of Manpower said Singaporeans would certainly feel the impact of having fewer migrant workers in their daily lives.
18 May 21
Here’s how the government and private sector plan to help the economy recover from the blows of the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 May 21
The market expected exports to grow by 11.0% in April, while OCBC expected 9.6% growth.
18 May 21
Global business leaders also believe this is crucial in running a successful company.
18 May 21
The World Economic Forum will not push through with its August special annual meeting.
17 May 21
However, trade in three key trading partners continued to drag.
17 May 21
Health minister Ong Ye Kung gives three factors that could lead to a new set of enhanced "circuit breaker" social distancing...
10 May 21
The Singapore Business Federation says the country should not completely close its borders to foreign workers.
6 May 21
Small and medium-sized enterprises in healthcare and transport were the strongest performers in OCBC's SME index last quarter.
6 May 21
UOB weighs in on the reimposition of stricter measures as COVID-19 cases increase.
5 May 21
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said the government will remain vigilant in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
5 May 21
Singapore tightens border measures against more countries and has increased the mandatory quarantine period.
5 May 21
The maximum sizes of business events have also been reduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
4 May 21
STI recorded a 13.2% price gain over the first four months of 2021.
3 May 21
The retail trade and accomodation sectors, however, remain shrouded in negative sentiment.
3 May 21
Household spending has been estimated to have contracted by 13.8% over 2020.
2 May 21
With joblessness rates falling in the first quarter, UOB Global Economics say things are likely to continue improving.
29 Apr 21
At least three in five are tracking expenses on a regular basis.
29 Apr 21
Approximately 4,800 Singaporeans found employment in the first quarter of the year.
28 Apr 21
The 7.6% surge of industrial production in March broke past analyst estimates.
27 Apr 21
Headline inflation hit a 4-year high of 1.3% in March, the highest since May 2017.
26 Apr 21
The shift comes as the deputy prime minister expects a fast-changing and uncertain post-COVID-19 world.