The overall unemployment rate in June 2020 rose to 2.9 per cent from 2.4 percent in March 2020.There were a total of 90,500 unemployed citizens and residents in June 2020 …
National Wages Council to reconvene this year amid Covid-19’s rising toll on Singapore jobs
SINGAPORE – The National Wages Council (NWC) will reconvene this year as the Covid-19 pandemic takes a toll on the labour market.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
StanChart gets to double footprint in Singapore as first significantly rooted foreign bank; MAS enhances scheme
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Monday (Aug 3) named Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) the first Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank (SRFB) here, allowing it to operate up to …
Manulife Singapore: 2 in 3 do not have the confidence to resume “normal” life post-circuit breaker
A new Manulife survey about the impact of COVID-19 and circuit breaker measures on the lives of people living in Singapore has revealed that 60% of respondents are not confident to be part of crowds …
Singapore May Allow Foreign Banks to Create Digital-Only Units
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it plans to revise rules governing foreign banks with a substantial local presence that may allow them to open digital-only banking subsidiaries.
Singapore Stock Market Set To Halt Slide
Volume was 1.99 billion shares worth 2.97 billion Singapore dollars. There were 289 decliners and 184 gainers. Among the actives, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation plummeted 3.82 percent, while …
Ad fraud rate in SEA drops, but finance remains vulnerable
Marketing Interactive is Asia’s leading source of advertising, marketing & media news. News coverage includes Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, reaching out to all marketing & advertising related …
China Wealth Manager Hywin Plans Foray Into Singapore
Hywin Wealth Management Co. is weighing an expansion into Singapore to follow its Chinese clients and tap the surge of wealthy individuals in Southeast Asia.
Singapore and Malaysia ease rules
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) website released details of the latest agreement at the weekend. It allows Singapore and Malaysia residents who hold l …
International Flights: Kuwait Resumes Services But Won’t Allow Flights From India, Other Countries | Here’s Why
Some of the banned countries include India, Iran, China, Brazil, Lebanon, Spain, Singapore, Egypt and Sri Lanka.