SINGAPORE’S resident employment staged a strong rebound in the third quarter of 2020, lifting resident employment levels to near pre-pandemic levels, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officials said on Thursday as they expressed “cautious optimism” about the labour market. Resident employment jumped 43,200 to 2.34 million in September, which is just a notch below September 2019 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Lower- and middle-income workers affected by the pandemic will get more help from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) under a new grant. Called the Covid-19 Recovery Grant (CRG), the scheme announced on Wednesday (Dec 16) is for those who continue to suffer significant job or income losses despite earlier measures […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The move to relax restrictions and enter phase three of the economy’s reopening on Dec 28 has been welcomed by businesses, with those in retail, restaurants and the tourism sector hopeful of a boost to sales or footfall by 10 to 20 per cent. But a real game changer for the economy could be when […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE and the United States of America have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deepen economic cooperation and extend trade financing and investment support to companies in both countries. The renewable, two-year MOU will be overseen by the US Department of Commerce and Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), MTI said in a […]
Read MoreSingapore will start a new travel lane for “business, official and high economic value travelers” that will allow people to come to the city-state without quarantine for short-term stays and reside in a dedicated “bubble” facility near the airport. The travel lane, announced by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday, builds […]
Read MoreRESALE prices of non-landed private homes in Singapore rose for the fourth straight month in November, according to flash figures from real estate portal SRX Property on Tuesday. Overall prices were up 0.3 per cent from October 2020, and up 1.3 per cent from November 2019. All regions saw price increases in November 2020. Month […]
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