THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will pump another S$100 million into the Maritime Cluster Fund (MCF) to help the industry test and embrace new technologies, and groom talent for a digital, automated maritime future. Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min said at the Committee of Supply debate for his […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Private-hire car services Uber and Grab could be regulated in the future, and even subject to licensing, as the Government undertakes a review of the point-to-point transportation sector. Due to the growth of the industry, it is “imperative” that the Government has sufficient regulatory oversight over ride-hailing apps, to protect the interests of commuters […]
Read MoreTHE government aims to bring down its rate of late payment to business vendors to below 5 per cent on average, down from the current 6.5 per cent, said Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law Indranee Rajah in Parliament on Tuesday. She said that the government processes an average of two million payments […]
Read MoreTHE Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SMCCI) said on Monday that it will hold business missions to eight countries in 2018, with the support of government agency International Enterprise Singapore. The missions are meant to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) insight into global industry trends as well as the market conditions and […]
Read MoreBUSINESS confidence in Singapore improved for a second consecutive quarter in Q2 2018, according to the business optimism index study released by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) on Monday. The index jumped from +4.29 percentage points in Q1 2018 to +8.50 percentage points in Q2 2018. On a year-on-year basis, the index made a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: As Singapore takes over the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, it will push for the roll-out of an e-commerce agreement and an innovation network to give businesses a leg-up when they expand across Southeast Asia. This is according to Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng […]
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