FOOD and beverage (F&B) and other services businesses appear desperate for help, as Singapore headed into its third dine-in ban since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Representatives from the industry reiterated calls for deeper support on Wednesday, as stricter curbs take their toll on eateries and retailers – including many small businesses. Rents, wage costs and […]
Read MoreTHE Singapore dollar is poised to outperform its South-east Asian peers as a higher vaccination rate and rising core inflation may spur its central bank to start tightening policy sooner than its regional counterparts. While all South-east Asian currencies have been under pressure against the greenback since the Federal Reserve’s latest “dot plot” brought US […]
Read MoreINFLATION in Singapore is expected to remain unchanged for the year, with more Singaporeans believing Covid-19 will have a significant impact on inflation rates, according to the latest quarterly survey results of the Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations (SInDEx). The survey, published jointly by DBS and the Singapore Management University (SMU), is derived from an […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The Singapore dollar is poised to outperform its South-east Asian peers as a higher vaccination rate and rising core inflation may spur its central bank to start tightening policy sooner than its regional counterparts. While all South-east Asian currencies have been under pressure against the greenback since the Federal Reserve’s latest “dot plot” brought US […]
Read MoreLICENSED F&B outlets, gyms, fitness studios, performing arts organisations and arts education centres will receive extended wage support from July 26 to August 8, in view of tightened safe management measures announced by the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19 on Friday. These affected sectors are eligible for wage support of 10 per cent under the […]
Read MoreFOR three weeks from Monday July 19, dining-in at food and beverage (F&B) establishments will be scaled back to groups of no more than two people. Those who are fully-vaccinated, however, can continue to dine-in in groups of five at participating F&B outlets that have put in place systems to check the vaccination status of […]
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