Inflation figures INFLATION is in focus during this relative light week for economic data. The Statistics Department is expected to announce the August consumer price index (CPI) on Wednesday. Economists said the CPI data is likely to show continued negative inflation. In July, the country’s CPI declined 1.3% to 119.9 from 121.5 in the same […]
Read MoreTHE General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) and the Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) on Friday announced the extension of relief measures that would give policyholders more time to pay premiums while maintaining their coverage. The extensions come amid a soft labour market and weak economy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. LIA […]
Read MoreHow effective spending credits will be in boosting the tourism sector will depend on a range of factors, including the willingness of operators to collaborate and come up with new ideas, observers say. As businesses clamour to take advantage of the $100 SingapoRediscover vouchers to be issued to all adult Singaporeans in December, some are expressing […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE exports kept up their growth momentum in August, with both electronics and non-electronics shipments rising on a low base effect. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanded by 7.7 per cent year on year, picking up from 5.9 per cent in July, according to trade data released on Thursday. The preliminary figure from government agency Enterprise […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singaporeans aged 18 and above this year will each receive S$100 in digital vouchers to spend on staycations, tickets to leisure attractions and local tours. The SingapoRediscovers Vouchers will be accessible via SingPass from December and can be used to offset ticket purchases and hotel stays through the end of June next year. Permanent […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Sept 15 — Amid longstanding calls to set a minimum age for private-hire car drivers, all new private-hire car driver’s vocational licence (PDVL) applicants must be Singaporeans who are at least 30 years old at the point of application, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced with immediate effect today. They must also have a […]
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