Singapore sign deals with Shanghai as bilateral trade grows
SINGAPORE – Local companies deepened ties with their Shanghai counterparts on Monday, with the signing of a slew of agreements across a broad swathe of sectors as bilateral trade…
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Hong Kong businesses push for full reopening as quarantine ends
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s dismantling of hotel quarantine for arrivals is being met by calls for the city to remove remaining restrictions on travellers to help revive its fortunes…
China central bank pledges support for businesses hit by Covid-19
BEIJING – China’s central bank announced a spate of measures to help an economy that has been hit by lockdowns to control the current Covid-19 outbreak, but the focus on boosting credit…
Trump sues New York Attorney-General to block probe of his businesses
NEW YORK- Former US president Donald Trump on Monday (Dec 20) sued New York Attorney-General Letitia James, seeking to stop her civil fraud investigation into his company. He…
UK businesses get hit by virus app forcing workers to isolate
LONDON – UK companies are urging the government to speed up changes to self-isolation rules after hundreds of thousands of employees from across the economy were removed from the workplace…
Nigeria Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch
LAGOS – Lagos-based entrepreneur Ogechi Egemonu was selling more than 500,000 naira (S$1,600) worth of watches, shoes and handbags on Twitter per week. Now, with the site suspended by the…
Singapore has secure meeting place for businesses amid Covid-19
SINGAPORE – As a key travel and transit hub in the region, Singapore has scope to establish itself as a safe and secure meeting place for businesses amid Covid-19, said Trade and Industry…
DBS launches service for businesses to track cross-border collections in real time
SINGAPORE – DBS Bank has launched real-time online tracking of cross-border collections to provide greater digital convenience for its corporate clients. This builds on its existing…
UK is failing to give businesses skilled workers: Boris Johnson
LONDON – Boris Johnson called out the “painfully apparent” shortcomings in the UK labor market as he pledged a new program of training to help people forced out of work because of the…
Singapore businesses exploring new opportunities and growth areas
SINGAPORE – Businesses are concerned about what happens when government support tapers off, but they are also using this time to explore opportunities such as digitalisation and in growth…