Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Apr 17)
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Singapore’s key exports on track for recovery despite March’s surprise 20.7% tumble: economists
SINGAPORE’S key exports shrank 20.7 per cent year on year in March, dragged down by declines in the non-electronics sector, data from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) showed on Wednesday (Apr 17).
Passenger car COE premiums rise as Category A reaches new 2024 high of S$94,010
PREMIUMS for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) needed to register passenger cars have risen in April’s second round of bidding, driven by sales from The Car Expo show last weekend.
Singapore seeks methanol licensees, targets ammonia bunkering project on Jurong Island by 2025
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IN ITS move towards greener marine fuels, Singapore will open licence applications for the maritime supply of methanol by end-2024, and select a lead developer for an ammonia project on Jurong Island by early 2025.
France hopes to develop green and digital shipping corridor with Singapore: French maritime chief
France hopes to develop a green and digital shipping corridor with Singapore, as part of cooperation on maritime sustainability, digitalisation and cybersecurity, said Eric Banel, France’s director general for maritime affairs, fisheries and aquaculture.
MAS sets aside S$35 million to develop sustainable finance talent
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be setting aside S$35 million over the next three years to support the development of sustainable finance talent in the city-state’s financial sector.
CDL unit sells 65 units of The Residences at W Sentosa after slashing prices
CITYVIEW Place Holdings, an associate company of City Developments Limited, sold 65 units at The Residences at W Sentosa Cove Singapore in a week, more than the 58 units put on the market on Apr 9.
Rebound relief for Asian stocks; STI up 0.3% led by DBS, UOB
THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Wednesday (Apr 17) at 3,154.69, up 9.93 points or 0.3 per cent, signalling that a knee-jerk reaction to a potential war in the Middle East may be coming to an end.
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Economy & Policy
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 2)
US-China competition is not worrying, lack of communication is: Gan Kim Yong
Singapore keen on ‘talent exchange’, developing AI ‘guardrails’ with the US
Social cohesion, long-term planning, political stability are imperatives for Singapore: PM Lee
Singapore’s industrial harmony cannot be taken for granted: Ng Chee Meng
Singapore’s employment growth eases in Q1, as tighter foreign worker quotas kick in for construction firms