Featured

WITH their shutters drawn and government relief pumped through digital channels, businesses in Singapore have been driven to adapt to electronic payments amid the Covid-19 crisis.

WITH oil trading giant Hin Leong making headlines amid the recent collapse of oil prices, the Singapore banks are set to take charges against their broader exposure to the oil-linked sectors but in a more measured way given more prudence today, analysts said.

DESPITE challenging times posed by the Covid-19 outbreak, Citi Singapore will offer its 76 summer 2020 interns full-time analyst roles after graduation as long as they meet the minimum programme requirements of the internship, the bank said on Wednesday.

By offering cheap loans to small businesses, governments reason, entrepreneurs will continue to pay their employees. That should halt the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. But so far, this endeavour has been a public relations fiasco and a logistics nightmare.

CITI Singapore will offer its 76 summer 2020 interns full-time analyst roles after graduation as long as they meet the minimum programme requirements of the internship, the bank said on Wednesday.

UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) on Tuesday announced that it will offer pre-approved loans of up to S$200,000 to ease the short-term liquidity woes of small businesses hit by the novel coronavirus fallout.

UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) on Tuesday evening announced that it will offer pre-approved loans of up to S$200,000 to ease the short-term liquidity woes of small businesses hit by the novel coronavirus fallout. 

SINGAPORE'S national accountancy body, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), on Tuesday rolled out a number of career and learning-support initiatives for accountancy and finance professionals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

INSURER AIA has named chief distribution officer Wong Sze Keed as its new chief executive officer, with the post taking effect on July 1.

THE Singapore police has launched an investigation into the city-state's giant oil trader Hin Leong Trading (HLT), as the debt-hit firm <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/energy-commodities/singapore-giant-oil-... target="_blank">seeks a standstill from over 20 creditors</a> to restructure whopping debts of US$4 billion.