TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday (Oct 5) uncertainty over the country's economic and price outlook remained "very high" as the coronavirus pandemic continued to inflict pain on global growth. Kuroda said the world's third-largest economy was emerging from a severe ...
Rovio Entertainment said on Monday that Chief Executive Kati Levoranta will leave the maker of the Angry Birds game series at the end of the year.
SINGAPORE: Pandemic-hit micro and small businesses will be able to tap on a new programme for simpler, faster and cheaper ways to restructure their debts or wind up, should a new Bill introduced in Parliament on Monday (Oct 5) be passed. The Ministry of Law has tabled the Insolvency,...
A NEW bill will be introduced in Parliament in October to establish a Simplified Insolvency Programme (SIP) to help micro and small companies restructure their debts or wind up their business in a quicker, simpler and cheaper way.
CERTAIN small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals facing cash flow pressures will be given more time to resume full loan repayments, as part of a slate of measures aimed to soften their landing from the Covid-19 fallout.
SINGAPORE: Retail sales in Singapore fell by a slower pace of 5.7 per cent year-on-year in August, amid strong demand for new and used cars, said the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Monday (Oct 5). This is an improvement from July’s 8.5 per cent decline. Excluding motor vehicles, retail...
The number of companies included in Germany's blue-chip DAX index should rise to 40 from 30 and there should be tougher conditions for membership, exchange operator Deutsche Boerse said on Monday.
Alphabet Inc's Google has extended the timeline for apps on alternative payment systems to comply with its play billing system to March 31, 2022, it said in a blog post on Monday.
SEOUL: South Korea's factory activity in September shrank at the slowest pace in eight months, a private survey showed on Monday (Oct 5), adding to signs that global demand is improving although second waves of COVID-19 infections remain a threat to the economic recovery. The IHS Markit purchasing ......
TOKYO: Activity in Japan's services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy, a private business survey showed on Monday (Oct 5), in a sign that demand is starting to steady. The final...
