The changes to the Global Investor Programme (GIP) will help to strengthen support for local start-ups and create more jobs, said the Economic Development Board.
ENVIRONMENTAL concerns were the talk of the town last week, as over 15,000 leaders in governments, industry and academia from around the world gathered in Singapore for the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESG) and the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).
Oil prices rose in early trade on Thursday, buoyed by a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Britain and the imminent approval of a vaccine in the United States, which could spur a rebound in fuel demand, despite a large build in U.S. crude stocks last week.
U.S. stocks closed steeply lower after a late-session sell-off on Wednesday as investors weighed surging COVID-19 infections and mounting shutdowns against encouraging vaccine developments.
SINGAPORE-HEADQUARTERED fintech startup RootAnt has bagged almost US$1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Linear Capital and with co-investor KZM & Company Group.
SHANGHAI: China has passed a new law restricting sensitive exports to protect national security, allowing Beijing to reciprocate against the US as tensions mount between the sides over trade and technology. The law, which will apply to all companies in China, was passed on Saturday (Oct 17) by the ......
The U.S. Federal Reserve's hesitance to react to world trade tensions may have been dealt a fatal blow Friday by President Donald Trump's surprise announcement of new tariffs on Mexico, levies that could slam investment and business confidence and leave little doubt the administration's combative ...
