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A Guide for Singapore's SMEs: Reading between the lines of the Budget

The Budget provides Singapore SMEs with defence and growth measures – it’s now up to businesses to take them!

A Guide for Singapore's SMEs: Reading between the lines of the Budget

The Budget provides Singapore SMEs with defence and growth measures – it’s now up to businesses to take them!

Medical inflation to rise 9.3% in 2020

Singapore’s demand for health care services continues to outstrip supply.

Raffles Medical's profit dropped 15.2% to $60.27m in 2019

Profits were hit by gestation loss for Raffles Hospital Chongqing.

ST Engineering's profit up 16.9% to $577.95m in FY2019

All of its business segments posted increases in net profit.

DBS converts $758m bank guarantee facility into green facility

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will issue green guarantees under the facility.

CapitaLand to release one-month security deposit for retailers

It aims to help ease tenants’ cash flows amidst COVID-19.

SPH buys five aged care properties for $65.8m

The assets have a total capacity of 365 beds.

Singapore's fintech investments hit $1.21b in 2019

It is now the fifth biggest fintech market in APAC.

Daily Briefing: Grab reverses plan to cease driver incentives; Kimly acquires food outlets for $55.8m

And Bukit Sembawang Estates sold 64% of units of Luxus Hills Contemporary Collection.

Chart of the Day: Here are the priciest strata office deals in 2019

The most expensive deal is a 29,049 sqft building sold for $2,730 psf.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.55%

ComfortDelGro saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 1.46% contraction.The Straits Times Index ended 17.65 or 0.55% lower at 3,181.03.The top active stocks were DBS, which inched down 0.08%, Singtel, which fell 0.96%, UOB, which slid 0.73%, ComfortDelGro, which dropped 1.46%, and OCBC Bank with a 0.18% slip.The FTSE Mid Cap dipped 0.65% whilst the FTSE Small Cap edged down 0.94%.

Sunseap to install rooftop solar on Boustead Projects' properties

It will also provide energy to the real estate solutions provider’s clients and tenants.

StarHub's profits slid 10.9% to $178.6m in 2019

Lower revenues were reported for the Mobile, Pay TV, and broadband lines.

Wilmar International's profits grew 15% to $1.78b in 2019

Growth was driven by higher profits from the Oils and Oilseeds segments.

HSBC Singapore to give cash management advice to COVID-hit firms

They will also assist clients who need to expedite their manual payment handling.

Gigacover extends COVID-19 coverage to freelancers, GoJek drivers

Income protection policies will cover stay home notices and leaves of absence.

Sembmarine ex-consultant charged in Brazil for money laundering, corruption

He was connected to a consultant engaged by its subsidiaries on contracts with Sete Brasil.