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#SGBudget2022: S$500m to support businesses and jobs as economy recovers As part of the Jobs and Business Support Package, a grant will be provided for SMEs most affected by Covid-19 restrictions over the past year, such…

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver #SGBudget2022 in 30 minutes. Follow our live blog on BT's Budget 2022 microsite for real-time coverage of the key announcements: bt.sg/budget22

#BTOpinion: How Budget 2022 can help the tourism and entertainment sectors In this piece, Deloitte's James Walton and Ong Siok Peng opine that government interventions may help a little to revive Singapore's straggling t…

Japan eases strict border controls; tourists still banned From March, authorities will raise the number of people allowed to enter to 5,000 a day, from 3,500 now, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told a news confere…

Singapura Finance H2 profit up 67% to S$4.7m, full year up 101.8% In its financial results posted on Friday (Feb 18), the mainboard-listed finance company said earnings per share for H2 also increased by 66.9 per cent to…

Singapore poised for further recovery in 2022 amid external headwinds, inflation On one hand, Singapore's external demand outlook has "deteriorated slightly", MTI permanent secretary Gabriel Lim warns, with the Omicron v…

Aviation's future intact but its recovery from pandemic will be patchy, players say Firms are restoring headcounts shed in late 2020, with one long-term trend that could be positive being the growing demand for freighter…

Good morning! Today at 3:30pm, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong will deliver his maiden Budget speech. Here's a list of 7 things to look out for in his speech later today. For more #SGbudget2022 content, check out our micr…

Ex-GIC CIO's low-key Singapore fund amasses US$10b for global foray Avanda Investment Management was co-founded by Ng Kok Song in 2015 — soon after he retired from sovereign wealth giant GIC following a 42-year career in…

Temasek-backed plant-based 'chicken' maker raises US$100m Series A funds for US expansion Next Gen's flagship product is TiNDLE, a plant-based food meant to have the taste, texture and mouthfeel of chicken. The startup,…

Singapore exports to post more modest growth in 2022 after cresting a decade high Besides the high base effect, the world economy faces downgrades to its growth outlook on the spread of the Omicron strain of the novel co…

Neste to start Singapore sustainable aviation fuel plant by Q1 2023 Neste produces renewable fuels, mainly from waste and residues such as used cooking oil, animal fat from food industry waste, fish fat from fish process…

Sotheby’s tips largest blue diamond at Hong Kong auction to fetch US$48m The diamond is the “largest internally flawless step-cut vivid blue diamond” ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Sotheby’s s…