Enterprise Singapore (ESG) rolled out the Food Delivery Booster Package on 4 April 2020. This supports F&B businesses in transforming their business models and meet the needs of digitally-connected consumers.
The package will help to reduce
the business costs of selling on three key...
Enterprise Singapore (ESG) launched the E-Commerce Booster Package on 2 April. This supports SME retailers with little or no e-commerce experience in starting their business transformation by selling online.
The Package supports 90% of the
cost for retailers to on-board e-commerce platforms for domestic...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), the Life Insurance Association (LIA), the General Insurance Association (GIA), and the Finance Houses Association of Singapore (FHAS), announced on 31 March a package of measures to help ease the financial strain...
Given the worsening of both the global economy and COVID-19 outbreak, businesses hope for more support in defraying wage costs, more tax rebates and more assistance with manpower challenges including hiring, upskilling and retention of workers. This is according to a poll conducted by the Singapore Business...
The Prime Ministers of Singapore and Australia jointly announced the conclusion of negotiations for the Singapore-Australia Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) during a videoconference on 23 March. The DEA will create an over-arching framework for deeper cooperation in the digital economy between both countries to shape international rules,...
NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) has announced the launch of training pathways for Self-Employed Persons (SEPs) to acquire new competencies amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Each pathway provides a specific skill track that guides SEPs to proficiency into roles such as ‘COVID-19 Citizen Defender’, Healthcare Assistant, Java Developer and Security Officer.
The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) announced on 19 March 2020 that Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) holding its internationally recognized certification, the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS), and Eco Certifications can now apply for financing with HSBC SME Green Loan (Green Loan).
The...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat officially opened ADB’s new office in Singapore on 5 March 2020, deepening efforts to collaborate on some of the most pressing development challenges facing Asia and the Pacific....
On March 2, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) launched the SBF ManpowerConnect scheme as part of the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) temporary measure to help companies in the manufacturing and services sectors better manage their manpower needs in view of the COVID-19 situation. For a period of six months,...
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has partnered with the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on 25 February 2020 to introduce a temporary scheme to help companies in the manufacturing and services sectors better manage their manpower needs in view of the COVID-19 situation. For a period of six...
