Current Affairs Economics MAS: Bank loans rose 0.2% in February due to increased business loans In February, bank lending increased in the midst of COVID-19 spread. According… 002331 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics National Wages Council: 10% cut in basic pay or lower MVC, if wage cuts necessary In the event that wages need to be reduced, it has been… 002330 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics Getting to know what is monetary policy in Singapore & the S$NEER On Monday (30 March), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) stated that… 002330 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics MAS lowers currency band to zero in monetary easing move Earlier this morning (30 March), the central bank of Singapore, Monetary Authority… 002330 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics Resilience Budget’s provision of unemployment benefit and wage subsidies may be insufficient On Thursday (26 March), a large-scale supplementary budget was announced by Deputy… 002327 March 2020
Economics Finance Japan likely to face “worst recession” since 2008 crisis due to COVID-19: Economists The world’s third-largest economy appears to be heading towards its “worst recession”… The Online Citizen27 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics EDB: Singapore factory output declined 1.1% in February According to the preliminary data released by the Economic Development Board (EDB)… 002326 March 2020
Economics Labour SDP chief Chee Soon Juan urges govt to raise wages across industries, reduce rental rates for businesses The Government should urgently enforce regulatory business measures such as increasing the… The Online Citizen26 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics MTI: Singapore’s 2020 growth forecast turns negative as Q1 GDP shrinks 2.2% The official gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast by the Ministry of… 002326 March 2020
Current Affairs Economics Price of 95-octane grade petrol dropped 20 cents a litre due to oil price crash In Singapore, the price of the most popular 95-octane grade petrol at… 002325 March 2020
