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Covid-19 Updates

Singapore will move to the next phase of re-opening around the end of June and resume more activities if all goes well, the city-state’s Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said in a Facebook post on Monday.

Finance

Local banks in Singapore are using the wage subsidies from the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) to create new jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, they told CNA on Thursday (May 21).

ICCS News

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore will be held on Thursday 28th May 2020 at 5.00pm via ZOOM.

Business

Nella Gazzetta ufficiale dell’Unione Europea del 20 maggio 2020 è stata pubblicata la Decisione n. 1/2020 del 17 aprile 2020 del Comitato per il commercio UE-Singapore. Nello specifico, con la citata decisione sono protette nel territorio di Singapore n. 138 tra DOP e IGP riferite a prodotti agroalimentari dell’UE, tra cui anche vini, spiriti e aceti.

Covid-19 Updates

As announced by the Multi-Ministry Taskforce yesterday evening, Circuit Breaker measures will be gradually eased from 2 June 2020, and businesses will be allowed to resume activities in the phased banner. MTI’s press release has been attached for more details.

Business

MTI has prepared an information deck explaining Singapore’s strategies in combating COVID-19.

Nonostante il lockdown, tutte le Camere italiane all’estero, con il supporto di Assocamerestero, sono scese in campo per aiutare le imprese italiane che esportano, con vari modelli che sopravviveranno anche nel dopo-emergenza: tra questi, webinar e incontri virtuali con i potenziali distributori.

Business

Aside from pharmaceuticals, which saw a jump of 174.3 per cent from a year ago, exports of food preparations and non-monetary gold were also major contributors to the growth in non-electronic NODX

Finance

DBS said in a press release on Thursday that of the 2,000 people it is committed to hiring, more than 1,000 will be in new roles comprising a mix of apprenticeships for fresh graduates as well as more specialised roles for seasoned professionals

Business

Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Chee Hong Tat noted that while online platforms will not replace physical shops, there will be fewer bricks-and-mortar outlets and they will shift towards providing an experience for the customer rather than just mere transactions