Trump says plan to re-open shuttered US economy to be completed soon
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday (Apr 13) that his administration was close to completing a plan to re-open...
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Commentary: It’s not just work and the economy. COVID-19 is also changing how we use social media
SINGAPORE: COVID-19 has been a highly disruptive period for individuals and societies the world over, as we learn to adjust...
Italy and Spain looking to ease COVID-19 restrictions, restart economy
ROME: Italy and Spain, the two European countries worst-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are looking to ease restrictions in place...
‘Circuit breaker’ rules to incur more pain for Singapore economy, job market: Experts
SINGAPORE: The month-long enhanced safe distancing measures, dubbed the “circuit breaker” by authorities here, could bring about more pain for...
Best response to COVID-19 pandemic is to build resilience in economy, society: DPM Heng
SINGAPORE: Singapore is feeling the full effects of the economic shocks and border closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic around...
Italy injects record US$430b into pandemic-hit economy
ROME: Italy on Monday (Apr 6) unveiled a record 400 billion euro (US$430 billion) stimulus to help businesses hurt by a...
Commentary: COVID-19 slaps a stress test on the Malaysian economy
SINGAPORE: With the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia’s new Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has entered a perfect storm of global and national...
COVID-19: Law firms see rise in queries on employee rights, employer obligations as economy slows
SINGAPORE: Some law firms are seeing a surge in queries on employee rights and employer obligations as the economy takes a...
MAS eases monetary policy as economy reels from impact of COVID-19
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) eased monetary policy on Monday (Mar 30), in line with expectations, as the...
Government doing all that it can to stabilise economy, save jobs and businesses amid COVID-19: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: The Government is doing all it can to stabilise the economy, preserve jobs and help businesses stay afloat amid...
Singapore’s economy contracts by 2.2% in Q1 as COVID-19 outbreak hits construction, services sectors
SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy contracted by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, as the COVID-19 outbreak and global measures to...
Indonesia to support economy with US$8 billion stimulus to counter COVID-19 impact
JAKARTA: Indonesia announced a 120 trillion rupiah (US$8.1 billion) stimulus package on Friday (Mar 13) to support Southeast Asia's biggest economy...
Second stimulus package in the works as global economy, COVID-19 situation worsens: DPM Heng
SINGAPORE: The Government has started working on a second stimulus package about 10 days ago as both the global economy and...
Washington considers actions to bolster US economy as COVID-19 cases mount
WASHINGTON: As US coronavirus cases rose steadily, the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the US economy and...
