Economy
SGX to introduce FTSE Taiwan Index futures
SGX to introduce FTSE Taiwan Index futures
This is said to enable global investors to gain exposure on Taiwan stocks.
Payment delays ease in Q2
The retail and services sectors continue to drag prompt payments, whilst others recover.
Daily Briefing: Temasek-led group invests $348.57m on BioNTech vaccine; Botsync clinches undisclosed seed round
And standardised packaging required on all tobacco products from 1 July.
Daily Briefing: Mobile service providers to roll out plans for seniors; Ackcio raises a pre-series A funding co-led by Wavemaker
And Dream Cruises to resume operations in July.
Electric vehicle sales in Australia to surge in 2020
Long term Govt. incentive is required to retain this growth.
Daily Briefing: Seniors to receive first batch of TraceTogether tokens; 13 tourist spots to reopen in July
And ICE71's 4th batch of cybersecurity startups have graduated.
Daily Briefing: Jetstar Asia to cut 26% of jobs; Shiok Meat raises $4.17m in bridge funding
And residents to get a pair of reusable masks starting 29 June.
Malaysia's current account surplus may fall below 1% of GDP
The market’s imports and exports are expected to remain in the red.
Daily Briefing: Singapore to deploy contact-tracing device; TurtleTree raises $4.46m seed round
And public libraries to reopen on 1 July.
ESG, SSC to develop new standards for business resilience
These aim to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and bolster recovery efforts.
Lack of domestic demand to result in current account surplus in Thailand
Goods exports and imports in April went down by 3.3% and 17%, respectively.
India's automotive industry to weather another poor year before recovery
Weak domestic and global demand may force factories to suspend operations.
General Elections to take place on 10 July
President Halimah Yacob dissolved the Parliament and issued a Writ of Election.
Daily Briefing: Property firms expect more transactions in Phase 2 reopening; Sparrow raises $4.86m series A led by BitMEX owner
And stricter requirements for embalmers under new rules for licensed funeral parlours.
Inflation down 0.2% in May
CPI‐All Items inflation also fell no thanks to a larger decline in private transport costs.
Over 500 SMEs to benefit from Grow Digital initiative
There are currently five B2B platforms and six B2C solution partners pre-approved.
Daily Briefing: Retailers expect sales to stay weak even after lockdown; FairPrice further extends price freeze of products
And Turf Club to resume racing from 11 July.
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