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REITAS CEO discusses new trends for REITs ahead of REIT Symposium 2020

The Covid-19 health-turned-economic crisis has upended almost every sector, especially the services industry which was affected by the disrupted operations during the circuit breaker measures.

Economists are maintaining a cautious stance on Singapore’s economic growth for the year as the city-state reels from the Covid-19 bug. 

Covid-19 pushes the acceleration of online banking

The Straits Times Index (STI) surged 9.1% over the last week to 2783.45 from 2550.86 as the circuit breaker measures were officially lifted on June 1.

If a company is worth its salt, it should focus on getting back to doing what it is good at. And that is what many firms — with engines gunning — intend to do so once the barriers are lifted.

Investor confidence climbed last week on the back of easing circuit breaker measures in Singapore. Phase One, which sees the resumption of selected services including those from the manufacturing and professional service sectors, will begin on June 2.

SINGAPORE (May 29): Following the announcement that retail tenants could potentially resume operations as early as end-June, CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) is now an opportunity to accumulate on dips, according to DBS Group Research.

The road to recovery for the F&B industry will a bumpy one.

SINGAPORE (May 20): Ahead of the reopening of Singapore’s economy on June 2, CGS-CIMB Research expects more government support packages to help businesses and individuals to weather through the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.