SINGAPORE – The jagged pace of recovery, marred by Covid-19 resurgence in Singapore and elsewhere, has clouded the growth outlook. The progress in vaccination, especially in major economies like the United States and China, raises hope that external demand will hold and continue to lift Singapore’s trade-dependent manufacturing sector that has so far led the […]
Brexit: Scottish fisherman slams EU ‘red-tape’ for exports A Scottish seafood fisherman has warned Boris Johnson he and other fishers will dump tonnes of rotten langoustine and other seafood outside the House of Parliament unless the UK Government solves the industry’s Brexit exports crisis. Jamie Duncan, the co-owner of Loch Fyne Langoustines in Argyll, posted […]
Primark’s inability to trade online during coronavirus lockdowns has prompted a 40% slump in its parent firm’s annual profits. Associated British Foods (ABF) said enforced closures of the discount fashion retailer’s stores lost it an estimated £2bn in revenue and outweighed increases to its bottom line from its sugar, grocery, agriculture and ingredients divisions in […]
