To qualify for the programme, applicants must be NTUC members with at least six continuous months of membership as at their application date, with no outstanding membership payments due.

“Our 2025 and 2026 GDP growth forecasts for Singapore currently stand at 2.1 per cent and 2.5 per cent respectively, but the caveat is that US tariffs may have irrevocably shifted global economic dynamics.”

The affected categories are: Card spend and the requirement to make three debit transactions via Giro; and card spend and salary credit.

Most of the tariffs will take effect after midnight on Aug 7, to allow time for US Customs and Border Protection to make the necessary changes to collect the levies.

Victims were told to download and set up accounts on fraudulent mobile apps such as Dyreka, M Tree PE, Saftools and Tik StoreB2B.

It adjusts policy via three levers: the slope, mid-point and width of the policy band. Maybank economists expect MAS to maintain policy given the improved economic outlook.

Without adjusting for inflation, GIC’s annualised return came in at 5.7 per cent over the same 20-year period. This is expressed in US dollars.

Import prices excluding fuel were up notably in June, suggesting foreign companies are not shouldering the burden by offering US firms lower prices – challenging the President’s claims that other countries pay the rate.

The firm, started by two finance veterans about 16 years ago, saw assets under management plummet to US$615 million (S$787 million) as at December 2024, from almost US$2 billion as recently as 2021.

Temasek-backed Fullerton Fund Management will be among the first of three asset managers to tap a S$5 billion investment fund initiative announced by authorities earlier this year.

Called myACP, the tool allows users to document their preferences for medical treatment in advance, in line with their personal goals and values.

This comes after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) decided not to grant the company a licence to offer digital payment token services,