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Whilst Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng announced an estimate of nearly $60bn worth of welcome measures to support the economy through the Covid-19 pandemic in the “Resilience” and “Solidarity” budgets, many businesses will still be seeking further ways to reduce costs and improve their overall cashflow position.

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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is spreading around the globe rapidly. Entities need to carefully consider the accounting implications of this situation.

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