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Top News this Week (12 Dec)
By Financial Horse  •  December 12, 2021
Rounding up top investing articles from around the web, including articles shared in our Facebook Group and Reddit Community: r/SingaporeInvestments.

9 Swedish firms in S’pore, including H&M and AstraZeneca, to double paid paternity leave to 4 weeks (Straits Times)

The #DoubleUp pledge is a step towards gender equality and creating a corporate culture that encourages fathers to be there for their babies, announced the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore (SwedCham) on Thursday (Dec 9). The move is inspired by Swedish furniture giant Ikea, which had in 2017 doubled its paid paternity leave benefits from two weeks to four. Under current Singapore laws, working fathers are entitled to two weeks of government-paid paternity leave while mothers get 16 weeks.

Saliva ART developed by S’pore scientists just as accurate as PCR tests, results in 15 minutes (Straits Times)

Scientists here have developed a saliva antigen rapid test (ART) which is just a...
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