Shopping malls and retail industries nationwide are appealing to the government to reopen the sector by July, or risk 50% of retail businesses closing down for good. We speak to Sarkunan Subramaniam of Knight Frank on how the current lockdown is affecting the market for commercial properties, as well as policy measures that could alleviate the financial burdens of both landlords and tenants.



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Shopping malls and retail industries nationwide are appealing to the government to reopen the sector by July, or risk 50% of retail businesses closing down for good. We speak to Sarkunan Subramaniam of Knight Frank on how the current lockdown is affecting the market for commercial properties, as well as policy measures that could alleviate the financial burdens of both landlords and tenants.

Image credit: mokjc / Shutterstock

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