News
1 in 2 Singapore firms are accelerating their digital evolution
Approximately 67% of IT decision-makers have said their budget has increased.
Yangzijiang clinches 4 orders of 8000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships
This brings the group's total new orders since January 2022 to $1.4b.
Cromwell EREIT acquires third logistics asset in the UK for $31.8m
The property is 100% let to UK 3PL company, Kammac Limited.
International Valuation Standards Council's builds Asia den in the Lion City
The Singapore office will be the council’s first base outside Europe.
Singapore big three banks poised for earnings growth
UOB, OCBC, and DBS have strong non-interest incomes.
Full-year retail sales growth to moderate in 2022
Analysts predict the full-year retail sales to grow around 9%-10%.
Chart of the day: Remote job postings in Singapore fall by 25% in May
Job seekers, however, remain intent on working from home.
Market update: STI down 0.07%
Real estate investment trusts topped the index.
Scoot signs sale-leaseback agreement with StandChart
The sale-leaseback is for two Airbus A320neo aircraft.
More SG solar professionals get pay hikes in 2022
Over 80% of them received a salary increase.
MAS cuts down training scheme subsidies in the financial sector even further
However, the government agency still expects participation to remain robust.
SIA rolls out more flights to Japan, India as air travel demand rises
Its capacity will be around 81% of 2019 levels by year-end.
Frencken must ‘keep on the lookout’ for mergers and acquisitions: report
Frencken posted a net cash position of $72.8m as of March 2022.
MAS mulls additional consumer protection safeguards for crypto trading
Last January, MAS already restricted the marketing of crypto services.
MCT appoints former OCBC CEO as new non-executive director
Samuel Tsien led OCBC for nine years.
Passenger traffic in Changi Airport rise 10 fold in H122 vs H121
The airport handled about 8.9 million passengers.
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