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Ascott revamps tech backbone to power agentic commerce shift
Ascott revamps tech backbone to power agentic commerce shift
It will collaborate with Accenture, Amadeus and EHL Hospitality Business School.
Retail rents ease in Singapore’s core, down 0.6% after gains
Meanwhile, prices of retail rents rose 2.2% in Q1.
CapitaLand Trust delivers strong first quarter, income up 7.9%
The group’s retail portfolio also achieved a positive rent reversion of 4.4%.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust delivers 1.4% YoY growth in H1 DPU
Distribution to unitholders totalled $125m, up 13.6% YoY.
Inflation accelerates to 1.8% in March on transport, retail and services costs
Core inflation and CPI-All Items inflation are expected to average 1.5% to 2.5% in 2026.
Singapore grid strain lifts curtailment, raises reliability risk
Solar growth and import plans expose storage gaps and grid limits.
Singapore doubles billionaire count to 63 in just five years
This places Singapore amongst the world’s top 10 for projected five-year UHNW growth.
Singapore firms loosen AI controls amid security gaps
Delinea flags machine-identity blind spots.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.17%; Top stock is ThaiBev
Thai Beverage Public Company Limited is the top stock with a 3.66% increase.
VICOM taps Chung Tying Chun as deputy CEO; CFO to retire
Chung is currently the CEO of Setsco Services Pte. Ltd.
Keppel Q1 net profit dips amidst weaker real estate performance
Recurring income rose slightly on higher operating income and stable asset management profits.
COE premiums exceed $120,000 as demand beats supply
Vehicle entitlement auctions show persistent gaps between available units and bids.
Kin Global IPO sees demand rise fourfold ahead of SGX listing
It received heavy retail response with public tranche oversubscribed at 29.5x ahead of debut.
Rare freehold site at 30 Mount Elizabeth hits market amidst luxury shortage
Ultra luxury demand rises whilst freehold land pipeline tightens around Orchard corridor.
OKP stands by ‘big cash pile’ strategy despite $588m order book security
The board argued that cash reserves are a structural requirement of the business.
MPA and PSA open call for autonomous feeder vessel trials in live port corridors
Singapore opens inter-terminal routes for unmanned container vessel operations.
PwC Singapore injects $4m in global trade advisory hub
The fund focuses on advisory tools to help firms assess regional growth impacts.
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