News
Retail sector holds steady in early 2026 as demand and tourism support growth
Retail sector holds steady in early 2026 as demand and tourism support growth
Record tourism spending and high occupancy support rising rents as retail supply stays tight through 2028.
Two Suntec Tower One offices open for sale via EOI at $22.04m
The units may be purchased individually or as a combined offering.
Prime office market shows resilience amidst tightening supply
Core CBD Grade A vacancy fell to 4.5% as 3.08 million square feet of new space is expected from 2026 to 2028.
URA launches Bayshore Drive mixed-use GLS site for tender
The site is part of URA’s 1H2026 GLS programme.
SG-led alliance opens PS Nanjing centre to link China, Southeast Asia
This is its second centre in China and its third location globally.
Finance app fraud rate plummets to 4.3% in Q4 2025
Investment fraud rate remained elevated.
Revised CCS rules to cut merger review time, ease regulatory burden
A new track will cut Phase 1 assessment from 30 to 25 working days.
The Assembly Place profit surge caps record 2025 at $7.7m
The newly-listed TAP shrugs off $1.1m in IPO expenses as revenue skyrockets 42.4% to $27.0m.
CBD vacancy hits record low of 3.3% as rents climb for fifth straight quarter
CBRE Q1 2026 data reveals prime office rents hit $12.40 psf.
MAS, SBMA outline key initiatives to grow gold trading ecosystem
One key plan is a clearing system for large bar and kilobar gold trading.
MTI and Temasek tap two managers for $1.5b Anchor Fund 2
This follows the launch of the first Anchor Fund tranche in 2022.
PM Wong points to ASEAN–China cooperation as global norms weaken
More flexible cooperation is key as broad multilateral agreements grow harder to reach.
Pinery Residences hits 92.5% take-up in record Tampines launch
Integrated living, connectivity drove demand at Pinery Residences, analysts note.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.21%; Top stock is Seatrium
Seatrium is the top stock with a 2.62% increase.
Producer prices rebound in February
Annual declines persist despite a monthly rise.
Import prices fall 1.4%, exports down 4.3%
Monthly price growth returned in February.
Factory output slips 0.1% as biomedical drags
Electronics growth offsets broader weakness.
Commentary
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Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
When scale arrives before proof: Singapore’s capital allocation question in Southeast Asia
Rethinking fleet ownership in a changing business landscape
Beyond the chips: The materials behind Singapore’s AI infrastructure
How homegrown brands are redefining premium in Asia
AI in hospitality: Where should Singapore’s F&B operators draw the line?
Do Singapore workplaces mistake silence for leadership?
AI as the new competitive advantage for Singapore’s small retailers