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Daily Briefing: SingSaver launches digital insurance comparison platform; Hardware firm Home-Fix closes down
Daily Briefing: SingSaver launches digital insurance comparison platform; Hardware firm Home-Fix closes down
And Pan Pacific Hotels Group rebrands The Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto.
Chart of the Day: Number of potential entrants to labour force hit all-time low
Rising population ageing contributed to the decline.
Singapore's internet fees amongst world's lowest at 39th place: study
At $21.78 per month, the country’s average fee is cheaper than most countries.
Retail sales fell 4.3% in October YoY
The optical goods and books industry experienced the biggest decline with a 6.9% fall.
MAS revokes CT Bright Investment's CMS license
CBTI breached numerous rules and license conditions, says MAS.
Here are the best companies to work for in 2020
Tech firms dominated the list.
Keppel DC REIT buys second data centre in Germany for $125.3m
This marks the company’s eighth data centre in Europe.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.32%
Wilmar International led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.43% growth.
Chart of the Day: Private home vacancy rate eased 0.3 ppt to 6.1% in Q3
Vacant stock fell by 817 units to 22,819.
Daily Briefing: Grab launches training for delivery riders switching to bikes; Amazon widens Prime services selection in Singapore
And Indonesia’s Kresna Graha Investama invests in biotech startup RWDC Industries.
LNG imports to triple and displace pipeline gas within 10 years
The government has pushed LNG use in power and shipping sectors.
Securities' daily average grew 28% to $1.26b in November
Trading turnovers rose for the tech and REIT sectors.
These are the fastest growing jobs in Singapore
The demand for AI specialists and robotics engineers is increasing.
Singtel's Bharti Airtel could narrow losses in 2020: analyst
It could lift Singtel’s FY20-21 net profits by 2% and 4% respectively.
e-scooter firm Neuron Mobility bags $25m in funding round
It will be partly used to foray into other Asia Pacific markets.
Singapore crowned as APAC's fintech leader: study
In APAC, only Singapore and Indian cities made it into the global top ten.
Condo rents up 1.2% in November
OCR led its growth with a 1.6% rental growth.
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