News
Expression of interest for Jurong Lake District integrated tourism development to be launched
Expression of interest for Jurong Lake District integrated tourism development to be launched
The exercise will close in early November 2019.
Qoo10 upgrades financial offerings in UOB tie-up
Small businesses will be able to apply for financing directly on Qoo10’s site.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.5%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the day: Public property investment sales soared from $110m to $3.1b in Q1
This supported the growth of total investment sales which rose by 34% to $6.3b in Q1.
Daily Briefing: Deals buoy commercial property sector in Q1; Singapore lifts passport stamp requirements on departing foreigners
And Go-Jek poaches an ex-Bain consultant from Apple as VP of strategy and planning.
OCBC seeks partner for securities venture in China
The move complements its goal of doubling pre-tax profit from Greater Bay Area to $1b by 2023.
Singapore's private banks hold steady amidst industry rout
The AUM of Bank of Singapore rose 3% to US$102b.
Ascendas Property raises total note issuance from $500m to $1.5b
The firm has also entered into a supplemental trust deed with DBS Trustee.
Keppel O&M gets go-ahead to start conversion works for $1.28b FLNG project
The Gimi floating liquefaction vessel is designed to produce 2.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum.
Singapore NODX fell 11.7% in March
Both electronic and non-electronic exports weakened.
SPH buys UK student dorm portfolio for $237m
The portfolio spans three cities and has a total capacity of 1,243 beds.
Singaporeans' inflation expectations edged up to 3.1%: poll
Expectations across all categories of CPI-All Items inflation moved up QoQ.
2 in 5 firms fail to act on customer feedback: survey
Meanwhile, 10% of companies ignore feedback entirely.
Chart of the day: Auction listings skyrocketed 103.4% in Q1
Homeowners who found it difficult to dispose of properties following July's cooling measures turned to auction listings.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.19%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Grab to inject GrabFood into ride-hailing app; UOB bags $242m loan for Japan buy
And MOM eyes broadening its Adapt and Grow initiative.
SPH REIT's Q2 results get boost from Australia buy
It bought 85% of Figtree Grove Shopping Centre at a post-cost yield of 5.7%.
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