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Singapore is the top recipient for start-up funding in SEA
Singapore is the top recipient for start-up funding in SEA
Startup funding for the Lion City hit $7.23b in 2017 alone.
Daily Briefing: SMRT taps NTU to launch $60m lab for rail improvement; Grab to invest US$250m in Indonesian startups
And Temasek leads US$50m funding for US technical support firm.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.11%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: First-time Asian bond issuances in Singapore hit $27.4b in 2017
They mainly came from Australia, China, India, Korea and ASEAN.
New housing loan scheme could lure buyers to get larger loans: analysts
They could benefit from the stable interest over time.
Banking and finance led online hiring growth in June
The IT and advertising & media sectors also saw 6% and 2% rise in online hiring, respectively.
Completed condo prices dipped 0.5% in July
It was led by the 0.7% price slip for units in the non-central region.
Yanlord Land's apartment launch in China sold 510 units for $600m
It has a total saleable area of 154,254 sq m.
OCBC issues A$500m senior floating rate notes due 2021
It will be rolled out by 6 September.
Two industrial sites up for tender
They have a site area of 1.28ha and 0.48 ha, respectively.
IHH Healthcare Q2 profits crashed 65.8% to $104.49m
The weakened currencies against the Malaysian ringgit hurt its profits and revenues.
Chart of the Day: Corporations led SGD-denominated bond issuance in 2017
Property corporations and financial institutions also made significant contributions to the issuance volumes.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.68%
Stocks could do a rebound with the modest Wall Street gains.
Daily Briefing: Malaysia's nod to RTS could bolster prospects for Woodlands; Punggol District project could lure young families
And Workforce Singapore to work on career practitioners’ development through a new framework.
8 in 10 Singapore firms tap blockchain
2 in 10 are currently doing research.
Total debt issued in Singapore soared 39% to $259b in 2017
SGD debt hit a 5-year high at $27b due to strong sentiment.
Singapore to test on-demand buses in December
It awarded the trial to two firms for $2.26m.
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