News
Retail sales up by 4.6% to $4.3b in December
Retail sales up by 4.6% to $4.3b in December
It is pushed by sales growth on motor vehicles and computers.
LTA to allot $25m for testing advanced transportation tech
It is also exploring the use of automation and autonomous vehicles in the transport system.
9 in 10 firms unprepared to protect their data
Even if 70% of bosses are worried about data privacy compliance.
Frasers Hospitality to expand units to 30,000 by 2019
This could boost FPL’s growth for the year.
6 in 10 SMEs prioritise tech investments over fixed assets
Software to improve websites and develop mobile app are on top of the list.
Singapore may slam tax on e-commerce kings Amazon and Lazada
Eight of 12 economists think the new budget will include a new tax for online vendors.
Frasers Property Limited's net profit to fall 7.9% to $571m in 2018
This is due to the weakening of AUD/SGD exchange rate.
SGX looks to avoid India's Nifty licence limits
It plans to launch India-access risk management products for derivatives.
Daily Briefing: Check out the biggest loser amongst REITs; Ezion wins $1.5b refinancing package
And Bitcoin fights back as price rises above US$8,000.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.13%
Expect some bad news today.
Chart of the Day: Premium office spaces sell for $2,743 psf in Q4
Prime office yields remained largely stable in Q4.
Perennial Real Estate Holdings prepares for healthcare boon
Its medical hub is now 85% occupied.
Why AXA Tower could possibly go en bloc
But its tenant Lazada plans to take up 16.6% of the total leasable area.
Strata office sale smash three-year record with 122 units sold
114 of them were resales.
Takeup of flexible workspaces jumped 42% in 2017
Marina and City Hall won the most deals for co-working spaces.
Singapore's e-payment space gets overcrowded
Customers lose interest in hawkers that install systems like NetsPay and DBS Paylah.
Fraser & Neave's Q1 profits leap 16.3% to $26.09m
Vinamilk pushed the dairies business' profit up 28.1% to $50.5m.
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