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Daily Briefing: Singapore home sales surge despite low foreign demand; GIC invests $1.9b in JV with Indian developer
Daily Briefing: Singapore home sales surge despite low foreign demand; GIC invests $1.9b in JV with Indian developer
And here's how to reduce three of the biggest business trip pains.
Private condo prices rise 0.5% in July
But the growth is slower than last month's rate.
SIA and SilkAir to merge financial operations
SIA will begin to handle SilkAir’s revenue and overseas accounting functions.
Mapletree Logistics acquires Hong Kong warehouse for $834.8m
It will boost Hong Kong's income contribution from 17% to 27%.
Keppel to sell some of its stake in the Hilli Eposiyo FLNG for US$190m
Keppel will now own only 5% of the FLNG’s common units.
Chart of the Day: Company closures in retail sector jumped by 20% in 2016
This is a whopping growth from 9.3% in 2014.
Daily Briefing: HDB to conduct roadshows at all BTO projects; Can local markets keep up with Amazon, Alibaba?
And here's GIC's latest $1.4 billion investment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.25%
Amongst the top active stocks were DBS and UOB.
Here are the STI's strongest price performers year-to-date
STI hit a 13.2% price gain.
OrangeTee and Edmund Tie merge to create Singapore's third largest property agency
OrangeTee & Tie will have more than 4,000 agents.
Amber Park up for collective sale by tender
It's a 210,000 sq ft freehold site for high-rise apartments.
OCBC improves cashless payments with new mobile keyboard
Customers can now make e-payments without exiting their current mobile app.
Electronics production surges 49.1% in July
Semiconductor production reached a new record high.
Singapore banks' non-interest income to increase by up to 15%
Thanks to wealth management fees and net trading income.
Chart of the Day: New businesses in Singapore grew 2.2% in six years
Retail trade and communications sectors gave way to new businesses between 2010 to 2016.
Daily Briefing: Singapore buildings found with unsafe claddings; Upgraders dominate housing market
And here's how investment bankers should dress down.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.38%
Expect some cheer to the local bourse today.
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