News
Singaporeans have the second most powerful passport in the world
It has a Visa-free score of 156.
Singapore stumbles in the most-visited city rankings
Bangkok nudged to 2nd place, pushing Singapore to 4th place.
Singapore amongst the world's most innovative economies
It ranked 6th in the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index.
Keppel Corp's net profit slumps 65.4% to $151.2m in Q4
It took a hit from impairments and provisions.
Retail rents in central region to slump 8% later this year
Landlords and retailers are off to another bumpy ride.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.39%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing output up 21.3% in December
Only transport engineering posted a decline.
Daily Briefing: HDB resale transactions down 9.1% in Q4; Keppel cuts jobs amid industry slump
And here are eight places in Singapore where you can have lunch for less than $15.
Retail space prices swing to a 0.2% growth in Q4
Compared to a 0.6% decline in the past quarter.
Unemployment rate spikes to its highest since 2010
Whole year average unemployment rate sits at 2.1%.
Why this could be a good time to buy Singapore property stocks
Home prices are set to make a comeback after a three-year losing streak.
HDB resale price index down 0.1% in 2016.
This is a big improvement from 1.6% decline in the previous year.
M1 to suffer higher capex as it beefs up investments in tech
Capex could rise to as high as $170m.
Keppel REIT's Q4 net property income slumps 9.6% to $31.4m
Blame it on the divestment of 77 King Street in Sydney.
OUE Hospitality Trust's net property income up 2.5% to $29.6m in Q4
Thanks to higher master lease income and lower property expenses.
UOB set to gain from NIM widening
The bank's NIM could widen by 1.78% this year.
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