News
Maybank Kim Eng Securities gets a new CEO
Maybank Kim Eng Securities gets a new CEO
Mr Harmeet Singh Bedi is the newChief Executive Officer.
CFOs give Singapore economy the thumbs up
But HK CFOs most gloomy.
Credit crunch: Tighter rules urge SMEs to settle debts faster in Q2
Payment speed improved for the first time in 18 months.
Sluggish motor sales dragged Singapore’s retail sector in May
Retail sales slipped by 6%.
One-hit wonder: Private home sales crash 67% in June
Properties in the OCR dominate sales.
Luxury on a bargain: Core Central Region private condo rental prices drop 2.5% in June
Overall rental prices also slipped.
On a Brazilian rush: Sembcorp hopes to deliver first drillship to Brazil by 2015
Despite hull towing being pushed back by 6 months.
Olam adds US$3b to medium-term bond programme
The programme now stands at US$5b.
Expanding fleet: Why Ezion Holdings may gather USD269 million in contracts
The ships are off to the North Sea.
Golden Agri takes a hit as corn and soybean prices tumble to record lows
The firm is vulnerable to further pullbacks.
Business boom: 4,675 new firms formed in Singapore every month
Everyone is scrambling to get to the city.
ST Aerospace Engineering bags $520m new deals in Q2
It redelivered 229 aircraft in just three months.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
It's likely to climb to 3310 key peak.
Chart of the Day: Why we can forget fears of another GDP contraction for now
Thank heavens for that.
Daily Briefing: Singapore puts new spin to mocked anti-gambling ad; Lavender site to be developed for public housing
And support for banning 3 children's books poured out.
Rising interest rates to dampen UOB’s share price surge
Its stocks are inexpensive but unattractive.
The weakest link: Sluggish manufacturing sector drags GDP in Q2
Services and construction sectors are also key culprits.
Commentary
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Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
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