News
MOM and DBS unveil integrated process for work permit applicants
It’s now easier to open bank accounts for WP applicants.
Singapore slated to house ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
The organization has just been recently formalised.
SMRT scraps $1.6b takeover bid for British taxi firm Addison Lee
The firm is London’s largest minicab operator.
Chart of the Day: Singapore losing export competitiveness versus regional peers
No thanks to government rates and fees in the manufacturing sector.
Daily Briefing: Property auction sales reach $70m; Singapore unhealthy air quality hits 106
And Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.1%
Expect yet another pullback today.
Dismal deals galore: Singapore’s total property investment volume plunged 38.9% in Q3
The office sector drove last quarter's sales momentum.
Massive rental gap seen between city fringe and rest of island business parks
Landlords are scrambling to upgrade their properties.
Singaporean employees extremely eager to leave their current bosses: report
A high turnover rate is the new norm.
Flat glut to intensify as shoebox condos flood the market
The price cut mania will escalate.
GIC invests in Twitter co-founder’s digital payment startup
The penetration of mobile payment tools is on the rise.
DBS named advisory partner in World Bank’s Global Infrastructure Facility
It will support infrastructure projects in emerging markets.
The ship is shrinking: NOL’s fleet capacity to dip 5% after retirement of 34 vessels
Will this move curb the firm's losses?
Temasek to buy $104m stake in Indian fastfood operator Devyani International
It is a done deal.
Singapore’s condo builders pressured to repay $19b combined debt soon
Will they meet the deadline?
Tigerair tamps down on ballooning losses by subleasing 12 surplus planes
Its cash flow burden will be reduced by $163m.
Commentary
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Why AI blocklists give Singapore firms a false sense of security
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