News
Great Eastern outlines 2025 priorities with focus on value creation
It plans to expand its product offerings in wealth accumulation.
Slow deal flow keeps Singapore property salaries flat
Singapore’s real estate professionals are earning less than their peers in Hong Kong.
DHL opens new $14.9m pharma hub in Singapore
It features specialised temperature-controlled zones.
ABC Impact closes second funding round at $789.5m
Its investment strategy centers on four priority sectors, including clean energy and climate resilience.
Gov’t to provide temporary financial support for unemployed job seekers
The scheme will provide financial support of up to $6,000 over six months.
Wilmar International denies involvement in Indonesia palm oil bribery probe
It also said it has “zero tolerance for corrupt practices”.
Olam Group announces updated reorganisation plan
A key priority is to reduce debt.
Vin's Holdings completes 20-M IPO placement at $0.30 apiece
The group intends to use $3.2m for information technology enhancement.
GVT anticipates minimal growth in US-bound exports for FY 2025
The company reaffirms its revenue guidance for the first half of 2025 at $90m to $96m.
Thakral Corporation executive director to retire
Kartar Singh Thakral will retire on 30 April.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.24%; Top stock is SGX
SGX is the top stock with a 2.05% increase.
Retail sales drop 20% MoM in February
Total retail sales dropped to $3.2b from $4.0n in January.
MAS likely to flatten policy band in July after April shift: analyst
UOB revised its full-year 2025 GDP forecast to 1.5% from 2.5% previously.
Singapore growth to slow to 2% as global drag worsens: report
The bank warned that if global trade tensions escalate further, growth could slip to as low as 0.5–1%.
Savills cuts 2025 sales forecast to $20b with market in flux
The downgrade follows a 47.3% QoQ drop in private sector investment sales.
StartupBlink ranks eight Singapore firms in 2025 activity index
Leading the national charge is Singtel, which achieved a total score of 27.211.
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