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CHART OF THE DAY: More than 2 in 10 services firms upbeat about business outlook
CHART OF THE DAY: More than 2 in 10 services firms upbeat about business outlook
Only 14% of services firms are expecting worsening business conditions.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.34%; HongkongLand is top stock
HongKongLand led the index with 4.27%.
Singapore launches digital banker’s guarantee, insurance bond
The eGuarantee@Gov is available from over 20 financial institutions locally.
‘Constructive paranoia’ pushed S’pore to the limits: DPM Wong
Wong enumerates five backdrops of the SFF 2022.
Singaporeans can now access consolidated views of their insurance policies
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced this during the SFF 2022.
SIA Engineering posted higher H1 22/23 profit due to flight recovery
The firm recorded $32.5m net profit in the first half of 2022/2023.
Singapore to eliminate all corporate cheques by 2025
Use of cheques for payments has declined to just 7%, says DPM Wong.
Keppel DC Reit Management appoints new independent director
Yeo Siew Eng has over three decades of experience in management and finance roles.
Single’s Day is the most extensive shopping event in SG: report
The event increased online retail sales by 223% in 2021.
Social media is the most effective channel to communicate with customers: marketers
More than 9 in 10 marketers claimed to have success with online channels.
SG, China deepen cooperation in green finance, capital markets
They will work on three initiatives.
Manulife US REIT's occupancy drops to 88.1% in Q3
The decline was largely due to downsizing at its Figueroa office building.
Moderate interest seen for Lentor Gardens residential site: analysts
Lentor Central, meanwhile, may not be “triggered” soon.
Chart of the Day: Around 1 in 2 Singaporean businesses have experienced cyber incidents
Data loss and business interruption were top cyber security concerns.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.21%; DFI Retail Group is top stock
DFI Retail Group was the top active stock with a 5.80% increase.
Singapore launches last-mile parcel delivery standards
The new standards aim to improve the areas of packaging and labelling, amongst others.
Private residential prices may increase even after new cooling measures
It may grow between 9% and 11% this year.
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