Economy
Daily Briefing: China's HNA to buy CWT shares from "dissenting shareholders"; GIC raises Silicon Valley startup's value to US$1.75b
Daily Briefing: China's HNA to buy CWT shares from "dissenting shareholders"; GIC raises Silicon Valley startup's value to US$1.75b
And here are two firms that had large ups and downs in Q4.
Services recovery to turn around labour market: BofAML
This is expected to boost wage growth.
Taiwan trade indices beat forecasts thanks to strong external demand
Both import and export figures grew significantly this month.
Daily Briefing: Fire extinguished at Shell Singaporean plant; Minority languages rise in Singapore
And here's why URA is aggressive on data collection.
China's inflation rate slows to 1.7% in November
Thanks to higher food price deflation as vegetable prices dropped.
Fitch bullish on strong APAC performance as domestic demand surges
India and Indonesia are expected to be strong peformers next year.
Positive business environment to double Malaysia's fiscal revenue
Revenue growth is expected to rise by 6.4% from last year’s 3%.
Asian central banks set to raise interest rates in 2018
Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Philippines are poised to follow Korea’s recent tightening measures.
Daily Briefing: ST Engineering price hits one-year low; Dependants' minimum salary raised to $6,000
And here's a bank that can't stop buying its own shares.
Singapore firms lost $19b last year as customers switched companies
Customers seek companies that give personal data privacy or personalised shopping.
The price isn't right: Singapore still unripe for inflation surge
Core inflation could only hit 1.6% in 2018.
South Korea to suffer as infrastructure budget gets slashed
However, 2018 GDP is still projected to be positive at around 2.9%.
Indonesia economy to level at 5.1% in 2018
Consumption may recover as other financing sources are explored for its infrastructure projects.
Daily Briefing: Electric car sharing could destroy ComfortDelGro; Bitcoin now larger than Singapore's banks combined
And here's why a realtor was banned from selling foreign properties for a year.
Population "time bomb" will begin ticking in 2018
The percentages of senior and junior residents are projected to be equal at 14% next year.
Daily Briefing: Two charged over Airbnb rentals; Bitcoin price rises 1,100% this year
And here are two REITs that delivered strong performances this quarter.
Brace yourselves for a slower export momentum in 2018
Citi projected a decline in export growth from 4.9% this year to 2.6% next year.
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