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Top 50 insurance firms revealed a 17.22% increase in assets
Digital dominance and healthtech helped them mitigate losses, Singapore Business Review found.
20 hours ago
Top 50 insurance firms revealed a 17.22% increase in assets
Digital dominance and healthtech helped them mitigate losses, Singapore Business Review found.
20 hours ago
56% of S'poreans did not receive ‘strong support’ from employers during the pandemic
Globally, the percentage of workers who had the same sentiment was lower at 51%.
1 day ago
85% of Singaporeans are eyeing to shift jobs in the next 6-12 months
Some cited flexible working conditions for leaving current employers.
2 days ago
Inflation forecast moderately increases to 3.2% in December 2021: SInDEx
The forecast in September 2021 was 3.1%.
3 days ago
Port of Singapore hits record high container throughput of 37.5 million TEUs
This makes Singapore the top leading maritime city in the world, according to DNV.
4 days ago
SG real estate market attracts $26.2b investment sales in 2021
The amount clocked a 10.4% YoY increase.
CBD Grade A office demand up more than 8x in 2021
This is according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Market Beat research report.
Economy to grow by 4.1%: Standard Chartered
The retail, real estate, and admin support sectors are expected to recover.
Real estate investments climb 5.3% YoY to $25.8b in 2021
The collective sale market gained momentum in Q4, Knight Frank says.
Manufacturing PMI to remain expansionary in H1 despite COVID threats—RHB
The manufacturing PMI inched up by 0.1 to 50.7 in December 2021.
Drone deliveries? 53% of S'poreans say they are interested
It is the most popular amongst Gen Zs.
Singapore’s 5.9% Q4 GDP a sign of optimism for 2022: UOB
Maybank and OCBC also echoed this outlook for the upcoming year.
STI bounces back 14% as economy expands in 2021
2021 STI leaders were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, DBS Group Holdings, and Hongkong Land.
GDP up 5.9% YoY in Q4
Overall, GDP increased 7.2% in 2021.
Singapore up two ranks to become 12th most expensive location globally
The majority of the locations on the list are Asian cities.
Financial Insights: Late bloomer SG IPO market surpasses 2020 performance
Singapore firms scramble to go public in the last month of the year.
Singapore’s affluent population to grow 3.4% to 1.32 million in 2022
This will be driven by the recovery in equities and mutual funds.
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