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How Shimizu Corporation plans to give Singapore more space by the sea
How Shimizu Corporation plans to give Singapore more space by the sea
Its floating city project, Green Float, can house up to 50,000 people.
Why do Singapore firms still struggle to retain talent?
Efficient onboarding processes and sustained employee engagement efforts are key.
Singapore's grocery market to be worth $9.9b by 2023
Singapore is expected to rank as the 23rd largest grocery market in Asia.
Singapore still trails Switzerland in talent competitiveness
The Lion City ranked 26th in its ability to retain skilled workers.
Banks set for Q1 profit boost as corporate loans and wealth income recover
Trading and wealth management income may have rebounded between 10-36% in Q1.
Investors to shift focus from home market to commercial sectors in Q2
Offices are expected to lure more investments thanks to recovering rents.
Developers pin hopes on new projects as residential market stabilises
Upcoming launches include Avenue South Residence, Meyerhouse and 333 Thomson Road.
Property investment sales jumped 34% to $6.3b in Q1
State tenders surged to $3.1b from $110m in Q4 2018.
Grocery players' struggles hold firm despite store supply spike
The sharp 4% growth of outlets in 2018 marks the sector's cyclical problem as supply has only grown 1.6% for the past five years, an analyst said.
Secondary property sellers pressured to slash asking prices: report
NUS’ index recorded a 25.03% QoQ drop secondary sales even as prices eased 0.5%.
4 in 5 users willing to shell out 10% more in co-living facilities
Expats with cash to burn are primarily driving demand for co-living set-ups.
Singapore's weakening economy to bounce back in Q2
A stable currency and sustained spending will prop up the slowing economy.
Singapore still the second priciest housing market in the world
Average property prices stand at US$874,372.
Singapore's data centre capacity to hit 380MW by 2022
But the growing cloud business could reduce the demand for colocation services if colocation tenants make the switch.
Hyflux troubles trickle down as nearly $4b corporate bonds mature by end-2019
Hyflux's distress may just be the beginning of a series of default risk situations.
This experiential pop-up store selling plants took over Hermes' space in Scott's square
More experiential store offerings are in the pipeline with the launch of Decathlon’s Singapore Lab, Don Don Donki’s freshly baked meals, and Home Fix’s DIY furniture shop.
GrabFood eyes analytics, business intelligence for partners as it vies for superapp status
GrabFood head Tomaso Rodriguez details his vision for the food delivery app.
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