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Singapore crowned as Asia's most resilient country to ageing and automation: study
Singapore crowned as Asia's most resilient country to ageing and automation: study
All Asian countries ranked in the bottom half of the resilience index.
Ghost Month spooks subside as home sales surge 81%
New market launches have reversed the yearly trend of downward sales.
Singapore is the world's 14th most 'idea-intensive' nation: PwC
The nation granted 543 patents per million of the population in 2017.
New measures will increase stability of housing market: analysts
About 75% of Singapore households will qualify for grants under the new measures.
F&B sector set to grow as mass-market segment sizzles
Whilst high-end restaurants close up shop, mass-market is tipped to grow at a 2.1% CAGR over the next five years.
Behind the company planning to build Singapore's first mobile air taxi port
Skyports is tying up with Germany's Volocopter for trials later this year.
Condo sales hit 4,212 units in Q2
New sales volume may hit 8,000 to 10,000 units in 2019.
Top 30 stocks by turnover outpaced STI in 8M19
These companies saw returns of 11.5% compared to the benchmark’s 4.8%.
Regional credit growth props up bank loans as domestic lending falls flat
Loans to DBU trade-related segments and mortgages slowed.
PMI edges up 0.1 to 49.9 in August
New orders, factory output and inventory improved.
July RevPAR hits five-year high at $203.6
This is the highest so far for the year.
Non-landed residential DC rates trimmed 0.3% after September review
Sector 112 DC rates fell 7.4% due to the disappointing bid price for Clementi Avenue 1 GLS.
Retail space supply to drop sharply after 2019
The total amount of future private retail supply from 2020-2022 is estimated at 0.39 million sqft.
Commercial property transactions fell below US$5b mark in H1
Singapore trailed its Asian peers in terms of the number of transactions.
Singapore clinched $145.78m of healthtech deals in 2018
The city trails only behind China and India in terms of deal value.
Inflation hits three-year low in July
Core inflation eased to 0.8% YoY mainly due to cheaper energy prices.
Faltering bike-share industry receives lifeline in SG Bike and Mobike tie-up
With 25,000 bikes set to be added to its fleet, SG Bike will soon hold the crown as the city’s largest bike-sharing operator.
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