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Can venture capital keep up as startups embrace Asia's wealthy families?

Around 15% of APAC family office portfolios are private equities direct investments.

Data centre operators turn West amidst Tai Seng space crunch

Roughly 700,000 sq ft of data centre space is expected to have been completed in 2018 with the stock set to more than double by 2022.

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S-REITs DPU to grow 2% in 2020

The office sector will lead gains as a supply crunch is set to drive rents up.

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Singapore GDP growth slows to 3.2% in 2018

Growth in the manufacturing sector decelerated to 7.2% from 10.4%.

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Home sales dropped 10.6% to 21,657 units in 2018

Transactions in H2 fell 26.4% compared to H1 after the cooling measures were rolled out.

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foodpanda's Luc Andreani on the key to tickling Singapore's food palate

A massive restaurant network spanning 6,000 establishments helps fuel its bid for market leadership.

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Construction industry to grow 3.3% in 2019-2028 amidst transport megaproject boom

Projects in the pipeline include the Thomson-East Coast Line, Changi Terminal 5, and the new Tuas Mega Port.

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Go-Jek's rally may be cut short as drivers lament incentives cut

Incentives were cut from $35-310 to $10-210 as Go-Jek burned through $300m in incentives in a year.

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Singapore's crowded retail arena bears down on online players

Online retailers still struggle to gain market share, as shown by Redmart's consolidation into Lazada and honestbee's severed ties with NTUC Fairprice.

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Singapore's IPO market crashed 84% to $730m in 2018

This is significantly smaller compared to 2017’s $4.7b across 120 IPOs.

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Banks grapple with tepid margins in 2019

Net interest margins are set to rise by 3-5bp.

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Here are 10 investment ideas for 2019

Analysts eye investments in equities and properties in China, Europe, and the US.

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ComfortDelgro takes a breather as LTA tightens regulations for ride-hailing firms

The agency is eyeing to ban driver exclusivity arrangements to spur domestic competition.

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Can Singapore's retail sector finally break free from protracted rental slump?

Prime ground floor rents in Orchard Road could increase 1-2% amidst supply tapering off.

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Singapore's telcos turn to MVNOs as a defensive strategy

A sharp increase in new mobile operators is placing further pressure on them to solidify their subscriber bases.

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Will Singapore hotels' four-year slump end in 2019?

Contracting supply have reinvigorated hotels’ pricing power.

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Brace for growth slowdown and rising inflation in 2019

The economy is projected to grow at a midly slower pace in 2019 at just under 2.5% from around 3% in 2018.

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