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Mercu cuts cost and time spent on hiring, training deskless workforce

Employee turnover in frontline industries can be up to 4x higher than office-based workers.

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Mercu cuts cost and time spent on hiring, training deskless workforce

Employee turnover in frontline industries can be up to 4x higher than office-based workers.

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S-REITs to withstand softening property market conditions

URA data shows that vacancy rates for retail spaces in Central Area have increased to 13.2%

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Are Singapore's younger consumers unsupportive of local brands?

Only four in 10 Gen Zs agree that supporting local brands is very important.

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Tepid recovery awaits manufacturing sector in 2H23

Industrial production contracted 4.9% YoY in June.

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Is working in Singapore ‘worth it’ for expatriates?

In 2022, salary and benefits packages in Singapore rose by 4% to US$258,762.

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Inflation to ease further in 2H23, but sticky prices likely in 3Q23

In June, headline inflation dropped to 4.5%.

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Singaporeans keen to invest in travel despite high living costs

Singaporean Gen Z’s travel to mentally recharge and alleviate stress.

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Who are Singapore’s top foreign homebuyers?

It’s no longer buyers from Mainland China.

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Real estate investment sales surge in Q2: Savills

Sales reached $3.29b.

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Why Jalan Tembusu got fewer bids than Tampines St 62 EC site

The former received two bids, whilst the latter got seven.

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Recovering tourist arrivals to push up prime retail rents: Knight Frank

Prime rents in Orchard Road have already risen by 5.8% to S$29.5 psf pm in Q2.

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New home sales plunge 73.2% in June, but rebound imminent in July

Nine property launches in July and August will keep the new home sales market lively.

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Who are the most active tech investors from Singapore in the tech space?

Local tech startups raised US$1.2b in 1H23.

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More towns to hit record HDB resale prices in 2023

As of July, 17 of the 26 towns in Singapore have already set record prices.

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New or resale executive condominium: Which is a better investment?

Data from Huttons showed that the gross gain for the first owners of an EC unit was $322,220.

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Which 20 Singapore stocks booked the most net retail inflow in 1H23?

Net retail inflow booked by SG stocks in 1H23 hit $1.49b.

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What can lift SG banks’ sector net profit in FY23?

Experts predict a 22.6% YoY increase in sector net profit.

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