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Singaporean millennials are hopping in on the co-living trend
Singaporean millennials are hopping in on the co-living trend
Tech company Hmlet facilitates rentals for users for as short as three months and for $900 per room.
Singapore ranks third in countries with most failed M&A deals
Singapore’s failure rate hit 9.2%, just slightly below Australia's 11.9% and China's 12.9%.
Singapore urged to provide more housing options for seniors
The population is ageing and retiree income is growing.
Banks' loan growth hits 6.2% in September
Business loans growth jumped to 8.0% YoY, thanks to higher loans from general commerce.
Singapore ranks eighth best city for transport
It scored 62.7 overall across categories on planet, profit, and people.
77% of Singapore firms have suffered from cyberattacks
And yet, 39% said they still don't have a security strategy.
Manufacturing growth lifts 2017 GDP forecasts
But banks are sending warning signals about the sector’s rocky performance.
Four Singapore firms top the largest SEA M&As in 2017
The US$15.94b acquisition of Global Logistic Properties topped the list.
Singapore's tourism market size doubled to $12.4b in a decade
It created 164,000 jobs, larger in number than jobs in banking and manufacturing.
Private transport costs pull inflation down
They fell from +2.6% in August to +2.1% this month.
Will Amazon kill the retail stars?
Omnichannelisation is the name of the game for traditional retailers in Singapore.
Singapore is the most robust Asian market for data centres
Its 370 MW IT power supply for data centres is the largest in the world.
Retail sector rental woes will extend until 2021
Rental growth from 2017 to 2021 is expected to hit 0.7% in prime spots.
Singapore drops to third spot in Asia's costliest cities ranking
Prices of jewellery and hotel items both went down.
En bloc sales hit $5.2b
This year’s transactions beat last year’s records with the sale of $970m Tampines Court.
This private bank holds the largest AUM in Singapore
The ultra rich entrusted US$286.5b to it in 2016.
This weak spot kept Singapore from being the safest city in the world
It came in second behind Tokyo and topped several categories except one.
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