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Bike-sharing firms gear up as operations are hounded by parking problems
Bike-sharing firms gear up as operations are hounded by parking problems
Amidst complaints, ofo and Mobike will add a geotagging feature this year.
SGX to revise entry rules for remisiers
The removal of the $30,000 banker’s guarantee is being mulled.
Online job ads for electronics down 2.1%
No thanks to weakening manufacturing output.
Freelance drivers boost transport business
There are 1.6 times more private cars on the road than taxis.
Hotels are getting the jitters from rental sharing
Visitors staying in hotels dropped to 60%.
Construction sector hampered by slow payments in Q3
Slow payments grew 8.1 ppt to 53.3%.
The ship is still sinking for Singapore's shipyard sector
Oil prices and contract wins are not enough.
Singapore is top country in SEA for marketplace expansion
It ranked sixth across the globe.
Domestic bank loans up 5.1% to $634.4b in August
Business loans also grew 5.5% to $378.2b.
These CBD offices had the highest rents in Q2
Rents in Raffles Place/Marina Bay precinct averaged to $9.34 psf.
Only 17% of investors confident without financial advice
Whilst 8 in 10 rely fully on their advisors.
Half of Singaporeans willing to buy homes despite low affordability
49% say still they want to buy property despite dissatisfaction.
All-items inflation dipped 0.4% in August
Inflation for private road transport fell.
Proceeds from equity capital markets down 24.4% YTD
A total of $4.5b has been raised so far.
Three in 10 fresh grads quit their first job in less than a year
Even if it takes them up to three months to land a job.
Singapore eyes adding $22.2b to electronics manufacturing value by 2020
It also wants to create 2,100 new PMET jobs.
Why the ageing population could worsen wealth inequality in Singapore
Wealth may become concentrated within smaller families.
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