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Economy to grow by 4.1%: Standard Chartered

Economy to grow by 4.1%: Standard Chartered

The retail, real estate, and admin support sectors are expected to recover.

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Real estate investments climb 5.3% YoY to $25.8b in 2021

The collective sale market gained momentum in Q4, Knight Frank says.

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Manufacturing PMI to remain expansionary in H1 despite COVID threats—RHB

The manufacturing PMI inched up by 0.1 to 50.7 in December 2021.

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Drone deliveries? 53% of S'poreans say they are interested

It is the most popular amongst Gen Zs.

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Singapore’s 5.9% Q4 GDP a sign of optimism for 2022: UOB

Maybank and OCBC also echoed this outlook for the upcoming year.

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STI bounces back 14% as economy expands in 2021

2021 STI leaders were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, DBS Group Holdings, and Hongkong Land.

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GDP up 5.9% YoY in Q4

Overall, GDP increased 7.2% in 2021.

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Singapore up two ranks to become 12th most expensive location globally

The majority of the locations on the list are Asian cities.

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Financial Insights: Late bloomer SG IPO market surpasses 2020 performance

Singapore firms scramble to go public in the last month of the year.

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Singapore’s affluent population to grow 3.4% to 1.32 million in 2022

This will be driven by the recovery in equities and mutual funds.

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SG to see above 5-year average GDP growth in 2022

The 2022 GDP growth will be driven by strong demand for exports.

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Potential SPAC sponsors hint at new tech SGX listings: CGS-CIMB

The brokerage company also identified several unicorns as possible SPAC targets.

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Not so happy to serve? 9 in 10 consumers dissatisfied with customer service experience

Customer dissatisfaction may cost businesses $14.98b annually, Qualtrics warned.

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SG ranks 30th in Social Progress Index

Its performance improved in two categories.

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Top 3 priorities for HR leaders in 2022: Randstad

These actions will support the expected increase in the number of new jobs next year.

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Here are Singapore's 2022 top 10 talent trends

Hays Singapore said sustainability is one of the top themes among the trends.

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HDB resale volume for 2021 could hit 29,000: analyst

As of end-November, HDB resale transactions have already reached 28,165.

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