Singapore
Daily briefing: GIC still optimistic over China tech; SG to extend $1.1b support amidst Phase 2 restrictions
Daily briefing: GIC still optimistic over China tech; SG to extend $1.1b support amidst Phase 2 restrictions
And Taxis and private drivers to get $10 per day until end-August.
Market Update: STI down -0.06%
Most shares traded sideways on Friday, 23 July.
Hiring activity increased in June: Indeed
Job postings were 35.6% higher than 1 February 2020.
HDB resale prices climb for the 5th consecutive quarter by 3.0%
Resale volumes were at 7,063 during the first Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) period.
Higher adoption of QR payments ramps up Singapore’s cashless transition
In January, 1.2 million transactions were carried out via the SGQR.
Bid for Tampines EC site breaks records
Garnering 9 bids, the expected selling price of the site could fall between $1250 to $1300 psf.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust portfolio occupancy at 96.4% in Q3
The Singapore-focused mall operator sees its suburban properties recovering faster than its counterparts.
Virtual banking trumps branch banking amongst Singaporeans: study
But less than half of SEA respondents are excited by the digital services currented offered.
GREAT Green SP insurance fully-subscribed, closed: Great Eastern
Customers may invest between S$5,000 and S$100,000.
Citi rolls out real time liquidity sharing solution in APAC
Treasury teams can mobilize liquidity and fund intraday payments in real-time.
Moving to cloud can save Singaporean firms up to 76% in energy use: survey
Moving at least one megawatt of workload into the cloud could save a year’s worth of emission from 23,500 households.
The importance of highly available industry edge solutions
Around the world, edge computing is emerging as a linchpin of digital transformation initiatives. From remote locations within airports, seaports, or transportation networks for rail or road traffic, to dangerous or inhospitable niches located on factory floors, IT infrastructure is increasingly deployed to support the multitude of digital systems making their way into our lives.
Why system-wide resilience is crucial for colocation providers
Delivering high-reliability data centre operations is vital to cloud and colocation service providers. This is hardly surprising, considering how service quality is typically seen as a crucial factor for them to achieve growth and profitability. However, attaining high service quality standards isn’t as straightforward as it sounds.
Retail, F&B, services sectors appeal for aid to weather second Phase 2(HA)
These sectors have been greatly affected by the 16-month “roller coaster” of tightening and loosening restrictions.
Market Update: STI up 1.29%
Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airport Terminal Services flew high this trading day.
OCBC enables Singaporeans to directly view, pay tax in digital bank platform
Customers have the option to pay their tax balances in full or partially.
Singapore must flex its Green Fintech credentials ahead of COP26
With less than six months to go to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow in November under the presidency of the UK, now is the time for Singapore to flex its green fintech credentials.
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