Singapore
Riverside Piazza to be put for collective sale tender for $195m
Riverside Piazza to be put for collective sale tender for $195m
The prime District 1 site can be converted for hotel use.
PacificLight launches household renewable energy certificates
It is marketed at a price of 17.66 cents/kWh.
ISDN Holdings buys 33% stake in 80MW Cambodian hydropower project
It will invest a total of $4.07m into development.
DBS launches free business toolkit for high-growth tech startups
It includes a fee-free bank available in 13 currencies.
Ascendas REIT NPI grows 12% to $177.9m in Q2
The acquisition of 38 UK properties spurred growth.
SingPost profits up 10.3% to $27.73m in Q2
Higher International Post & Parcel revenue boosted its growth.
OCBC launches instant account opening for startups
Startups no longer have to wait for a day to have an account.
Sembcorp Marine bags contract to build Shell FPU in Gulf of Mexico
It will operate in the Alaminos Canyon Block 772 upon completion in 2022.
How fintech startup soCash breaks the cashless mold
A cashless society is exactly what the cash withdrawal platform wants, as contradictory as it sounds.
CapitaLand to sell 30 business park properties to Ascendas Reit for $1.66b
These include 28 office properties in the US and two facilities in Singapore.
UOB issues $140m of maiden green loans
It will be used to build a hotel and a construction and prefabrication hub.
Keppel Land injects $33.9m into Indian coworking startup Smartworks
Smartworks has 23 centres across nine cities.
UOB profits up 8% to $1.12b in Q3
This was driven by a healthy loan growth of 8%.
Crypto bank Sygnum clinches capital markets services licence
It will roll out a multi-manager fund on 1 November.
NETS launches in-app payments for ComfortDelGro taxis
Consumers will be able to use their NETS bank cards to pay for the trips.
Chart of the Day: Foreigners snapped up 18.2% of Parc Clematis units
Its proximity to NUS, Jurong East, and One-North enhanced its appeal.
Rental gap between CBD and fringe offices widens to 22%
Firms are thus seeking city fringe locations for their offices.
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