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F&B startup Mobikon raises $11.28m in Series B funding
F&B startup Mobikon raises $11.28m in Series B funding
It seeks to be a data exchange platform following quarter-long trials.
Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust's NPI up 1.3% in Q2
The income boost came from Festival Walk mall and its Japanese properties.
Manufacturing output up 0.1% in September
Biomedical manufacturing output, which rose 21.9%, led the monthly gains.
Online hiring up 18% in Q3
Recruitment activity in the IT sector rose 46%.
Chart of the Day: Industrial tenancies up 5% in Q3
Tenancies rose at a slower clip as firms held back in their expansion plans.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.53%
SGX led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 6.88% rise.
First Sponsor profit up 30% to $33.3m in Q3
Sales performances by properties in China and the Netherlands factored in the growth.
Ascendas India Trust NPI up 18% to $39m in Q2
Distribution per unit (DPU) grew by 15% YoY to 2.28 cents.
Brother's focus on social responsibility and business flexibility for customer engagement
The company is also helping communities in developing countries to regenerate forests.
SBR Hottest Startups Panel Briefing 2019 draws over 130 delegates
Topics on the agenda include the road to unicorn status and learning from startup failures.
Industrial space prices up 0.1% in Q3: JTC
Prices of multi-user factory spaces remained unchanged whilst single-user factories edged up 0.3%.
JTC ties up with Delta Electronics for IT training centre
This will serve upskilling initiatives by SMEs.
OUE Lippo Healthcare buys 70% stake in Wuxi Bohai Hospital for $1.9m
The Grade II hospital has 100 beds.
Jobless rate up 2.3% in Q3
The unemployment rate amongst residents rose to 3.2%.
Lian Beng Group bags $173m contract to build condo towers
The construction of two 36-storey towers at River Valley Close will start in November.
Office prices down 3.9% in Q3: URA
This reverses the 0.9% price growth in the previous quarter.
Retail rents up 2.3% in Q3: URA
It recovered from a 1.5% decline in Q2.
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