Singapore
PropNex calls to suspend stamp duty for HDB upgraders
PropNex calls to suspend stamp duty for HDB upgraders
The 12% stamp duty adds to homebuyers’ burden of 20% CPF and cash home payment, it said.
Ramba Energy renames to Eneco Energy
The name change on SGX will take place on 18 March.
Crypto exchange platform Quoine found liable for reversing bitcoin trades: court
B2C2 will claim damages from breach of contract and breach of trust.
Singapore unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in 2018
Residents made up 66% of the retrenchments in 2018, slightly lower than their share of employment at 67%.
Singapore and Malaysia suspend overlapping port limits off Tuas waters
They will revert the limits placed on 25 October and 6 December 2018.
Oxley accepts $1.03b offer for Chevron House
A US-based real estate fund filed an expression of interest for the property.
Over $600m of wage credits to benefit 90,000 Singapore employers
About 70% will be disbursed to SMEs.
Keppel Infrastructure Trust raises placement and preferential offering proceeds by 11% to $500.8m
It cited strong demand from investors.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.07%
Don’t expect gains today.
StarHub incorporates private R&D cybersecurity firm Cyber Analytics
It jointly incorporated the firm with IronNet International.
Hmlet and BS Shenton unveil 60-bed luxury co-living spaces
They leased the top ten floors of the luxury condo Lumiere.
Daily Briefing: Ofo gets more time to remove bicycles; SC Capital Partners buys Rivervale Mall for $230m
And a Finnish startup hub and VC firm launch a 200-set coworking space in Queenstown.
Chart of the Day: Top 10 water infrastructure plays hit average returns of 25% in March
SIIC Environment saw the highest return of 34.5% in March YTD.
Auction listings surged 35% to 1,088 in 2018
It was spurred by the increase in residential and industrial listings, as well as mortgagee sales put up by banks.
CapitaLand's Tampines Mall could face rental pressures from upcoming Jewel Changi
Jewel’s opening on April could lead to shopper traffic being diverted from other malls in the eastern region.
Online hiring activity in IT and telecom sectors jumped 23% in 2018
The sectors had witnessed its steepest growth in November 2018.
Ramba Energy files QPR Waiver Application
The firm said that the information included in its QPR are of a “highly confidential and sensitive nature”.
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