Singapore
Investors pool cash into S-REITs amidst dovish Fed stance
Investors pool cash into S-REITs amidst dovish Fed stance
Sector yield spread of 4.2% is above the 10-year average of 3.8%.
Go-Jek app now available to all Singapore consumers
First-time riders will receive two $5 vouchers for use within two weeks of signing up.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.12%
Wall Street's rally may keep local sentiment fairly positive.
Daily Briefing: Ascott REIT sells Raffles Place Singapore for $353.3m; the COI points to staff lapses and system vulnerabilities for SingHealth patient data breach
And the NEA plans to launch four new funeral parlour sites for development over the next 10 years.
Chart of the Day: Over 50,000 homes in the supply pipeline until 2022
Over 22,000 residential units are set to be completed in 2022.
DBS launches online portal giving SMEs the digital leg up
SMEs can access accounting, digital marketing and cybersecurity solutions.
Japanese passport unseats Singapore as world's most powerful in Q1
It fell one destination short of Japan's visa-free entry to 190 territories.
SP Group launches first wave of electric vehicle charging points
Drivers can charge their EVs at the 38 charging points located islandwide.
Singapore bank revenues may rise 9% in 2019
Loans and balance sheet leverage will drive revenue expansion.
SGX securities market turnover value dropped 13% to $16.7b in December
Its securities daily average fell 13% YoY to $837m.
SMEs to benefit from $30m funding for digital growth under the Start Digital initiative
New firms will get a head start with with two foundational digital solutions with costs waived for a minimum of six months.
Olam International to shut its sugar trade desk
The decision comes after raw and white sugar futures finished 2018 at a ten-year low.
HDB rents inched up 0.6% in December 2018
Rental volume slipped 8.9% MoM to 1,601 flats rented in December.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's food retailers buck APAC decline with 2018 average total returns of 10%
The stocks have averaged ROE of 19% in the past year.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
Wall Street’s gains could uplift the local bourse today.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and Malaysia suspend permanent restrictions over Pasir Gudang and Seletar Airport; Shell fined $400,000 for Pulau Bukom fire
And Go-Jek Singapore poaches HSBC’s PayMe creator Adam D’Arcy as its chief product officer.
How the gig economy is fueling business expansion
According to the Economic Development Board, there are roughly 37,400 international companies operating out of Singapore, which includes 7,000 multinationals, attesting to the fact that Singapore has steadily made a name for itself in recent years as a hub for businesses big and small. Much of this growth can be attributed to the country’s innovation-led economy, generous tax regime, labour laws and a strong emphasis on supporting businesses of all sizes.
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