Singapore
Daily Briefing: MAS says GDP growth slowdown 'anticipated'; 12,600 homes to benefit from replacement of 280 lifts
Daily Briefing: MAS says GDP growth slowdown 'anticipated'; 12,600 homes to benefit from replacement of 280 lifts
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Chart of the Day: Q2 manufacturing employment falls for fifteenth straight quarter
Blame crippling conditions in the marine & offshore engineering segment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.26%
The weakness on Wall Street Friday could weigh on local sentiment today.
Singapore economy slowed down as GDP growth slipped to 3.9% in Q2
The construction sector’s growth fell to 4.6%.
Prime office tenants flee new buildings as landlords hold onto rising renewal rates
This bolstered net office take-up to 879,000 sqft, the highest since 2011.
F&B sales rose 2.9% to $677m in June
Fast food outlet sales inched up 8.4%.
Car purchases boost retail sales by 2% in June
Falling COE premiums spurred purchases.
CityDev's massive unsold landbank is key target for cooling measures
It faces heightened difficulty to sell its unsold stock.
ST Engineering propelled by bloated $13.4b orderbook in Q2
Smart Nation projects are expected to ensure its profitability.
2 in 3 SMEs to embrace cashless payments by 2023
They are also shunning the use of cheques.
11 defective trains repaired and returned to Singapore
They are part of the 26 trains shipped back to China for repairs.
CapitaLand to step up asset sales despite $3.1b in divestments in H1
The move is expected to boost ROE.
Kampung Admiralty a model for public housing: PM Lee
The estate was lauded for merging education, healthcare, and housing policies.
Noble to hold August 27 meeting to approve restructuring
The meeting will also discuss the proposed disposal of vessels.
Daily Briefing: Singapore bank headcount up by 4,541 in H2; Golden Gate Ventures unveils US$10m crypto fund
And Carousell expands its meet-up feature to the Philippines.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Investors are urged to take caution.
Chart of the Day: Late-stage capital rounds snap 45.8% of fintech funding in H1
This bucks the trend that startups are only receiving seed funding.
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