Singapore

Singapore and South American customs union work on free trade agreement

Singapore and MERCOSUR countries' trade in goods reached $3.97b in 2017.

URA allows business operations in some Tiong Bahru residential sites

They will address infringement cases of businesses operating in residential sites without approval.

Singaporeans ditch bank visits to go mobile

Mobile banking usage has now overtaken branch visits by 15%.

Mapletree Industrial Trust's NPI up 1.9% to $69.46m in Q1

Its average portfolio occupancy fell to 88.3% from 90% in Q1.

Temasek to launch 10-year US dollar bond offering

Only qualified institutional investors and buyers inside and outside the US can buy the bonds.

Half of middle-market firms target 6-10% growth in 2018: EY

But slow cash flow and global growth challenge these ambitions.

Singaporeans spend about US$1,462 per trip

They also travel more than four times for leisure.

Suntec REIT's NPI up 2% to $123.7m in H1

Its properties yielded high committed occupancy rates.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.03%

Positive sentiments in Wall Street could fuel muted gains today.

MAS warns stolen SingHealth data could be used in bank fraud

Financial institutions are discouraged from relying on the stolen information for customer verification.