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Daily Briefing: Professional conversion programmes reached to over 25,000 job seekers in 2017; Grab faces probe in Malaysia over Grab-Uber merger 'monopoly'
Daily Briefing: Professional conversion programmes reached to over 25,000 job seekers in 2017; Grab faces probe in Malaysia over Grab-Uber merger 'monopoly'
And a Singapore-based robo-advisory start-up Bambu secured US$3m in fresh funding.
DBS less likely to suffer slower loan growth from housing curbs
It has granted fewer housing loans compared to OCBC and UOB.
SGX welcomes Hong Kong brokerage firm to securities market
Futu Securities is a startup brokerage with Chinese investors.
Liquidators call on depositors to submit claims against oBike
They have also partnered with the LTA for the removal of the bicycles.
Did the World Cup help kick ThaiBev's gloomy sales?
The company’s price has fallen down 20.7% YTD.
Singapore and Korea to review free trade agreement
Their bilateral trade reached $45.4b in 2017.
Half of Singapore workers threatened that digitalisation will snatch their jobs
Almost half think their managers are lacking in engaging them to digital upskilling.
Weak outlook for H2 worsens over trade and production woes
Q2 GDP is forecast to dip to 4.2% from 4.4% in Q1.
Half of SMEs asked small accountants' help in importing
This helped them realise trading opportunities from free trade agreements, a study said.
DBS and SGX team up for three-year investment education programme
It will target women, young adults, and members of the Gen X.
Singapore retail sales in May inched up 0.1% to $3.8b
Sales in the furniture & household equipment industry led growth at 9.1%.
HDB to tender shop locations through price-quality method
Quality of tender will be prioritised over price offerings.
Singapore secured US$16m of healthtech investments in H1 2018
It ranked next to China and India as a hotspot for healthtech investments.
LTA to issue 27,683 COEs in August to October
There were only 24,606 COEs from May to July.
Grab to offer cashless payment in Kampong Glam
The government wants to step up the digitalisation of Kampong Glam and Little India as retail areas.
Homegrown F&B operator Koufu launched IPO at 63 cents each
It eyes proceeds of $45.5m and a market cap of $349.8m.
Over 150 Changi Airport outlets to use WeChat Pay
The launch of the e-payments platform targets the airport’s Chinese passengers.
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