Singapore
Chart of the Day: High-end private home yields dropped to 2.78% in Q4
It had the largest decline amongst segments.
Brace for more price hikes amidst possible MAS tightening
The MAS could now tighten its policy in 2018 in a bid to ensure that headline inflation remains within its range of 0-1%.
2 in 5 workers will leave their companies in 2018
Besides salary issues, more workers are seeking new career challenges.
90,000 firms to get $800m in payouts from Wage Credit Scheme
SMEs will receive the bulk of the payouts, at around 71% of the sum disbursed.
S-REITs are bottoming out
Investors are “tempted” to invest at lower prices, as yields have inched up by around 50bps to around 6%.
MAS penalises Standard Chartered for money laundering requirement breaches
The breaches occurred when trust accounts were transferred from Guernsey to Singapore.
OCBC unveils $240m purpose-built data centre
The bank is avoiding interdependence on data centre tenancy.
Singapore's big business events put heat on hospitality sector
Hotel players are seeing a higher number of requests for proposals and rates getting firmer.
FairPrice and Grab unveil rewards subscription programme
Members can get a 5% rebate on grocery purchases and 20% discount on Grab rides.
StarHub to sell electricity plans to consumers in April
It will offer consumers two clean energy subscription plans as the power market readies for liberalisation.
GuocoLand joint venture buys Pacific Mansion for $980m
The prime freehold site will be near GuocoLand’s other project Martin Modern.
Keppel completes ownership of Saigon Sports City for $15.1m
It is targeting to launch 620 units in the development by H2 2018.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.16%
Expect a cautious market as investors await the Fed rate decision.
Chart of the Day: Value of Singapore inbound M&A hits 6-year low
It reached US$516.8m, the slowest start to a year since 2012.
Daily Briefing: Struggling retailers tap into vending machines; Noble braces for first bond default
And here's why economists are split on MAS tightening.
Tougher competition killed small businesses' growth in 2017
More studies suggested that higher costs and mismatched staff are also recurring problems.
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