Singapore
Wealthy Singaporeans can shake off GST hike burden: BMI
Wealthy Singaporeans can shake off GST hike burden: BMI
Analysts say 95% of households will have incomes around US$25,000 which could prepare them to absorb price hikes.
Venture Q4 profit surged 170% to $142.9m
Its exciting performance was driven by steady sales momentum and margin improvement.
PayNow to extend into businesses by H2 2018
Companies will be allowed to link their bank accounts to their Unique Entry Numbers and transfer funds to other firms.
Government rejects 9% pay hike for its ministers
However, they’re still one of the world’s most highly paid officials.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.12%
Expect some bad news today.
Chart of the Day: HDB owners bought 10,517 private homes in 2017
HDB owners were attracted to private home enclaves in the suburban areas.
Daily Briefing: GIC partners with SoftBank and Sequioa Capital to invest $535m in restaurant startup; Industry head forecasts weak semiconductor growth
And here's why First Resources is still a good buy despite low stock price.
Residential development charge rates raised to 22.8%
The government lifted rates after the frenzied biddings for development sites both in the collective sales as well as GLS market.
Sentosa Cove property lost 42% of value after sale
It was sold for $3.25m, whilst the last owner purchased the unit in 2011 at $5.64m.
Average expat income fell 15% to US$117,904 in 2017
From being the fourth highest paid expats in the world, Singapore expats are now tenth in the rankings.
Chart of the Day: Condo sales hit a four-year high in 2017
Sales volume rose 67.8% YoY to 11,988 units.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.63%
Weakness on Wall Street overnight could dampen the local sentiment further today.
Daily Briefing: Alibaba launched AI research lab in Singapore; GIC joins Chinese developer in US$110.8m mall deal
And here are two REITs with mixed results recently.
Noble plunged into US$4.94b loss in 2017
It blamed the US$3.24b non-cash reserve losses on fair value gains of commodity contracts.
Executive condo sites lure aggressive bids amidst supply drought
This was seen through the record-breaking top bids for EC site Sumang Walk.
Wilmar eyes China expansion
Management intends to further expand its businesses in rice, flour and related consumer products.
Real estate giants choose startup route to chase startups
Co-working just grew up.
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