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Daily Briefing: KKR mulls $700m sale of Singapore's MMI; HRnetGroup invests in job matcher Glints
Daily Briefing: KKR mulls $700m sale of Singapore's MMI; HRnetGroup invests in job matcher Glints
And here are two REITs with recent up-and-down performances.
Chart of the Day: Government spending dipped by 2% to $53.7b in 2017
Operating expenses rose by 7% due to social spending.
Analysts cautiously raise GDP growth forecast for 2018
This is after Singapore GDP growth slowed down to 3.6% in Q4.
SIA's passenger load factor dips 0.1 ppt to 81.1% in January
It is balancing yields against loads amidst price pressures.
Cairnhill Mansion sold en bloc for $362m
It will be redeveloped to yield 200 units.
Singapore banks' profits soar by 27% in Q4
DBS, OCBC, and UOB made a whopping $11.9b in 2017.
Developers to sell up to 12,600 units in 2018
This will be driven by higher project launches from government land sales and collective sales.
Private home sales grew 37% to 522 units in January
But total units sold were lower than the average monthly figure.
ComfortDelGro rides on public transport to buoy revenue growth
The Seletar bus package's contributions will kick in starting March.
Singapore and Egypt ink fintech cooperation deal
This will allow both to study regulatory regimes.
Pearl Bank Apartments redevelopment could break Wallich Residences' dominance
CapitaLand plans to build a new 800-unit residential on site.
Roxy-Pacific Holdings profit fell 41% to $29.4m in 2017
Lower revenue of $246.81m dragged its growth.
Ramco Systems And XinFin to develop hybrid blockchain solution
It will cover three industries: logistics, aviation, and HR.
Can CapitaLand push its dividends higher?
It has unrecognised revenue worth $3.8b from China and Vietnam.
Speech analytics adoption in SEA surges to 90%
Discovering the root cause of customer frustration drives implementation.
UOB's Q4 profit rose by 16% to $855m
Net earnings for 2017 grew by 9% to $3.39b.
Oil trade heats up amidst price hikes
Its 36% growth reversed the 18% decline in 2016.
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