Singapore

Singapore beats US in race for quality workers

Its smart city initiative also helped attract and retain workers.

Home prices to jump by 4%: Fitch Ratings

They are also expected to buck the declining trend in Chinese and Australian markets.

Singtel sells 14.14% stake in Thai data centre firm for $27m

It was sold to a company under Singtel's associate.

Smart ICO guidelines could put Singapore on the path to becoming the world's first ‘crypto-hub'

To emerge as the world’s first crypto-hub, Singapore needs to find the middle ground between ‘crypto is a fraud/Ponzi scheme’ and ‘crypto is the best thing since sliced bread.’

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.82%

DBS gained 1.27% and led market activity.

Chart of the Day: Homes bought by expats hit 1,600 in 2017

This is still lower than the bull market average of 3,600 per year.

Dual class shares won't quench need for liquidity: Bloomberg

Singapore unveiled a dual class share structure for listings a month after Hong Kong did.

Mapletree Logistics Trust's NPI up 3.9% to $83.02m in Q3

Thanks to higher revenue from its acquired properties in Hong Kong and Australia.

Slower private-hire car growth to bring taxi segment's stability

The growth of rental cars slipped to 34% after a surge of 76% in January 2017.

Homes are more affordable now than 20 years ago

It also now takes 4.8 years to buy a home, compared to 7.3 years in 2010.

Chinese co-working unicorn opens space in Singapore

The 1,400 sqm co-working space will start operations in April 2018.

Slow workforce growth can't be stopped: MAS chief Menon

He said the "severe" slowdown cannot even be supported by immigration or foreign workers.

ComfortDelGro's Lion City Holdings acquisition to boost profits by 5%

It could raise its falling driver retention rate and defend its market share.