Singapore
Half of marketers fail to integrate ads across channels
Half of marketers fail to integrate ads across channels
Almost seven in 10 consumers think ads are more intrusive now.
Singapore's new two-stage scheme to resolve customer disputes with telcos
Consumers and telcos will have to go through processes of mediation and settlement.
Singapore trade inches up 1.1% in December
The seasonally adjusted total trade level dipped from $85.5b to $83.5b.
Consumer services take lead in Asia's year-end sector PMI
15 out of 19 categories were in expansion territory in December.
MGCCT includes Japan in investment mandate
It believes it will grow its assets' values in the country.
DBS to redeem 3.1% $1b bonds
The notes are initially due 2023.
Singapore NODX grows 3.1% in December
The growth in non-electronic exports outweighed the decline in electronics.
Guocoland to raise $350m from perpetual bonds
Distribution payments will be made at the rate of 4.6% per annum.
Monthly expat accommodation costs are now $230 cheaper
It dropped to eighth place in Asian cities' rankings.
Firms' payment performance rebounded to 48.40% in 2017
Prompt payments accounted for almost half of all transactions in Q4.
Daily Briefing: Jardine C&C price hits 52-week low; Polytechnic grads earned $2,235 in 2017
And here five credit cards you can apply for if you're a small spender.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.39%
Don't expect gains today.
Chart of the Day: Absence of project launches pull home sales down 45.3% in December
But the full-year volume in 2017 is 34% higher than in 2016.
Should the Income Tax Act be amended to boost value creation?
In its 2018 budget proposal, PwC believes that the 150% tax deduction for R&D expenditure is hardly competitive.
Home sales to rise in 2018 due to market optimism
And 15 major private residential non-landed projects with over 100 units could launch in 2018.
Household inflation expectations creep up to 2.97%
No thanks to the looming cut in COE quotas this 2018.
Dunearn Gardens up for grabs for at least $488m
It can yield up to 354 new residential units.
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