Singapore
The search is on for SBR's International Business Awards 2018
The search is on for SBR's International Business Awards 2018
Past winners include multinational firms AIA and Robert Botsch.
Fitch bullish on strong APAC performance as domestic demand surges
India and Indonesia are expected to be strong peformers next year.
Positive business environment to double Malaysia's fiscal revenue
Revenue growth is expected to rise by 6.4% from last year’s 3%.
Asian central banks set to raise interest rates in 2018
Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Philippines are poised to follow Korea’s recent tightening measures.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.08%
Expect some gains today.
Daily Briefing: ST Engineering price hits one-year low; Dependants' minimum salary raised to $6,000
And here's a bank that can't stop buying its own shares.
Chart of the Day: See how many online shoppers are there in your generation
The proportion of online shoppers in Gen X jumped the highest to 66%.
Retail sales could decline 2.2%: Standard Chartered
No thanks to falling vehicle sales.
Singapore firms lost $19b last year as customers switched companies
Customers seek companies that give personal data privacy or personalised shopping.
Singapore banks can save over 10% from fintech
Moreover, about 41% of banked balance has now abandoned traditional channels.
En bloc sales hit two-year high in 2017
20 projects have already been sold, surpassing numbers in both 2015 and 2016.
ComfortDelGro and Uber enter joint venture deal for $642m
CDG will hold 51% of Uber's 14,000-strong fleet operator.
The price isn't right: Singapore still unripe for inflation surge
Core inflation could only hit 1.6% in 2018.
New buyer to acquire Noble's US-based ethanol producer for $20.96m
Mercuria Investments beat Zeeland Farm's base price of $16.83m.
GuocoLand disposes Chinese subsidiary for $119m
It finished selling all the units in a Tianjin residential development.
South Korea to suffer as infrastructure budget gets slashed
However, 2018 GDP is still projected to be positive at around 2.9%.
Indonesia economy to level at 5.1% in 2018
Consumption may recover as other financing sources are explored for its infrastructure projects.
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