Singapore
Daily Briefing: Singapore may relax some curbs this year; Singapore’s weak office market
Daily Briefing: Singapore may relax some curbs this year; Singapore’s weak office market
And Ho Bee suffers impairment loss from Sentosa condo.
Singapore’s largest SMEs hit with sharply lower profits in 2015
Finance companies were hardest hit.
Cybercrime reigns as the most widespread form of fraud in Singapore: PwC
1 in 5 companies became victims since 2014.
Singtel’s Innov8 teams up with int’l telcos to help start-ups scale up
The telcos formally launched their alliance.
Now hiring: Raffles Med’s staff costs to shoot up amid expansion
Its new hospital in Shanghai plans to hire 100 doctors.
Sunpower’s net profit soars 45.3% to RMB81.5m in FY15
Its EPC integrated solutions arm posted higher contribution.
KrisEnergy posts US$48.6m FY15 loss as impairments, write-downs bite
Sales prices also dropped steeply.
Serial System's net profit crashes 31% to US$11m in FY15
Due to lower profit margins.
First Resources' net profit tumbled 37.8% to US$107.9m in 2015
Blame it on low palm oil prices.
BreadTalk’s net profit crashes 66% to $7.6m in FY15
Blame it on underperforming stores, raised expenses.
Banyan Tree posts worst loss in its history with $28.5m loss in FY15
Due to doubtful debts provisions, absent fair value gains.
PACC Offshore bags two contracts worth US$85m for five vessels
They’re long-term charters for Middle East clients.
Review CPF contribution rates for older workers, policymakers urged
To help would-be seniors save better for retirement.
Ho Bee’s earnings tumble 23% to $242.2m in FY15
Fair value gains were disappointing.
A first-of-its-kind crowdfunding + e-commerce platform launches in Singapore
Imagine an Amazon meets Kickstarter.
Super Group sets eyes on new markets despite lacklustre profit
Potential lies in its new products, analysts say.
It’s all systems go for Noble’s US$750m Agri stake disposal
It will receive the amount on March 3.
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