Singapore

It will be tougher to make acquisitions this year.

Occupancy will feared to crash to 10-year low.

I guess you have heard about it. The various news reports about banks axing their employees, a sluggish stock market worldwide, or a slow property market in 2016. By connecting the dots together, it may seem like we are facing a potential downbeat economy in Singapore and perhaps worldwide. So, how can our businesses sustain or be profitable in the face of an incoming downbeat economy?

Singapore’s rising status as a hub for multinationals’ regional headquarters is set to create a substantial number of new jobs for human resources professionals.

Thanks to higher lease rental income.

It needs to rightsize to stay afloat.

To develop a gold facility in Indonesia.

Tenants have the upper hand in this market.

They're betting on air travel too.

It was propped up by lower expenses.

It will focus on integrating its acquisitions.

Indicators simply prove measures have been effective.

Look beyond the pessimism, investors urged.

Thanks to acquisitions in 2014 and 2015.

Expect over 6,000 transactions this year.

But 5 in 10 respondents still see their own firms growing.