Singapore
Big boss blues: 86% of Asian business owners suffer from leadership talent dearth
Big boss blues: 86% of Asian business owners suffer from leadership talent dearth
They struggle to develop a pool of candidates.
CapitaLand’s Singapore home sales dropped 77% to just 37 units in Q2
It sold 106 units in the first half.
Singapore firms trapped as massive work backlog piles up: Nikkei
Blame manpower shortage and increased paperwork.
Vallianz inks charter contracts worth up to $634.6m
To lengthen the charter duration of its OSVs in the Middle East.
Yangzijiang’s net profit sank 17% to $223.3m in Q2
Its shipbuilding margins are squeezed.
Deteriorating ASEAN loans threaten Singapore’s largest lenders
UOB, OCBC are most at risk.
Sembcorp’s net profit inched up to $365.8m in H1
Utilities drove growth while marine stumbled.
CapitaLand’s net profit rose 5.8% to $464m in Q2
China property is the bright spot.
Genting warns of ‘significant’ profit decline for Q2
Due to massive forex losses.
Chart of the Day: Dwindling reserves point to escalating SGD weakness
The MAS is in a tough spot.
Almac Group boosts APAC foothold, unveils first clinical packaging facility
It’s the first to complete the Health Sciences Authority inspection.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Expect more losses today.
Daily Briefing: Kerry pushes Asia trade pact; Stricter rules for foreign property ads rolled out
And Lee Kuan Yew tops SG50 posts on Facebook.
Singapore's Big Three clinch higher spots in list of world's largest banks
OCBC made the biggest leap.
Fare cuts will further derail SMRT’s profitability prospects
While CDG will be relatively uncathed.
Shaky mortgages exacerbate UOB's surprisingly weak Q2 results
Local housing NPLs rose.
Extremely acute margin pressures choke Dairy Farm's recovery story in H1
More trouble on the horizon after unexpectedly weak results.
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