Singapore
Singapore banks’ interest income expected to come weaker in Q2
Singapore banks’ interest income expected to come weaker in Q2
Net interest margins of the 3 banks are expected to compress by 5-7 basis points.
Singaporean rental platform launches free home insurance
The insurance is embedded directly into the platform in partnership with discovermarket.
mm2 Asia faces rent demands for Cathay Cineplex
The payment sum of $2.6m has to be paid within three weeks.
Metech, MLF Ingredients enter deal to develop food waste system
This will produce premium protein powder and black soldier fly biomass.
EnterpriseSG, IMDA launch refreshed F&B digital plan
It aims to widen the adoption of technology amongst F&B businesses.
Post-Trump tariffs won't revert to status quo: SM Lee
The city-state is now being subjected to a 10% tariff by the US.
COTD: Total investment volume climbs $7.6b in Q2
This was driven by major portfolio deals, commercial sales, and Paragon REIT’s privatisation.
F&B surge threatens Singapore’s retail stability, Knight Frank warns
Island-wide prime retail rents inched up just 0.3% QoQ in Q1 to $27.90 per square foot per month.
Singapore SME index rises to 50.5 in Q2 as growth returns
The index increase reflects a 5.8% YoY rise in collections and a 4.5% increase in payments.
Nearly 7 in ten Singaporeans shop from overseas websites at least once a month: report
Singapore consumers are the most frequent cross-border shoppers in Asia.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.3%; Top stock is City Developments
City Developments is the top stock with a 6.28% increase.
Singaporeans shift spending from US to local and Chinese goods
They said that Trump's reintroduction of tariffs drove this overall sentiment.
How Wiseasy’s award-winning innovations are powering the future of inclusive payments
Wiseasy highlights its vision for the future of payments, from awards to action.
Singapore slips to A3 risk rating amidst deepening tariff threats
Singapore’s macroeconomic outlook has become less favourable.
Commentary
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?
What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
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