Singapore
CapitaLand India Trust’s DPU rises 6% YoY in 2024
CapitaLand India Trust’s DPU rises 6% YoY in 2024
Recent acquisitions and higher rental income drove this increase.
Singapore's industrial production set to grow 3% in 2025: analyst
The city’s 4Q24 and full-year 2024 GDP growth will also likely be revised upward, RHB noted.
Elev8.vc invests $30m in deep tech startups with global ambition
The fund will focus on supporting startups in key sectors such as artificial intelligence and med tech.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%; Top stock is ST Engineering
ST Engineering is the top stock with a 1.46% increase.
AvePoint applies for dual listing in Singapore
The company is already trading on the Nasdaq.
SLB receives privatisation offer from Lian Beng
Lian Beng is offering $0.23 in cash per scheme share to shareholders.
Easing restrictions on foreign workers could fuel JS-SEZ success
Flexibility is needed to attract more companies to the special economic zone, experts said.
Bank of Singapore boosts Middle East, GCC operations with six appointments
Yasmine Omari will become the head of Wealth Planning for the Dubai Hub.
Singapore sees slower employment, lower retrenchments in 2024
Resident employment in higher-skilled sectors also grew in the last quarter.
Japfa receives privatisation offer from founder family members
The offer is at $0.62 per share.
Great Eastern exploring options for free float requirements compliance
SGX gave the insurer until 25 May.
Condo resale prices up 4% in December
A $19.75m unit in CCR was the most expensive condo resold in December.
Investment sales volume grows by 13.3% YoY in Q4 2024
During Q4 2024, investment volume was around $7b, according to Colliers.
Tianjin Pharma sees 2024 net profit growth
This was linked to the sale of its 13% equity interest in TSKF to Haleon China Co.
Keppel’s Bifrost Cable System gets US green light
The 20,000 km subsea cable will be the first system to connect the city-state to the west.
Lion Asiapac Limited expects loss due to lower orders
The loss was attributed to lower orders from the trading business.
Thomson Medical Group expects loss for H1
This is primarily due to weaker performance in the Malaysia market.
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