Singapore
Link REIT to buy out Qibao Vanke Plaza in Shanghai for $451.2m
Link REIT to buy out Qibao Vanke Plaza in Shanghai for $451.2m
The REIT will fund the acquisition through internal resources.
URA rejects GuocoLand JV’s bid for Marina Gardens Crescent site
Singapore's first canceled land sale tender since November 2011.
State support key to ramping up digitalisation of Singaporean businesses: KPMG
High cost, lengthy processes and market uncertainties are among top barriers.
PropertyGuru’s budget wishlist wants 15-month wait period cut, ABSD tweaked
The firm also calls for the return of estate duty.
How reduced business days during CNY could influence the economy
This year, the Lunar New Year holiday is in February, unlike last year's start in January.
Why are investors so keen on freehold strata office space in the CBD?
The strata office market saw a 10.8% increase in transactions QoQ in Q4.
4 key areas that will prepare 3,000 ITE students for workforce transition
This is supported by Prudential's TEE-Up, a program focused on skill development.
Shophouse deals plunge 65% in Q4 on cautious investor sentiment
Dealmaking down for two consecutive years.
PM Lee promotes double-paid paternity leave to lift fertility rates in CNY message
Add a 'little dragon' to your family, he said.
Singapore sees 46.8% higher inbound travel for CNY holiday
Singaporean travelers, meanwhile, are flocking to theme parks in Hong Kong and Japan.
How Singaporeans spend their loans
Debt consolidation is the top purpose for loans.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.5%; Top stock is DBS
DBS is the top stock with an increase of 0.010%.
Good Class Bungalow transactions dwindle by 58.3% YoY in 2023
Only 20 GCBs were sold last year.
Singapore firms prefer experienced directors on their boards: study
Male directors accounted for 57% of the new seats filled in 2022.
MOM to retain existing computation method for CPF interest payment
The current method provides members with higher interest.
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's DPU climbs to $0.077 in 2H23
DPU for the full year was $0.132.
Google Singapore, CSA pilot scam protection feature for Android users
One in two Singaporeans falls victim to online scams.
Commentary
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’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation